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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Nov. 02, 2013 | Oct. 27, 2012 | Nov. 02, 2013 | Oct. 27, 2012 | Jan. 31, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Pretax income and benefit | $ 187,000 |  | $ 18,000 | $ 302,000 |
Income tax expense on income | 436,000 | 499,000 | 446,000 | 542,000 |
Expense included in income tax |  |  | 464,000 | 844,000 |
Cumulative unrecognized tax benefits | 931,000 |  | 931,000 |  | 941,000
Developments affecting unrecognized tax benefits | $ 0 |  |  |  |

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