Related Party Agreements and Transactions - Narrative (Details) - renewal	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	May 04, 2019	May 05, 2018	Aug. 03, 2019
Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transactions and Concentration of Risk [Line Items]
Invoice payment term			10 days
Affiliated Entity \| Minimum
Related Party Transactions and Concentration of Risk [Line Items]
Invoice payment term			2 days
Affiliated Entity \| Maximum
Related Party Transactions and Concentration of Risk [Line Items]
Invoice payment term			3 days
Affiliated Entity \| Cost of Inventory \| Supplier Concentration Risk
Related Party Transactions and Concentration of Risk [Line Items]
Percentage of total purchases of inventory	71.00%	87.00%
Merchandising Agreement \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transactions and Concentration of Risk [Line Items]
Number of renewal terms			1
Length of renewal terms			3 years
Payments for Merchandise Inventory to Related Party \| Affiliated Entity \| Minimum
Related Party Transactions and Concentration of Risk [Line Items]
Early payment discount percentage			0.37%
Payments for Merchandise Inventory to Related Party \| Affiliated Entity \| Maximum
Related Party Transactions and Concentration of Risk [Line Items]
Early payment discount percentage			0.43%
Sears Hometown & Outlet Stores, Inc. \| ESL
Related Party Transactions and Concentration of Risk [Line Items]
Beneficial interest acquired by related party, percentage (more than 50%)			54.00%

SEARS HOMETOWN & OUTLET STORES, INC. 10-Q