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Segment Information (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Aug. 02, 2014
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 |  |  | Six Months Ended |
|  | Net Sales |  |  | Segment Operating Profit |  |  | Net Sales |  |  | Segment Operating Profit |
(In thousands) |  | August 2, 2014 |  |  | August 3, 2013 |  |  | August 2, 2014 |  |  | August 3, 2013 |  |  | August 2, 2014 |  |  | August 3, 2013 |  |  | August 2, 2014 |  |  | August 3, 2013 |
QuickLabel |  | $ | 15,257 |  |  | $ | 12,195 |  |  | $ | 2,247 |  |  | $ | 1,576 |  |  | $ | 29,680 |  |  | $ | 23,592 |  |  | $ | 4,445 |  |  | $ | 2,468 |
T&M |  |  | 7,109 |  |  |  | 4,999 |  |  |  | 1,360 |  |  |  | 691 |  |  |  | 13,460 |  |  |  | 9,087 |  |  |  | 2,052 |  |  |  | 890 |
Total |  | $ | 22,366 |  |  | $ | 17,194 |  |  |  | 3,607 |  |  |  | 2,267 |  |  | $ | 43,140 |  |  | $ | 32,679 |  |  |  | 6,497 |  |  |  | 3,358 |
Product Replacement Related Costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 672 |
Corporate Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,443 |  |  |  | 1,380 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,634 |  |  |  | 2,521 |
Operating Income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,164 |  |  |  | 887 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,863 |  |  |  | 165 |
Other Income (Expense)—Net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 83 |  |  |  | (25 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (38 | ) |  |  | (62 | )
Income From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,247 |  |  |  | 862 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,825 |  |  |  | 103 |
Income Tax Provision |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 812 |  |  |  | 331 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,261 |  |  |  | 11 |
Income From Continuing Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,435 |  |  |  | 531 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,564 |  |  |  | 92 |
Income From Discontinued Operations, Net of Income Taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 165 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 155 |
Net Income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,435 |  |  | $ | 696 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 2,564 |  |  | $ | 247 |

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