$CATO
CATO CORP Stock $cato

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2021 Q1 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000001825521000004 Filed on March 29, 2021

Income Statement

Concept	2021 Q1	2021	2020 Q4
Revenue	$155.4M	$575.1M	$150.8M
YoY Change	-18.58%	-30.32%	-21.27%
Cost Of Revenue	$107.4M	$433.2M	$109.4M
YoY Change	-13.25%	-14.88%	-7.75%
Gross Profit	$47.97M	$141.9M	$41.39M
YoY Change	-28.46%	-55.15%	-43.23%
Gross Profit Margin	30.86%	24.68%	27.45%
Selling, General & Admin	$54.30M	$206.5M	$51.89M
YoY Change	-18.96%	-21.72%	-19.81%
% of Gross Profit	113.2%	145.49%	125.37%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$3.600M	$14.68M	$3.619M
YoY Change	-10.0%	-5.19%	-4.76%
% of Gross Profit	7.51%	10.34%	8.74%
Operating Expenses	$58.00M	$206.5M	$51.89M
YoY Change	-18.31%	-21.72%	-24.26%
Operating Profit	-$10.03M	-$72.81M	-$13.33M
YoY Change	154.17%	-268.51%	-320.78%
Interest Expense	$2.800M	$187.0K	$800.0K
YoY Change	86.67%	544.83%	-52.94%
% of Operating Profit
Other Income/Expense, Net		$600.0K
YoY Change		-14.29%
Pretax Income	-$10.90M	-$72.81M	-$13.33M
YoY Change	354.17%	-268.51%	-322.1%
Income Tax	$0.00	-$25.32M	-$9.704M
% Of Pretax Income
Net Earnings	-$8.274M	-$47.48M	-$3.622M
YoY Change	157.84%	-232.28%	-160.52%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-5.32%	-8.26%	-2.4%
Basic Earnings Per Share	-$0.37	-$2.01	-$0.15
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$0.37	-$2.01	-$0.15
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding		22.54M shares	22.67M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		22.54M shares	22.67M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2021 Q1	2021	2020 Q4
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$144.3M	$143.9M	$151.4M
YoY Change	-32.38%	-32.19%	-32.56%
Cash & Equivalents	$17.51M	$17.50M	$18.81M
Short-Term Investments	$126.8M	$126.4M	$132.6M
Other Short-Term Assets	$9.700M	$9.700M	$11.10M
YoY Change	6.59%	6.59%	35.37%
Inventory	$84.12M	$84.10M	$84.30M
Prepaid Expenses	$5.840M
Receivables	$52.70M	$52.70M	$47.70M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$290.6M	$290.6M	$294.5M
YoY Change	-19.91%	-19.9%	-21.3%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$72.55M	$272.4M	$266.2M
YoY Change	-18.18%	-5.91%	9.73%
Goodwill
YoY Change
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$22.85M	$28.50M	$30.20M
YoY Change	-5.08%	-12.84%	-11.95%
Total Long-Term Assets	$300.9M	$300.9M	$296.4M
YoY Change	-6.6%	-6.61%	7.0%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$290.6M	$290.6M	$294.5M
Total Long-Term Assets	$300.9M	$300.9M	$296.4M
Total Assets	$591.5M	$591.5M	$590.9M
YoY Change	-13.65%	-13.65%	-9.26%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$73.77M	$73.80M	$75.00M
YoY Change	7.79%	7.89%	8.54%
Accrued Expenses	$40.79M	$99.40M	$100.4M
YoY Change	-13.4%	-18.32%	-13.52%
Deferred Revenue	$8.155M		$6.021M
YoY Change	6.49%
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$181.9M	$181.9M	$176.7M
YoY Change	-8.71%	-8.73%	-5.41%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$163.0M	$163.0M	$158.0M
YoY Change	-3.66%	-3.66%	19.07%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$163.0M	$163.0M	$158.0M
YoY Change	-3.66%	-3.66%	19.07%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$181.9M	$181.9M	$176.7M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$163.0M	$163.0M	$158.0M
Total Liabilities	$345.0M	$345.0M	$334.7M
YoY Change	-6.38%	-6.38%	4.76%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$129.3M
YoY Change	-36.45%
Common Stock	$762.0K		$776.0K
YoY Change	-7.07%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$246.5M	$246.5M	$256.1M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$591.5M	$591.5M	$590.9M
YoY Change	-13.65%	-13.65%	-9.26%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2021 Q1	2021	2020 Q4
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$8.274M	-$47.48M	-$3.622M
YoY Change	157.84%	-232.28%	-160.52%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$3.600M	$14.68M	$3.619M
YoY Change	-10.0%	-5.19%	-4.76%
Cash From Operating Activities	-$4.600M	-$30.71M	$22.10M
YoY Change	-212.2%	-157.51%	439.02%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$2.800M	$13.96M	$1.428M
YoY Change	-17.65%	68.02%	-47.67%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$9.300M	$78.50M	-$31.60M
YoY Change	210.0%	-648.95%	-910.26%
Cash From Investing Activities	$6.600M	$64.51M	-$33.10M
YoY Change	-1750.0%	-385.01%	-2858.33%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid		$7.912M
YoY Change		-75.72%
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net		$19.65M
YoY Change		104.62%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-2.900M	-$27.18M	-6.700M
YoY Change	-77.17%	-34.63%	-33.66%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	-4.600M	-$30.71M	22.10M
Cash From Investing Activities	6.600M	$64.51M	-33.10M
Cash From Financing Activities	-2.900M	-$27.18M	-6.700M
Net Change In Cash	-900.0K	$6.621M	-17.70M
YoY Change	-90.0%	-161.26%	268.75%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	-$4.600M	-$30.71M	$22.10M
Capital Expenditures	-$2.800M	$13.96M	$1.428M
Free Cash Flow	-$1.800M	-$44.67M	$20.67M
YoY Change	-124.0%	-199.06%	1407.8%

Facts In Submission

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CY2020	us-gaap	Repayments Of Lines Of Credit RepaymentsOfLinesOfCredit	0	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Repayments Of Lines Of Credit RepaymentsOfLinesOfCredit	0	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Plans ProceedsFromStockPlans	626000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Plans ProceedsFromStockPlans	570000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised	189000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-45162000	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease	-10808000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease	-56055000	USD
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CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	25209000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Retail Related Inventories IncreaseDecreaseInRetailRelatedInventories	-1950000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets	-10384000	USD
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CY2020	cato	Changeoperatingleaseassetandliabilitiesnet Changeoperatingleaseassetandliabilitiesnet	-9803000	USD
CY2019	cato	Changeoperatingleaseassetandliabilitiesnet Changeoperatingleaseassetandliabilitiesnet	0	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accrued Income Taxes Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedIncomeTaxesPayable	335000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accrued Income Taxes Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedIncomeTaxesPayable	-680000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable	-16945000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable	-7662000	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	53396000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	60244000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	13956000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	8306000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	4354000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Short Term Investments PaymentsToAcquireShortTermInvestments	74041000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Short Term Investments PaymentsToAcquireShortTermInvestments	157515000	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Maturity And Collections Of Investments ProceedsFromSaleMaturityAndCollectionsOfInvestments	205375000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Maturity And Collections Of Investments ProceedsFromSaleMaturityAndCollectionsOfInvestments	91023000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Projects PaymentsToAcquireProjects	0	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Projects PaymentsToAcquireProjects	1353000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Projects PaymentsToAcquireProjects	298000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Investment Projects ProceedsFromSaleOfInvestmentProjects	3205000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Investment Projects ProceedsFromSaleOfInvestmentProjects	-4000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Investment Projects ProceedsFromSaleOfInvestmentProjects	7000	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-22633000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-71137000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends PaymentsOfDividends	7912000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends PaymentsOfDividends	32592000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends PaymentsOfDividends	32577000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	19654000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	9605000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	13344000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Proceeds From Lines Of Credit ProceedsFromLinesOfCredit	34000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Proceeds From Lines Of Credit ProceedsFromLinesOfCredit	0	USD
CY2017Q1	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	81264000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	21022000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	14401000	USD
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	25209000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Capital Expenditures Incurred But Not Yet Paid CapitalExpendituresIncurredButNotYetPaid	343000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Capital Expenditures Incurred But Not Yet Paid CapitalExpendituresIncurredButNotYetPaid	2828000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Capital Expenditures Incurred But Not Yet Paid CapitalExpendituresIncurredButNotYetPaid	326000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Stock Issued1 StockIssued1	0	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Stock Issued1 StockIssued1	818000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Stock Issued1 StockIssued1	0	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	244000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	1.32
CY2019	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock Cash DividendsCommonStockCash	32577000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Share Based Compensation StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesShareBasedCompensation	44770	shares
CY2019	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Share Based Compensation StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation	671000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised	8051	shares
CY2019	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised	195000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Restricted Stock Award Net Of Forfeitures StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesRestrictedStockAwardNetOfForfeitures	341744	shares
CY2019	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Restricted Stock Award Gross StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueRestrictedStockAwardGross	4834000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Shares Acquired TreasuryStockSharesAcquired	593404	shares
CY2019	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Retired Cost Method Amount TreasuryStockRetiredCostMethodAmount	13345000	USD
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	316836000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	35897000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodTax	453000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	1500000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	1.32
CY2020	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock Cash DividendsCommonStockCash	32592000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Share Based Compensation StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesShareBasedCompensation	48626	shares
CY2020	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Share Based Compensation StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation	736000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised	0	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Restricted Stock Award Net Of Forfeitures StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesRestrictedStockAwardNetOfForfeitures	321484	shares
CY2020	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Restricted Stock Award Gross StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueRestrictedStockAwardGross	4560000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Shares Acquired TreasuryStockSharesAcquired	622480	shares
CY2020	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Retired Cost Method Amount TreasuryStockRetiredCostMethodAmount	10423000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	316514000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	-47483000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodTax	-79000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	-268000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.33
CY2021	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock Cash DividendsCommonStockCash	7912000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Share Based Compensation StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesShareBasedCompensation	48191	shares
CY2021	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Share Based Compensation StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation	460000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised	0	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Restricted Stock Award Net Of Forfeitures StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesRestrictedStockAwardNetOfForfeitures	231194	shares
CY2021	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Restricted Stock Award Gross StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueRestrictedStockAwardGross	4022000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Shares Acquired TreasuryStockSharesAcquired	1975373	shares
CY2021	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Retired Cost Method Amount TreasuryStockRetiredCostMethodAmount	18835000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	246498000	USD
CY2021	cato	Income On Unredeemed Gift Cards Breakage IncomeOnUnredeemedGiftCardsBreakage	891000	USD
CY2020	cato	Income On Unredeemed Gift Cards Breakage IncomeOnUnredeemedGiftCardsBreakage	921000	USD
CY2019	cato	Income On Unredeemed Gift Cards Breakage IncomeOnUnredeemedGiftCardsBreakage	591000	USD
CY2021	cato	Uncollectedamount Uncollectedamount	435000	USD
CY2020	cato	Uncollectedamount Uncollectedamount	700000	USD
CY2021	cato	Proprietarycreditcardsales Proprietarycreditcardsales	15200000	USD
CY2020	cato	Proprietarycreditcardsales Proprietarycreditcardsales	26600000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Fiscal Period FiscalPeriod	<div id="TextBlockContainer3452" style="position:relative;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:14.72px;color:#000000;line-height:normal;width:639px;height:102px;display:inline-block;border:inherit;margin-left:-2px;margin-right:-2px;"><div id="a41945" style="position:absolute;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;left:23.307px;top:0px;white-spacepre-wrap">Description of Business and Fiscal</div><div id="a41954" style="position:absolute;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;left:253.901px;top:0px;"> </div><div id="a41955" style="position:absolute;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;left:261.741px;top:0px;">Year:</div><div id="a41956" style="position:absolute;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;left:297.581px;top:0px;"><div style="display:inline-block;width:7.84px"> </div>The Company has two<div style="display:inline-block;width:9.4px"> </div>reportable segments — the </div><div id="a41973" style="position:absolute;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;left:4.907px;top:16.8px;">operation of<div style="display:inline-block;width:7.5px"> </div>a fashion<div style="display:inline-block;width:7.41px"> </div>specialty stores<div style="display:inline-block;width:7.46px"> </div>segment (“Retail<div style="display:inline-block;width:7.24px"> </div>Segment”) and<div style="display:inline-block;width:7.34px"> </div>a credit<div style="display:inline-block;width:7.48px"> </div>card segment<div style="display:inline-block;width:7.26px"> </div>(“Credit </div><div id="a42003" style="position:absolute;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;left:4.907px;top:33.8px;">Segment”). The apparel<div style="display:inline-block;width:6.69px"> </div>specialty stores operate<div style="display:inline-block;width:6.71px"> </div>under the names<div style="display:inline-block;width:6.76px"> </div>“Cato,” “Cato Fashions,”<div style="display:inline-block;width:6.76px"> </div>“Cato Plus,” </div><div id="a42031" style="position:absolute;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;left:4.907px;top:50.6px;">“It’s Fashion,”<div style="display:inline-block;width:10.78px"> </div>“It’s Fashion<div style="display:inline-block;width:10.64px"> </div>Metro” and<div style="display:inline-block;width:10px"> </div>“Versona,” including<div style="display:inline-block;width:11.14px"> </div>e-commerce websites.<div style="display:inline-block;width:9.71px"> </div>The stores<div style="display:inline-block;width:9.97px"> </div>are </div><div id="a42059" style="position:absolute;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;left:4.907px;top:67.4px;">located primarily in<div style="display:inline-block;width:5.83px"> </div>strip shopping centers<div style="display:inline-block;width:5.89px"> </div>principally in the<div style="display:inline-block;width:6.03px"> </div>southeastern United States. The<div style="display:inline-block;width:6.59px"> </div>Company’s </div><div id="a42088" style="position:absolute;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;left:4.907px;top:84.3px;">fiscal year ends on the Saturday nearest January 31 of the subsequent year.</div></div>
CY2021	us-gaap	Use Of Estimates UseOfEstimates	<div id="TextBlockContainer3454" style="position:relative;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:14.72px;color:#000000;line-height:normal;width:639px;height:152px;display:inline-block;border:inherit;margin-left:-2px;margin-right:-2px;"><div id="a42116" style="position:absolute;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;left:23.307px;top:0px;white-spacepre-wrap">Use of Estimates:</div><div id="a42121" style="position:absolute;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;left:141.221px;top:0px;"><div style="display:inline-block;width:8.32px"> </div>The preparation of<div style="display:inline-block;width:10.35px"> </div>the Company’s<div style="display:inline-block;width:10.18px"> </div>financial statements in<div style="display:inline-block;width:10.32px"> </div>conformity with </div><div id="a42142" style="position:absolute;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;left:4.907px;top:16.8px;">accounting principles<div style="display:inline-block;width:6.65px"> </div>generally accepted in<div style="display:inline-block;width:8.11px"> </div>the United States<div style="display:inline-block;width:8.26px"> </div>(“GAAP”) requires management<div style="display:inline-block;width:7.76px"> </div>to make </div><div id="a42168" style="position:absolute;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;left:4.907px;top:33.8px;">estimates and<div style="display:inline-block;width:8.77px"> </div>assumptions that<div style="display:inline-block;width:8.7px"> </div>affect the<div style="display:inline-block;width:9.11px"> </div>reported amounts<div style="display:inline-block;width:8.63px"> </div>of assets<div style="display:inline-block;width:8.92px"> </div>and liabilities<div style="display:inline-block;width:8.76px"> </div>and disclosure<div style="display:inline-block;width:8.7px"> </div>of </div><div id="a42198" style="position:absolute;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;left:4.907px;top:50.6px;">contingent assets<div style="display:inline-block;width:10.24px"> </div>and liabilities<div style="display:inline-block;width:10.24px"> </div>at the<div style="display:inline-block;width:10.27px"> </div>date of<div style="display:inline-block;width:10.26px"> </div>the financial<div style="display:inline-block;width:10.23px"> </div>statements and<div style="display:inline-block;width:10.05px"> </div>the reported<div style="display:inline-block;width:10.3px"> </div>amounts of </div><div id="a42230" style="position:absolute;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;left:4.907px;top:67.6px;">revenues and<div style="display:inline-block;width:9.47px"> </div>expenses during<div style="display:inline-block;width:9.27px"> </div>the reporting<div style="display:inline-block;width:9.34px"> </div>period. Actual<div style="display:inline-block;width:9.27px"> </div>results could<div style="display:inline-block;width:9.51px"> </div>differ from<div style="display:inline-block;width:9.56px"> </div>those estimates. </div><div id="a42258" style="position:absolute;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;left:4.907px;top:84.4px;">Significant accounting estimates<div style="display:inline-block;width:8.09px"> </div>reflected in<div style="display:inline-block;width:6.83px"> </div>the Company’s<div style="display:inline-block;width:7.46px"> </div>financial statements<div style="display:inline-block;width:6.69px"> </div>include the<div style="display:inline-block;width:6.89px"> </div>allowance </div><div id="a42282" style="position:absolute;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;left:4.907px;top:101.2px;">for customer<div style="display:inline-block;width:7.27px"> </div>credit losses,<div style="display:inline-block;width:7px"> </div>inventory shrinkage,<div style="display:inline-block;width:7.04px"> </div>the calculation<div style="display:inline-block;width:7.23px"> </div>of potential<div style="display:inline-block;width:7.11px"> </div>asset impairment,<div style="display:inline-block;width:7.09px"> </div>workers’ </div><div id="a42309" style="position:absolute;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;left:4.907px;top:118.1px;">compensation, general and auto insurance liabilities, reserves relating to self-insured health insurance,<div style="display:inline-block;width:2.26px"> </div>and </div><div id="a42338" style="position:absolute;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;left:4.907px;top:134.9px;">uncertain tax positions.</div></div>
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Restricted Cash And Cash Equivalents RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalents	3900000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Asset Impairment Charges AssetImpairmentCharges	146000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Asset Impairment Charges AssetImpairmentCharges	1548000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Restricted Cash And Cash Equivalents RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalents	3900000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid Net IncomeTaxesPaidNet	6825000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid Net IncomeTaxesPaidNet	4681000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid Net IncomeTaxesPaidNet	407000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Asset Impairment Charges AssetImpairmentCharges	13702000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Compensation Plan Assets DeferredCompensationPlanAssets	11264000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Compensation Plan Assets DeferredCompensationPlanAssets	10517000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Other Investments OtherInvestments	1264000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Other Investments OtherInvestments	1301000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Deposit Assets DepositAssets	522000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Deposit Assets DepositAssets	1555000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Inventory Land Held For Development And Sale InventoryLandHeldForDevelopmentAndSale	9334000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Inventory Land Held For Development And Sale InventoryLandHeldForDevelopmentAndSale	10234000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Other Assets Miscellaneous OtherAssetsMiscellaneous	466000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Other Assets Miscellaneous OtherAssetsMiscellaneous	466000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Other Assets OtherAssets	22850000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Other Assets OtherAssets	24073000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Contract With Customer Asset Net Current ContractWithCustomerAssetNetCurrent	9606000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Contract With Customer Asset Net Current ContractWithCustomerAssetNetCurrent	15241000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Contract With Customer Liability Current ContractWithCustomerLiabilityCurrent	8155000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Contract With Customer Liability Current ContractWithCustomerLiabilityCurrent	7658000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Stock Repurchase Program Remaining Number Of Shares Authorized To Be Repurchased StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased	1871149	shares
CY2021	us-gaap	Advertising Expense AdvertisingExpense	4385000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Advertising Expense AdvertisingExpense	5600000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Advertising Expense AdvertisingExpense	5546000	USD
CY2021	cato	Sharerepurchasepolicytextblock Sharerepurchasepolicytextblock	<div id="TextBlockContainer3492" style="position:relative;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:14.72px;color:#000000;line-height:normal;width:643px;height:85px;display:inline-block;border:inherit;margin-left:-2px;margin-right:-2px;"><div id="a45954" style="position:absolute;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;left:23.307px;top:0px;white-spacepre-wrap">Stock Repurchase Program:<div style="display:inline-block;width:9.36px"> </div></div><div id="a45960" style="position:absolute;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;left:225.741px;top:0px;white-spacepre-wrap">For the fiscal year<div style="display:inline-block;width:9.67px"> </div>ended January 30, 2021, the<div style="display:inline-block;width:10.09px"> </div>Company had<div style="display:inline-block;width:3.75px"> </div></div><div id="a45982" style="position:absolute;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;left:4.907px;top:17px;">1,871,149</div><div id="a45982_9_88" style="position:absolute;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;left:63.781px;top:17px;"><div style="display:inline-block;width:8.48px"> </div>shares remaining in<div style="display:inline-block;width:10.85px"> </div>open authorizations. There<div style="display:inline-block;width:10.66px"> </div>is no specified<div style="display:inline-block;width:10.81px"> </div>expiration date for<div style="display:inline-block;width:10.84px"> </div>the </div><div id="a46011" style="position:absolute;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;left:4.907px;top:33.8px;">Company’s repurchase<div style="display:inline-block;width:6.95px"> </div>program. Share repurchases<div style="display:inline-block;width:7.5px"> </div>are recorded in<div style="display:inline-block;width:7.92px"> </div>Retained earnings, net<div style="display:inline-block;width:7.39px"> </div>of par<div style="display:inline-block;width:6.54px"> </div>value. </div><div id="a46039" style="position:absolute;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;left:4.907px;top:50.6px;">Through March 29,<div style="display:inline-block;width:6.56px"> </div>2021, the Company<div style="display:inline-block;width:6.42px"> </div>repurchased 83,256 shares<div style="display:inline-block;width:6.54px"> </div>for $971,866, to<div style="display:inline-block;width:6.59px"> </div>offset dilution from </div><div id="a46070" style="position:absolute;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;left:4.907px;top:67.5px;">its equity compensation plan.</div></div>
CY2021	cato	Selfinsurancepolicytextblock Selfinsurancepolicytextblock	<div id="TextBlockContainer3508" style="position:relative;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:14.72px;color:#000000;line-height:normal;width:639px;height:102px;display:inline-block;border:inherit;margin-left:-2px;margin-right:-2px;"><div id="a47469" style="position:absolute;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;left:23.307px;top:0px;">Insurance: </div><div id="a47471" style="position:absolute;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;left:94.661px;top:0px;">The Company is self-insured with respect to employee health care, workers’ compensation </div><div id="a47497" style="position:absolute;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;left:4.907px;top:17px;">and general<div style="display:inline-block;width:7.75px"> </div>liability. The<div style="display:inline-block;width:8.6px"> </div>Company’s self<div style="display:inline-block;width:2.77px"> </div>-insurance liabilities<div style="display:inline-block;width:7.46px"> </div>are based<div style="display:inline-block;width:7.72px"> </div>on the<div style="display:inline-block;width:7.62px"> </div>total estimated<div style="display:inline-block;width:7.87px"> </div>cost of </div><div id="a47530" style="position:absolute;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;left:4.907px;top:33.8px;">claims filed and estimates of claims<div style="display:inline-block;width:5.52px"> </div>incurred but not reported, less amounts paid<div style="display:inline-block;width:5.58px"> </div>against such claims, and </div><div id="a47564" style="position:absolute;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;left:4.907px;top:50.7px;">are not discounted.<div style="display:inline-block;width:12.08px"> </div>Management reviews current<div style="display:inline-block;width:7.1px"> </div>and historical claims<div style="display:inline-block;width:7.01px"> </div>data in developing<div style="display:inline-block;width:7.31px"> </div>its estimates. </div><div id="a47593" style="position:absolute;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;left:4.907px;top:67.5px;">The Company has stop-loss insurance coverage<div style="display:inline-block;width:5.46px"> </div>for individual claims in excess of<div style="display:inline-block;width:5.82px"> </div>$</div><div id="a47593_81_7" style="position:absolute;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;left:499.368px;top:67.5px;">325,000</div><div id="a47593_88_14" style="position:absolute;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;left:547.088px;top:67.5px;"><div style="display:inline-block;width:4px"> </div>for employee </div><div id="a47625" style="position:absolute;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;left:4.907px;top:84.5px;">healthcare, $</div><div id="a47625_13_7" style="position:absolute;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;left:79.941px;top:84.5px;">350,000</div><div id="a47625_20_32" style="position:absolute;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;left:127.621px;top:84.5px;"><div style="display:inline-block;width:3.68px"> </div>for workers’ compensation and $</div><div id="a47625_52_7" style="position:absolute;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;left:325.101px;top:84.5px;">250,000</div><div id="a47625_59_23" style="position:absolute;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;left:372.968px;top:84.5px;"><div style="display:inline-block;width:3.52px"> </div>for general liability.</div></div>
CY2021Q1	cato	Stop Lossinsurancecoverage StopLossinsurancecoverage	325000	USD
CY2021Q1	cato	Employeehealthcarecoverage Employeehealthcarecoverage	350000	USD
CY2021Q1	cato	Generalliabilitycoverage Generalliabilitycoverage	250000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	-47483000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	35897000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	30461000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Undistributed Earnings Loss Allocated To Participating Securities Basic UndistributedEarningsLossAllocatedToParticipatingSecuritiesBasic	-2096000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Undistributed Earnings Loss Allocated To Participating Securities Basic UndistributedEarningsLossAllocatedToParticipatingSecuritiesBasic	1280000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Undistributed Earnings Loss Allocated To Participating Securities Basic UndistributedEarningsLossAllocatedToParticipatingSecuritiesBasic	862000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	-45387000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	34617000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	29599000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	22536090	shares
CY2020	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	23738443	shares
CY2019	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	23995170	shares
CY2021	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	22536090	shares
CY2020	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	23738443	shares
CY2019	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	23995170	shares
CY2021	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	-2.01
CY2020	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	1.46
CY2019	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	1.23
CY2021	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	-2.01
CY2020	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	1.46
CY2019	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	1.23
CY2021	cato	Storeopeningcostspolicytextblock Storeopeningcostspolicytextblock	<div id="TextBlockContainer3506" style="position:relative;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:14.72px;color:#000000;line-height:normal;width:642px;height:51px;display:inline-block;border:inherit;margin-left:-2px;margin-right:-2px;"><div id="a47362" style="position:absolute;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;left:23.307px;top:0px;">Store Opening<div style="display:inline-block;width:14.67px"> </div>Costs: </div><div id="a47368" style="position:absolute;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;left:182.701px;top:0px;white-spacepre-wrap">Costs relating to<div style="display:inline-block;width:14.07px"> </div>the opening of new stores<div style="display:inline-block;width:13.89px"> </div>or the relocating or<div style="display:inline-block;width:2.84px"> </div></div><div id="a47393" style="position:absolute;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;left:4.907px;top:16.8px;">expanding of<div style="display:inline-block;width:10.58px"> </div>existing stores<div style="display:inline-block;width:10.45px"> </div>are expensed<div style="display:inline-block;width:10.46px"> </div>as incurred.<div style="display:inline-block;width:17.76px"> </div>A portion<div style="display:inline-block;width:10.53px"> </div>of construction,<div style="display:inline-block;width:10.53px"> </div>design, and<div style="display:inline-block;width:10.4px"> </div>site </div><div id="a47423" style="position:absolute;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;left:4.907px;top:33.8px;">selection costs are capitalized to new, relocated and remodeled stores.</div></div>
CY2020	us-gaap	Investment Income Dividend InvestmentIncomeDividend	42000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Investment Income Dividend InvestmentIncomeDividend	34000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Interest Income Other InterestIncomeOther	2697000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Interest Income Other InterestIncomeOther	4954000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Interest Income Other InterestIncomeOther	3893000	USD
CY2021	cato	Miscellaneous Income MiscellaneousIncome	-627000	USD
CY2020	cato	Miscellaneous Income MiscellaneousIncome	-709000	USD
CY2019	cato	Miscellaneous Income MiscellaneousIncome	-1109000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Realized Investment Gains Losses RealizedInvestmentGainsLosses	-3301000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Realized Investment Gains Losses RealizedInvestmentGainsLosses	-360000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Realized Investment Gains Losses RealizedInvestmentGainsLosses	45000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Other Nonoperating Income OtherNonoperatingIncome	6630000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Other Nonoperating Income OtherNonoperatingIncome	6065000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Other Nonoperating Income OtherNonoperatingIncome	4991000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Adjustment Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentBeforeTax	1505000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesTax	-350000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax	1155000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Adjustment Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentBeforeTax	1852000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesTax	-429000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax	1423000	USD
CY2021Q1	cato	Totalfinancialassetsatfairvalue Totalfinancialassetsatfairvalue	138788000	USD
CY2020Q1	cato	Totalfinancialassetsatfairvalue Totalfinancialassetsatfairvalue	212955000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Available For Sale Debt Securities Amortized Cost Basis AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis	125746000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Available For Sale Debt Securities Amortized Cost Basis AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis	200212000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Gross Unrealized Gains AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGains	1076000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Gross Unrealized Gains AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGains	1394000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Gross Unrealized Loss AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLoss	0	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Gross Unrealized Loss AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLoss	0	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Securities Current AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecuritiesCurrent	126822000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Securities Current AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecuritiesCurrent	201606000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Accounts Receivable Gross AccountsReceivableGross	53348000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Accounts Receivable Gross AccountsReceivableGross	26814000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Receivable AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivable	605000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Receivable AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivable	726000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Accounts Receivable Net AccountsReceivableNet	52743000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Accounts Receivable Net AccountsReceivableNet	26088000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Interest And Fee Income Loans Consumer Installment Credit Card InterestAndFeeIncomeLoansConsumerInstallmentCreditCard	2658000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Interest And Fee Income Loans Consumer Installment Credit Card InterestAndFeeIncomeLoansConsumerInstallmentCreditCard	3605000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Provision For Loan Losses Expensed ProvisionForLoanLossesExpensed	306000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Provision For Loan Losses Expensed ProvisionForLoanLossesExpensed	524000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Provision For Loan Losses Expensed ProvisionForLoanLossesExpensed	470000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Gross PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	363620000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Gross PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	406036000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Accumulated Depreciation Depletion And Amortization Property Plant And Equipment AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment	291070000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Accumulated Depreciation Depletion And Amortization Property Plant And Equipment AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment	317369000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Net PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	72550000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Net PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	88667000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Accrued Salaries Current AccruedSalariesCurrent	6122000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Accrued Salaries Current AccruedSalariesCurrent	7756000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Accrual For Taxes Other Than Income Taxes Current AccrualForTaxesOtherThanIncomeTaxesCurrent	16574000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Accrual For Taxes Other Than Income Taxes Current AccrualForTaxesOtherThanIncomeTaxesCurrent	18515000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Self Insurance Reserve Current SelfInsuranceReserveCurrent	10551000	USD
CY2021Q1	cato	Accrued Ppe AccruedPPE	343000	USD
CY2020Q1	cato	Accrued Ppe AccruedPPE	2828000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Other Liabilities Current OtherLiabilitiesCurrent	6757000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Other Liabilities Current OtherLiabilitiesCurrent	7449000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Accrued Liabilities And Other Liabilities AccruedLiabilitiesAndOtherLiabilities	40790000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Self Insurance Reserve Current SelfInsuranceReserveCurrent	10994000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Accrued Liabilities And Other Liabilities AccruedLiabilitiesAndOtherLiabilities	47099000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Employer Discretionary Contribution Amount DefinedContributionPlanEmployerDiscretionaryContributionAmount	0	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Employer Discretionary Contribution Amount DefinedContributionPlanEmployerDiscretionaryContributionAmount	1499000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Employer Discretionary Contribution Amount DefinedContributionPlanEmployerDiscretionaryContributionAmount	1442000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Employee Stock Ownership Plan Esop Cash Contributions To Esop EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanESOPCashContributionsToESOP	7198000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Employee Stock Ownership Plan Esop Cash Contributions To Esop EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanESOPCashContributionsToESOP	1229000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Operating Lease Expense OperatingLeaseExpense	69601000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Operating Lease Expense OperatingLeaseExpense	59987000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Variable Lease Cost VariableLeaseCost	1555000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Variable Lease Cost VariableLeaseCost	2088000	USD
CY2021	cato	Asc840prepaidrentexpense Asc840prepaidrentexpense	0	USD
CY2020	cato	Asc840prepaidrentexpense Asc840prepaidrentexpense	6093000	USD
CY2021	cato	Lesseeoperatingleaseamortizationamountincludedinoperatingleasecost Lesseeoperatingleaseamortizationamountincludedinoperatingleasecost	-4600000	USD
CY2020	cato	Lesseeoperatingleaseamortizationamountincludedinoperatingleasecost Lesseeoperatingleaseamortizationamountincludedinoperatingleasecost	-4900000	USD
CY2021	cato	Lesseeoperatingleasessupplementalcashflowinformationandnoncashactivitytabletabletextblock Lesseeoperatingleasessupplementalcashflowinformationandnoncashactivitytabletabletextblock	<div id="TextBlockContainer3576" style="position:relative;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12px;color:#000000;line-height:normal;width:655px;height:125px;display:inline-block;border:inherit;margin-left:-2px;margin-right:-2px;"><div id="div_3574_XBRL_TS_039e71dedf934901a2b7b878b88f7d8c" style="position:absolute;left:0px;top:0px;float:left;"><div id="TextBlockContainer3575" style="position:relative;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12px;color:#000000;line-height:normal;width:655px;height:125px;display:inline-block;border:inherit;margin-left:-2px;margin-right:-2px;"><div id="a54061" style="position:absolute;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;left:4px;top:0px;">Operating cash flow information: </div><div id="a54075" style="position:absolute;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;left:477.821px;top:34px;">Twelve Months Ended </div><div id="a54079" style="position:absolute;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;left:435.741px;top:49.2px;">January 30, 2021 </div><div id="a54083" style="position:absolute;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;left:561.381px;top:48.8px;">February 1, 2020 </div><div id="a54091" style="position:absolute;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;left:4px;top:81px;">Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities </div><div id="a54094" style="position:absolute;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;left:420.061px;top:81.3px;">$ </div><div id="a54096" style="position:absolute;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;left:492.221px;top:81.3px;">62,559</div><div id="a54099" style="position:absolute;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;left:539.141px;top:81px;">$ </div><div id="a54101" style="position:absolute;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;left:614.181px;top:81px;">55,544</div><div id="a54103" style="position:absolute;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;left:4px;top:95.9px;">Non-cash activity: </div><div id="a54112" style="position:absolute;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;left:4px;top:110.1px;">Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations, net of rent violations </div><div id="a54118" style="position:absolute;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;left:420.061px;top:110.4px;">$ </div><div id="a54120" style="position:absolute;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;left:492.221px;top:110.4px;">58,978</div><div id="a54123" style="position:absolute;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;left:539.141px;top:110.1px;">$ </div><div id="a54125" style="position:absolute;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;left:614.181px;top:110.1px;">63,847</div></div></div></div>
CY2019	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Reductions Resulting From Lapse Of Applicable Statute Of Limitations UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations	1047000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability OperatingLeaseLiability	206736000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits That Would Impact Effective Tax Rate UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate	7700000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Income Tax Penalties And Interest Accrued UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued	2800000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Income Tax Penalties And Interest Accrued UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued	3300000	USD
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Income Tax Penalties And Interest Accrued UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued	3200000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Income Tax Penalties And Interest Expense UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense	424000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Income Tax Penalties And Interest Expense UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense	574000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Income Tax Penalties And Interest Expense UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense	1023000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Operating Lease Payments OperatingLeasePayments	62559000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Operating Lease Payments OperatingLeasePayments	55544000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Right Of Use Asset Obtained In Exchange For Operating Lease Liability RightOfUseAssetObtainedInExchangeForOperatingLeaseLiability	58978000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Right Of Use Asset Obtained In Exchange For Operating Lease Liability RightOfUseAssetObtainedInExchangeForOperatingLeaseLiability	63847000	USD
CY2021	cato	Lesseeoperatingleaseweightedaveragestabletabletextblock Lesseeoperatingleaseweightedaveragestabletabletextblock	<div id="TextBlockContainer3581" style="position:relative;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.72px;color:#FFFFFF;line-height:normal;width:639px;height:77px;display:inline-block;border:inherit;margin-left:-2px;margin-right:-2px;"><div id="a54185" style="position:absolute;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;left:3.573px;top:2.1px;">` </div><div id="a54187" style="position:absolute;font-size:11.36px;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:482.675px;top:-0.6px;">As of </div><div id="a54190" style="position:absolute;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:380.755px;top:16px;">January 30, 2021 </div><div id="a54193" style="position:absolute;font-size:12px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:524.435px;top:15.6px;">February 1, 2020 </div><div id="a54199" style="position:absolute;font-size:12px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:3.573px;top:48px;">Weighted-average remaining lease term </div><div id="a54203" style="position:absolute;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold;left:445.395px;top:48.3px;">2.9</div><div id="a54203_3_7" style="position:absolute;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:460.595px;top:48.3px;"><div style="display:inline-block;width:2.88px"> </div>years </div><div id="a54206" style="position:absolute;font-size:12px;left:588.315px;top:48px;">3.2</div><div id="a54206_3_7" style="position:absolute;font-size:12px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:603.515px;top:48px;"><div style="display:inline-block;width:3.04px"> </div>years </div><div id="a54208" style="position:absolute;font-size:12px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:3.573px;top:62.4px;">Weighted-average discount rate </div><div id="a54212" style="position:absolute;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:457.715px;top:62.7px;display:flex;">4.06%</div><div id="a54215" style="position:absolute;font-size:12px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:600.635px;top:62.4px;display:flex;">4.47%</div></div>
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