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Segment Information (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Nov. 02, 2013
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Net Sales and Segment Operating Profit for Each Reporting Segment | Summarized below are the Net Sales and Segment Operating Profit for each reporting segment:
|  | Three Months Ended |  |  | Nine Months Ended |
|  | Net Sales |  |  | Segment Operating Profit |  |  | Net Sales |  |  | Segment Operating Profit |
(In thousands) |  | November 2, 2013 |  |  | October 27, 2012 |  |  | November 2, 2013 |  |  | October 27, 2012 |  |  | November 2, 2013 |  |  | October 27, 2012 |  |  | November 2, 2013 |  |  | October 27, 2012 |
T&M |  | $ | 5,670 |  |  | $ | 5,359 |  |  | $ | 912 |  |  | $ | 1,252 |  |  | $ | 14,756 |  |  | $ | 13,188 |  |  | $ | 1,803 |  |  | $ | 2,393 |
QuickLabel |  |  | 12,509 |  |  |  | 10,680 |  |  |  | 1,494 |  |  |  | 1,136 |  |  |  | 36,102 |  |  |  | 31,850 |  |  |  | 3,962 |  |  |  | 3,140 |
Total |  | $ | 18,179 |  |  | $ | 16,039 |  |  |  | 2,406 |  |  |  | 2,388 |  |  | $ | 50,858 |  |  | $ | 45,038 |  |  |  | 5,765 |  |  |  | 5,533 |
Product Replacement Related Costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 672 |  |  |  | — |
Corporate Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,223 |  |  |  | 1,187 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,745 |  |  |  | 3,339 |
Operating Income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,183 |  |  |  | 1,201 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,348 |  |  |  | 2,194 |
Other Income (Expense)—Net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | 47 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (64 | ) |  |  | (56 | )
Income From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,181 |  |  |  | 1,248 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,284 |  |  |  | 2,138 |
Income Tax Provision |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 436 |  |  |  | 499 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 446 |  |  |  | 542 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 745 |  |  |  | 749 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 838 |  |  |  | 1,596 |
Income From Discontinued Operations, Net of Income Taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 363 |  |  |  | 558 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 517 |  |  |  | 1,535 |
Net Income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,108 |  |  | $ | 1,307 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,355 |  |  | $ | 3,131 |

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