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Percentage of performance based award payouts.

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Projected benefit obligation percentage.

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Share based compensation award as percentage of base salary.

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Share based compensation weighted based on sales used in calculation of performance targets.

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Targeted compensation percentage.

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Aggregate cash paid by the entity during the period to settle equity instruments granted under equity-based payment arrangements.

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The aggregate amount of noncash, equity-based employee remuneration. This may include the value of stock or unit options, amortization of restricted stock or units, and adjustment for officers' compensation. As noncash, this element is an add back when calculating net cash generated by operating activities using the indirect method.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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General descriptive information regarding an arrangement under which employees and directors receive: (a) awards of equity shares, equity share options, or other equity instruments; or (b) the entity incurs liabilities to them: (1) in amounts based, at least in part, on the price of the entity's shares or other equity instruments; or (2) that require or may require settlement by issuance of the entity's shares. Such an arrangement is usually provided to employees and directors to compensate them, provide performance incentives to them, and to attract or retain their services. May also include pertinent information particular to a plan that is not elsewhere specified in the taxonomy.

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Date the equity-based award expires, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Description of pertinent provisions of equity-based compensation awards that have actual or potential impact upon the company's financial statements.

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Price of a single share of a number of saleable stocks of a company.

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Percentage of vesting of share-based compensation awards.

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Value, before forfeitures, of stock or other type of equity granted of any equity-based compensation plan other than an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP).

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Aggregate value of stock related to Restricted Stock Awards issued during the period.

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Gross value of stock (or other type of equity) issued during the period as a result of any equity-based compensation plan other than an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). Stock issued could result from the issuance of restricted stock, the exercise of stock options, stock issued under employee stock purchase plans, and/or other employee benefit plans.

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Long-Term Incentive Plans - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended
	Mar. 20, 2017	Feb. 01, 2017	Apr. 29, 2017	Apr. 30, 2016
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Amount of liability reclassified from accrued expenses and other current liabilities to additional paid-in capital in conjunction with the grant of restricted stock awards			$ 920
Stock compensation expense			$ 288	$ 315
2006 Incentive Compensation Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Incentive plan expiration date			Jul. 31, 2016
2016 Long Term Incentive Wrap Around Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance based compensation description			The stock did not achieve a minimum of $6.75, therefore, no additional award was earned.
Performance-based award payouts percentage			50.60%
Shares granted	$ 2,300
Cash awards	1,300
Amount of liability reclassified from accrued expenses and other current liabilities to additional paid-in capital in conjunction with the grant of restricted stock awards	900
2016 Long Term Incentive Wrap Around Plan \| Minimum
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Closing stock price			$ 6.75
2016 Long Term Incentive Wrap Around Plan \| 2016 Wrap-Around Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance-based compensation percentage			50.00%
2016 Long Term Incentive Wrap Around Plan \| 2016 Wrap-Around Plan \| Minimum
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance-based compensation percentage			80.00%
2016 Long Term Incentive Wrap Around Plan \| 2016 Wrap-Around Plan \| Maximum
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance-based compensation percentage			100.00%
2016 Long Term Incentive Wrap Around Plan \| Restricted Stock
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares granted during the period, fair value	$ 1,000
New Long-Term Incentive Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Incentive plan terms			each year the Compensation Committee will establish performance targets which will cover a two-year performance period (each a “Performance Period”), thereby creating overlapping Performance Periods. Each participant in the plan will be entitled to receive an award based on that participant’s “Target Cash Value” which is defined as the participant’s annual base salary (on the participant’s effective date) multiplied by his or her long-term incentive program percentage, which is 100% for the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, 70% for its senior executives and 25% for other participants in the plan. Because of the overlapping two-year Performance Periods, the Target Cash Value for any award is based on one year of annual salary, as opposed to two years, to avoid doubling an award payout in any given fiscal year.
Incentive plan performance targets covering period		2 years
Vesting plan		50.00%
New Long-Term Incentive Plan \| Chief Executive Officer
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of salary		100.00%
New Long-Term Incentive Plan \| Senior Executive
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of salary		70.00%
New Long-Term Incentive Plan \| Other Participants
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of salary		25.00%
New Long-Term Incentive Plan \| Time Based Vesting Schedule
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of benefit obligation		50.00%
New Long-Term Incentive Plan \| Performance Based Vesting Schedule
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of benefit obligation		50.00%
2017-2018 Long Term Incentive Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share based compensation weighted based on sales used in calculation of performance targets		50.00%
Stock compensation expense		$ 4,100
2017-2018 Long Term Incentive Plan \| Performance Based Vesting Schedule
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Accrued compensation expense			$ 100
2016-2017 Long Term Incentive Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock compensation expense		$ 3,800
2016-2017 Long Term Incentive Plan \| Performance Based Vesting Schedule
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Accrued compensation expense			$ 300