Accrued share based compensation.

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Awards vested date.

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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 arrangement by share based payment award award performance targets covering period.

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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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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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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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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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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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Long-Term Incentive Plans - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)			3 Months Ended
	Apr. 02, 2018	Feb. 01, 2017	May 05, 2018	Apr. 29, 2017
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			$ 381,000
Stock compensation expense			$ 407,000	$ 288,000
Restricted Stock
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares granted during the period			56,080	484,558
First Amended and Restated Long Term Incentive Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Incentive plan terms			each year the Compensation Committee establishes performance targets which cover a two-year performance period (each a “Performance Period”), thereby creating overlapping Performance Periods. Each participant in the plan is 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 was 100% for the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, 70% for 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%
First Amended and Restated 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%
First Amended and Restated 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%
First Amended and Restated Long Term Incentive Plan \| Chief Executive Officer
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of salary			100.00%
First Amended and Restated Long Term Incentive Plan \| Senior Executive
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of salary			70.00%
First Amended and Restated Long Term Incentive Plan \| Other Participants
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of salary			25.00%
2016-2017 Long Term Incentive Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance-based award payouts percentage			54.40%
Performance-based compensation percentage			27.20%
Shares granted	$ 500,000
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	$ 400,000
2016-2017 Long Term Incentive Plan \| Restricted Stock
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares granted during the period	265,749
Awards vested date	Aug. 31, 2018
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			$ 4,200,000
2017-2018 Long Term Incentive Plan \| Performance Based Vesting Schedule
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Accrued compensation expense			$ 0