$CATO
CATO CORP Stock $cato

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2022 Q1 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000001825522000011 Filed on March 23, 2022

Income Statement

Concept	2022 Q1	2022	2021 Q1
Revenue	$176.2M	$769.3M	$155.4M
YoY Change	13.39%	33.76%	-18.58%
Cost Of Revenue	$109.6M	$453.1M	$107.4M
YoY Change	2.03%	4.59%	-13.25%
Gross Profit	$66.65M	$316.2M	$47.97M
YoY Change	38.94%	122.8%	-28.46%
Gross Profit Margin	37.82%	41.1%	30.86%
Selling, General & Admin	$70.27M	$267.0M	$54.30M
YoY Change	29.41%	29.28%	-18.96%
% of Gross Profit	105.43%	84.42%	113.2%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$3.004M	$12.36M	$3.600M
YoY Change	-16.56%	-15.84%	-10.0%
% of Gross Profit	4.51%	3.91%	7.51%
Operating Expenses	$73.27M	$267.0M	$58.00M
YoY Change	26.33%	29.28%	-18.31%
Operating Profit	-$6.622M	$38.97M	-$10.03M
YoY Change	-33.99%	-153.52%	154.17%
Interest Expense	$350.0K	$72.00K	$2.800M
YoY Change	-87.5%	-61.5%	86.67%
% of Operating Profit		0.18%
Other Income/Expense, Net		$580.0K
YoY Change		-3.33%
Pretax Income	-$6.272M	$38.97M	-$10.90M
YoY Change	-42.46%	-153.52%	354.17%
Income Tax	$192.0K	$2.121M	$0.00
% Of Pretax Income		5.44%
Net Earnings	-$6.464M	$36.84M	-$8.274M
YoY Change	-21.88%	-177.59%	157.84%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-3.67%	4.79%	-5.32%
Basic Earnings Per Share		$1.65	-$0.37
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$314.3K	$1.65	-$0.37
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding		21.11M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		21.11M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2022 Q1	2022	2021 Q1
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$165.8M	$165.8M	$144.3M
YoY Change	14.84%	15.19%	-32.38%
Cash & Equivalents	$19.76M	$19.76M	$17.51M
Short-Term Investments	$146.0M	$146.0M	$126.8M
Other Short-Term Assets	$9.192M	$9.192M	$9.700M
YoY Change	-5.24%	-5.24%	6.59%
Inventory	$124.9M	$124.9M	$84.12M
Prepaid Expenses	$5.273M		$5.840M
Receivables	$55.81M	$55.81M	$52.70M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$355.7M	$355.7M	$290.6M
YoY Change	22.41%	22.39%	-19.91%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$63.08M	$244.3M	$72.55M
YoY Change	-13.05%	-10.3%	-18.18%
Goodwill
YoY Change
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$24.44M	$33.75M	$22.85M
YoY Change	6.95%	18.42%	-5.08%
Total Long-Term Assets	$278.1M	$278.1M	$300.9M
YoY Change	-7.58%	-7.58%	-6.6%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$355.7M	$355.7M	$290.6M
Total Long-Term Assets	$278.1M	$278.1M	$300.9M
Total Assets	$633.8M	$633.8M	$591.5M
YoY Change	7.15%	7.15%	-13.65%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$109.5M	$109.5M	$73.77M
YoY Change	48.5%	48.44%	7.79%
Accrued Expenses	$40.37M	$124.6M	$40.79M
YoY Change	-1.02%	25.36%	-13.4%
Deferred Revenue	$8.308M		$8.155M
YoY Change	1.88%		6.49%
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$244.1M	$244.1M	$181.9M
YoY Change	34.19%	34.21%	-8.71%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$17.91M	$135.4M	$163.0M
YoY Change	-89.01%	-16.91%	-3.66%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$17.91M	$135.4M	$163.0M
YoY Change	-89.01%	-16.91%	-3.66%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$244.1M	$244.1M	$181.9M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$17.91M	$135.4M	$163.0M
Total Liabilities	$262.0M	$379.6M	$345.0M
YoY Change	-24.04%	10.02%	-6.38%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$134.2M		$129.3M
YoY Change	3.79%		-36.45%
Common Stock	$728.0K		$762.0K
YoY Change	-4.46%		-7.07%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$254.2M	$254.2M	$246.5M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$633.8M	$633.8M	$591.5M
YoY Change	7.15%	7.15%	-13.65%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2022 Q1	2022	2021 Q1
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$6.464M	$36.84M	-$8.274M
YoY Change	-21.88%	-177.59%	157.84%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$3.004M	$12.36M	$3.600M
YoY Change	-16.56%	-15.84%	-10.0%
Cash From Operating Activities	-$19.62M	$59.79M	-$4.600M
YoY Change	326.57%	-294.69%	-212.2%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$2.315M	$4.105M	-$2.800M
YoY Change	-17.32%	-70.59%	-17.65%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$28.26M	-$21.23M	$9.300M
YoY Change	203.82%	-127.04%	210.0%
Cash From Investing Activities	$25.94M	-$25.33M	$6.600M
YoY Change	293.03%	-139.27%	-1750.0%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid		$9.972M
YoY Change		26.04%
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net		$22.03M
YoY Change		12.1%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-10.55M	-$31.80M	-2.900M
YoY Change	263.76%	17.02%	-77.17%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	-19.62M	$59.79M	-4.600M
Cash From Investing Activities	25.94M	-$25.33M	6.600M
Cash From Financing Activities	-10.55M	-$31.80M	-2.900M
Net Change In Cash	-4.231M	$2.655M	-900.0K
YoY Change	370.11%	-59.9%	-90.0%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	-$19.62M	$59.79M	-$4.600M
Capital Expenditures	-$2.315M	$4.105M	-$2.800M
Free Cash Flow	-$17.31M	$55.68M	-$1.800M
YoY Change	861.5%	-224.67%	-124.0%

Facts In Submission

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CY2020	cato	Changeoperatingleaseassetandliabilitiesnet Changeoperatingleaseassetandliabilitiesnet	-9803000	USD
CY2022	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accrued Income Taxes Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedIncomeTaxesPayable	-1118000	USD
CY2022	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable	57826000	USD
CY2022	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	59788000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	-30710000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	53396000	USD
CY2022	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	4105000	USD
CY2022	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Investment Projects ProceedsFromSaleOfInvestmentProjects	0	USD
CY2022	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-25332000	USD
CY2022	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends PaymentsOfDividends	9972000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Stock Issued1 StockIssued1	818000	USD
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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 Shares Restricted Stock Award Net Of Forfeitures StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesRestrictedStockAwardNetOfForfeitures	321484	shares
CY2020	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Shares Acquired TreasuryStockSharesAcquired	622480	shares
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	316514000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	-47483000	USD
CY2022	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	22033000	USD
CY2022	us-gaap	Proceeds From Lines Of Credit ProceedsFromLinesOfCredit	0	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Proceeds From Lines Of Credit ProceedsFromLinesOfCredit	34000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Proceeds From Lines Of Credit ProceedsFromLinesOfCredit	0	USD
CY2022	us-gaap	Repayments Of Lines Of Credit RepaymentsOfLinesOfCredit	0	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Repayments Of Lines Of Credit RepaymentsOfLinesOfCredit	34000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Repayments Of Lines Of Credit RepaymentsOfLinesOfCredit	0	USD
CY2022	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Plans ProceedsFromStockPlans	204000	USD
CY2022	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-31801000	USD
CY2022	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease Excluding Exchange Rate Effect CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseExcludingExchangeRateEffect	2655000	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
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	23677000	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
CY2022	us-gaap	Capital Expenditures Incurred But Not Yet Paid CapitalExpendituresIncurredButNotYetPaid	657000	USD
CY2022	us-gaap	Stock Issued1 StockIssued1	0	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Stock Issued1 StockIssued1	0	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 Shares Restricted Stock Award Net Of Forfeitures StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesRestrictedStockAwardNetOfForfeitures	231194	shares
CY2021	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Shares Acquired TreasuryStockSharesAcquired	1975373	shares
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	246498000	USD
CY2022	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	36844000	USD
CY2022	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodTax	-433000	USD
CY2022	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	-1435000	USD
CY2022	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.45
CY2022	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock Cash DividendsCommonStockCash	9972000	USD
CY2022	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Share Based Compensation StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesShareBasedCompensation	24398	shares
CY2022	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Share Based Compensation StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation	239000	USD
CY2022	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Restricted Stock Award Net Of Forfeitures StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesRestrictedStockAwardNetOfForfeitures	381002	shares
CY2022	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Restricted Stock Award Gross StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueRestrictedStockAwardGross	4055000	USD
CY2022	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Shares Acquired TreasuryStockSharesAcquired	1421102	shares
CY2022	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Retired Cost Method Amount TreasuryStockRetiredCostMethodAmount	22033000	USD
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	254196000	USD
CY2022	us-gaap	Fiscal Period FiscalPeriod	<div id="TextBlockContainer4" 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="a9838" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:14.72px;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:23px;top:0px;">Description<div style="display:inline-block;width:8px"> </div>of<div style="display:inline-block;width:8px"> </div>Business<div style="display:inline-block;width:8px"> </div>and<div style="display:inline-block;width:8px"> </div>Fiscal</div><div id="a9840" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:14.72px;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:262px;top:0px;">Year:</div><div id="a9841" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:14.72px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:298px;top:0px;"><div style="display:inline-block;width:8px"> </div>The<div style="display:inline-block;width:8px"> </div>Company<div style="display:inline-block;width:8px"> </div>has<div style="display:inline-block;width:8px"> </div>two<div style="display:inline-block;width:8px"> </div>reportable<div style="display:inline-block;width:8px"> </div>segments<div style="display:inline-block;width:8px"> </div>—<div style="display:inline-block;width:8px"> </div>the </div><div id="a9847" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:14.72px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:5px;top:17px;">operation<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>of<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>a<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>fashion<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px"> </div>specialty<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px"> </div>stores<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>segment<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px"> </div>(“Retail<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>Segment”)<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px"> </div>and<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>a<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>credit<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>card<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>segment<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px"> </div>(“Credit </div><div id="a9848" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:14.72px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:5px;top:34px;">Segment”). The<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>apparel specialty<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px"> </div>stores operate<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>under the<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>names “Cato,”<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>“Cato Fashions,”<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>“Cato Plus,” </div><div id="a9849" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:14.72px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:5px;top:51px;">“It’s<div style="display:inline-block;width:8px"> </div>Fashion,”<div style="display:inline-block;width:7px"> </div>“It’s<div style="display:inline-block;width:8px"> </div>Fashion<div style="display:inline-block;width:7px"> </div>Metro”<div style="display:inline-block;width:7px"> </div>and<div style="display:inline-block;width:7px"> </div>“Versona,”<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>including<div style="display:inline-block;width:7px"> </div>e-commerce<div style="display:inline-block;width:7px"> </div>websites.<div style="display:inline-block;width:7px"> </div>The<div style="display:inline-block;width:7px"> </div>stores<div style="display:inline-block;width:7px"> </div>are </div><div id="a9853" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:14.72px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:5px;top:67px;">located primarily in<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>strip shopping<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px"> </div>centers principally in<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>the southeastern<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px"> </div>United States.<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px"> </div>The Company’s </div><div id="a9854" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:14.72px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:5px;top:84px;">fiscal year ends on the Saturday nearest January 31 of the subsequent year.</div></div>
CY2022	us-gaap	Use Of Estimates UseOfEstimates	<div id="TextBlockContainer6" style="position:relative;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:14.72px;color:#000000;line-height:normal;width:639px;height:153px;display:inline-block;border:inherit;margin-left:-2px;margin-right:-2px;"><div id="a9858" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:14.72px;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:23px;top:0px;">Use<div style="display:inline-block;width:8px"> </div>of<div style="display:inline-block;width:8px"> </div>Estimates:</div><div id="a9859" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:14.72px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:141px;top:0px;"><div style="display:inline-block;width:8px"> </div>The<div style="display:inline-block;width:8px"> </div>preparation<div style="display:inline-block;width:8px"> </div>of<div style="display:inline-block;width:8px"> </div>the<div style="display:inline-block;width:9px"> </div>Company’s<div style="display:inline-block;width:9px"> </div>financial<div style="display:inline-block;width:8px"> </div>statements<div style="display:inline-block;width:8px"> </div>in<div style="display:inline-block;width:9px"> </div>conformity<div style="display:inline-block;width:8px"> </div>with </div><div id="a9862" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:14.72px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:5px;top:17px;">accounting<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px"> </div>principles<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px"> </div>generally accepted<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>in<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px"> </div>the<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px"> </div>United<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px"> </div>States<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px"> </div>(“GAAP”)<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px"> </div>requires<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px"> </div>management to<div style="display:inline-block;width:7px"> </div>make </div><div id="a9863" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:14.72px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:5px;top:34px;">estimates<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>and<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>assumptions<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>that<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>affect<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>the<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>reported<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>amounts<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>of<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>assets<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>and<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>liabilities<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>and<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>disclosure<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>of </div><div id="a9864" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:14.72px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:5px;top:51px;">contingent<div style="display:inline-block;width:7px"> </div>assets<div style="display:inline-block;width:7px"> </div>and<div style="display:inline-block;width:7px"> </div>liabilities<div style="display:inline-block;width:7px"> </div>at<div style="display:inline-block;width:7px"> </div>the<div style="display:inline-block;width:7px"> </div>date<div style="display:inline-block;width:7px"> </div>of<div style="display:inline-block;width:7px"> </div>the<div style="display:inline-block;width:7px"> </div>financial<div style="display:inline-block;width:7px"> </div>statements<div style="display:inline-block;width:7px"> </div>and<div style="display:inline-block;width:7px"> </div>the<div style="display:inline-block;width:7px"> </div>reported<div style="display:inline-block;width:7px"> </div>amounts<div style="display:inline-block;width:7px"> </div>of </div><div id="a9866" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:14.72px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:5px;top:68px;">revenues<div style="display:inline-block;width:7px"> </div>and<div style="display:inline-block;width:7px"> </div>expenses<div style="display:inline-block;width:7px"> </div>during<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>the<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>reporting<div style="display:inline-block;width:7px"> </div>period.<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>Actual<div style="display:inline-block;width:7px"> </div>results<div style="display:inline-block;width:7px"> </div>could<div style="display:inline-block;width:7px"> </div>differ<div style="display:inline-block;width:7px"> </div>from<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>those<div style="display:inline-block;width:7px"> </div>estimates. </div><div id="a9867" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:14.72px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:5px;top:84px;">Significant<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px"> </div>accounting<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px"> </div>estimates<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px"> </div>reflected<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px"> </div>in<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px"> </div>the<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px"> </div>Company’s<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>financial<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px"> </div>statements<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px"> </div>include<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px"> </div>the<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px"> </div>allowance </div><div id="a9872" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:14.72px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:5px;top:101px;">for<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>customer<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px"> </div>credit<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px"> </div>losses,<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px"> </div>inventory<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px"> </div>shrinkage,<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px"> </div>the<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>calculation<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px"> </div>of<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px"> </div>potential<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px"> </div>asset<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px"> </div>impairment,<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px"> </div>workers’ </div><div id="a9874" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:14.72px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:5px;top:118px;">compensation, general and auto insurance liabilities, reserves relating to self-insured health<div style="display:inline-block;width:2px"> </div>insurance, and </div><div id="a9877" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:14.72px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:5px;top:135px;">uncertain tax positions.</div></div>
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Restricted Cash And Cash Equivalents RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalents	3900000	USD
CY2021Q1	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
CY2022	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid Net IncomeTaxesPaidNet	13176000	USD
CY2022	us-gaap	Asset Impairment Charges AssetImpairmentCharges	900719	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Asset Impairment Charges AssetImpairmentCharges	13702022	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Asset Impairment Charges AssetImpairmentCharges	146026	USD
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Compensation Plan Assets DeferredCompensationPlanAssets	11472000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Compensation Plan Assets DeferredCompensationPlanAssets	11264000	USD
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Other Investments OtherInvestments	1818000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Other Investments OtherInvestments	1264000	USD
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Deposit Assets DepositAssets	1319000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Deposit Assets DepositAssets	522000	USD
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Inventory Land Held For Development And Sale InventoryLandHeldForDevelopmentAndSale	9334000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Inventory Land Held For Development And Sale InventoryLandHeldForDevelopmentAndSale	9334000	USD
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Other Assets Miscellaneous OtherAssetsMiscellaneous	494000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Other Assets Miscellaneous OtherAssetsMiscellaneous	466000	USD
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Other Assets OtherAssets	24437000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Other Assets OtherAssets	22850000	USD
CY2022	cato	Income On Unredeemed Gift Cards Breakage IncomeOnUnredeemedGiftCardsBreakage	1482000	USD
CY2021	cato	Income On Unredeemed Gift Cards Breakage IncomeOnUnredeemedGiftCardsBreakage	891000	USD
CY2020	cato	Income On Unredeemed Gift Cards Breakage IncomeOnUnredeemedGiftCardsBreakage	921000	USD
CY2022	cato	Uncollectedamount Uncollectedamount	485000	USD
CY2021	cato	Uncollectedamount Uncollectedamount	435000	USD
CY2022	cato	Proprietarycreditcardsales Proprietarycreditcardsales	18700000	USD
CY2021	cato	Proprietarycreditcardsales Proprietarycreditcardsales	15200000	USD
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Contract With Customer Asset Net Current ContractWithCustomerAssetNetCurrent	8998000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Contract With Customer Asset Net Current ContractWithCustomerAssetNetCurrent	9606000	USD
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Contract With Customer Liability Current ContractWithCustomerLiabilityCurrent	8308000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Contract With Customer Liability Current ContractWithCustomerLiabilityCurrent	8155000	USD
CY2022	us-gaap	Advertising Expense AdvertisingExpense	6037000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Advertising Expense AdvertisingExpense	4385000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Advertising Expense AdvertisingExpense	5600000	USD
CY2022	cato	Sharerepurchasepolicytextblock Sharerepurchasepolicytextblock	<div id="TextBlockContainer46" style="position:relative;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:14.72px;color:#000000;line-height:normal;width:639px;height:101px;display:inline-block;border:inherit;margin-left:-2px;margin-right:-2px;"><div id="a11576" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:14.72px;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:23px;top:0px;">Stock Repurchase Program:<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px"> </div></div><div id="a11577" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:14.72px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:210px;top:0px;">For the fiscal year ended January<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px"> </div>29, 2022, the Company had<div style="display:inline-block;width:9px"> </div></div><div id="a11577_61_7" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:14.72px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:581px;top:0px;">450,047</div><div id="a11578" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:14.72px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:5px;top:17px;">shares<div style="display:inline-block;width:8px"> </div>remaining<div style="display:inline-block;width:8px"> </div>in<div style="display:inline-block;width:8px"> </div>open<div style="display:inline-block;width:8px"> </div>authorizations.<div style="display:inline-block;width:7px"> </div>There<div style="display:inline-block;width:8px"> </div>is<div style="display:inline-block;width:8px"> </div>no<div style="display:inline-block;width:8px"> </div>specified<div style="display:inline-block;width:8px"> </div>expiration<div style="display:inline-block;width:8px"> </div>date<div style="display:inline-block;width:8px"> </div>for<div style="display:inline-block;width:8px"> </div>the<div style="display:inline-block;width:8px"> </div>Company’s </div><div id="a11579" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:14.72px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:5px;top:34px;">repurchase<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px"> </div>program. Share<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>repurchases<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px"> </div>are<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px"> </div>recorded in<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>Retained<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px"> </div>earnings, net<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>of par<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>value.<div style="display:inline-block;width:10px"> </div>From year </div><div id="a11581" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:14.72px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:5px;top:51px;">end<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px"> </div>through<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px"> </div>March<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px"> </div>23,<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px"> </div>2022,<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px"> </div>the<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px"> </div>Company repurchased<div style="display:inline-block;width:7px"> </div>156,707<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px"> </div>shares<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px"> </div>for<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px"> </div>$2,515,310.<div style="display:inline-block;width:10px"> </div>The<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px"> </div>Board<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px"> </div>of </div><div id="a11582" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:14.72px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:5px;top:67px;">Directors<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>increased<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>the<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>Company’s<div style="display:inline-block;width:7px"> </div>open<div style="display:inline-block;width:7px"> </div>share<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>repurchase<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>authorization<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>by<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>one<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>million<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>shares<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>at<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>the </div><div id="a11584" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:14.72px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:5px;top:84px;">February 24, 2022 Board of Directors meeting.</div></div>
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Stock Repurchase Program Remaining Number Of Shares Authorized To Be Repurchased StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased	450047	shares
CY2022	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	36844000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	-47483000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	35897000	USD
CY2022	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	1.65
CY2021	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	-2.01
CY2020	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	1.46
CY2022	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	1.65
CY2021	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	-2.01
CY2020	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	1.46
CY2022	cato	Storeopeningcostspolicytextblock Storeopeningcostspolicytextblock	<div id="TextBlockContainer58" 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="a12297" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:14.72px;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:23px;top:0px;">Store<div style="display:inline-block;width:11px"> </div>Opening<div style="display:inline-block;width:11px"> </div>Costs: </div><div id="a12298" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:14.72px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:183px;top:0px;">Costs<div style="display:inline-block;width:11px"> </div>relating<div style="display:inline-block;width:11px"> </div>to<div style="display:inline-block;width:11px"> </div>the<div style="display:inline-block;width:11px"> </div>opening<div style="display:inline-block;width:11px"> </div>of<div style="display:inline-block;width:11px"> </div>new<div style="display:inline-block;width:11px"> </div>stores<div style="display:inline-block;width:11px"> </div>or<div style="display:inline-block;width:11px"> </div>the<div style="display:inline-block;width:11px"> </div>relocating<div style="display:inline-block;width:11px"> </div>or<div style="display:inline-block;width:3px"> </div></div><div id="a12300" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:14.72px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:5px;top:17px;">expanding<div style="display:inline-block;width:7px"> </div>of<div style="display:inline-block;width:7px"> </div>existing<div style="display:inline-block;width:7px"> </div>stores<div style="display:inline-block;width:7px"> </div>are<div style="display:inline-block;width:7px"> </div>expensed<div style="display:inline-block;width:7px"> </div>as<div style="display:inline-block;width:7px"> </div>incurred.<div style="display:inline-block;width:14px"> </div>A<div style="display:inline-block;width:7px"> </div>portion<div style="display:inline-block;width:7px"> </div>of<div style="display:inline-block;width:7px"> </div>construction,<div style="display:inline-block;width:7px"> </div>design,<div style="display:inline-block;width:7px"> </div>and<div style="display:inline-block;width:7px"> </div>site </div><div id="a12302" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:14.72px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:5px;top:34px;">selection costs are capitalized to new, relocated and remodeled stores.</div></div>
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Accrued Salaries Current AccruedSalariesCurrent	6122000	USD
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Accrual For Taxes Other Than Income Taxes Current AccrualForTaxesOtherThanIncomeTaxesCurrent	15218000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Accrual For Taxes Other Than Income Taxes Current AccrualForTaxesOtherThanIncomeTaxesCurrent	16574000	USD
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Self Insurance Reserve Current SelfInsuranceReserveCurrent	8462000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Self Insurance Reserve Current SelfInsuranceReserveCurrent	10994000	USD
CY2022	cato	Selfinsurancepolicytextblock Selfinsurancepolicytextblock	<div id="TextBlockContainer60" style="position:relative;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:14.72px;color:#000000;line-height:normal;width:639px;height:52px;display:inline-block;border:inherit;margin-left:-2px;margin-right:-2px;"><div id="a12306" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:14.72px;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:23px;top:0px;">Insurance: </div><div id="a12307" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:14.72px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:95px;top:0px;">The Company is self-insured with respect to employee health care, workers’ compensation </div><div id="a12310" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:14.72px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:5px;top:17px;">and<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>general<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>liability.<div style="display:inline-block;width:7px"> </div>The<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>Company’s<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>self-insurance<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>liabilities<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>are<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>based<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>on<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>the<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>total<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>estimated<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>cost<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>of </div><div id="a12314" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:14.72px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:5px;top:34px;">claims filed and estimates of<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px"> </div>claims incurred but not reported, less<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px"> </div>amounts paid against such claims,<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px"> </div>and </div></div><div id="TextBlockContainer62" style="position:relative;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:14.72px;color:#000000;line-height:normal;width:639px;height:52px;display:inline-block;border:inherit;margin-left:-2px;margin-right:-2px;"><div id="a12327" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:14.72px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:5px;top:0px;">are<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px"> </div>not discounted.<div style="display:inline-block;width:11px"> </div>Management reviews<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>current and<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>historical claims<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>data in<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>developing its<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>estimates. </div><div id="a12329" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:14.72px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:5px;top:17px;">The Company has stop-loss<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px"> </div>insurance coverage for individual claims in<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>excess of $</div><div id="a12329_81_7" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:14.72px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:499px;top:17px;">325,000</div><div id="a12329_88_14" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:14.72px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:547px;top:17px;"><div style="display:inline-block;width:4px"> </div>for employee </div><div id="a12332" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:14.72px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:5px;top:34px;">healthcare, $</div><div id="a12332_13_7" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:14.72px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:80px;top:34px;">350,000</div><div id="a12332_20_32" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:14.72px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:128px;top:34px;"><div style="display:inline-block;width:4px"> </div>for workers’ compensation and $</div><div id="a12332_52_7" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:14.72px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:325px;top:34px;">250,000</div><div id="a12332_59_23" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:14.72px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:373px;top:34px;"><div style="display:inline-block;width:4px"> </div>for general liability.</div></div>
CY2022Q1	cato	Stop Lossinsurancecoverage StopLossinsurancecoverage	325000	USD
CY2022Q1	cato	Employeehealthcarecoverage Employeehealthcarecoverage	350000	USD
CY2022Q1	cato	Generalliabilitycoverage Generalliabilitycoverage	250000	USD
CY2022	cato	Miscellaneous Income MiscellaneousIncome	580000	USD
CY2021	cato	Miscellaneous Income MiscellaneousIncome	627000	USD
CY2020	cato	Miscellaneous Income MiscellaneousIncome	709000	USD
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Available For Sale Debt Securities Amortized Cost Basis AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis	146906000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Available For Sale Debt Securities Amortized Cost Basis AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis	125746000	USD
CY2022	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Gross Unrealized Gains AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGains	0	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Gross Unrealized Gains AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGains	1076000	USD
CY2022	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Gross Unrealized Loss AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLoss	908000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Gross Unrealized Loss AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLoss	0	USD
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Securities Current AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecuritiesCurrent	145998000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Securities Current AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecuritiesCurrent	126822000	USD
CY2022	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Adjustment Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentBeforeTax	-365000	USD
CY2022	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesTax	85000	USD
CY2022	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax	-280000	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
CY2022Q1	cato	Totalfinancialassetsatfairvalue Totalfinancialassetsatfairvalue	158288000	USD
CY2021Q1	cato	Totalfinancialassetsatfairvalue Totalfinancialassetsatfairvalue	138788000	USD
CY2022Q1	cato	Accrued Ppe AccruedPPE	657000	USD
CY2021Q1	cato	Accrued Ppe AccruedPPE	343000	USD
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Other Liabilities Current OtherLiabilitiesCurrent	9062000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Other Liabilities Current OtherLiabilitiesCurrent	6757000	USD
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Accounts Receivable Gross AccountsReceivableGross	56615000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Accounts Receivable Gross AccountsReceivableGross	53348000	USD
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Receivable AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivable	803000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Receivable AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivable	605000	USD
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Accounts Receivable Net AccountsReceivableNet	55812000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Accounts Receivable Net AccountsReceivableNet	52743000	USD
CY2022	us-gaap	Interest And Fee Income Loans Consumer Installment Credit Card InterestAndFeeIncomeLoansConsumerInstallmentCreditCard	2066000	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
CY2022	us-gaap	Provision For Loan Losses Expensed ProvisionForLoanLossesExpensed	429000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Provision For Loan Losses Expensed ProvisionForLoanLossesExpensed	306000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Provision For Loan Losses Expensed ProvisionForLoanLossesExpensed	524000	USD
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Gross PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	342608000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Gross PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	363620000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Accumulated Depreciation Depletion And Amortization Property Plant And Equipment AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment	291070000	USD
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Net PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	63083000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Net PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	72550000	USD
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Accrued Salaries Current AccruedSalariesCurrent	6974000	USD
CY2022	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Employer Discretionary Contribution Amount DefinedContributionPlanEmployerDiscretionaryContributionAmount	1210000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Employer Discretionary Contribution Amount DefinedContributionPlanEmployerDiscretionaryContributionAmount	0	USD
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Accrued Liabilities And Other Liabilities AccruedLiabilitiesAndOtherLiabilities	40373000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Accrued Liabilities And Other Liabilities AccruedLiabilitiesAndOtherLiabilities	40790000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Employee Stock Ownership Plan Esop Cash Contributions To Esop EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanESOPCashContributionsToESOP	7198000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Employee Stock Ownership Plan Esop Cash Contributions To Esop EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanESOPCashContributionsToESOP	0	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Employer Discretionary Contribution Amount DefinedContributionPlanEmployerDiscretionaryContributionAmount	1499000	USD
CY2022	us-gaap	Operating Lease Expense OperatingLeaseExpense	68763000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Operating Lease Expense OperatingLeaseExpense	69601000	USD
CY2022	us-gaap	Variable Lease Cost VariableLeaseCost	3041000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Variable Lease Cost VariableLeaseCost	1555000	USD
CY2022	cato	Lesseeoperatingleaseamortizationamountincludedinoperatingleasecost Lesseeoperatingleaseamortizationamountincludedinoperatingleasecost	-2200000	USD
CY2021	cato	Lesseeoperatingleaseamortizationamountincludedinoperatingleasecost Lesseeoperatingleaseamortizationamountincludedinoperatingleasecost	-4600000	USD
CY2022	cato	Lesseeoperatingleasessupplementalcashflowinformationandnoncashactivitytabletabletextblock Lesseeoperatingleasessupplementalcashflowinformationandnoncashactivitytabletabletextblock	<div id="TextBlockContainer128" 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_126_XBRL_TS_039e71dedf934901a2b7b878b88f7d8c" style="position:absolute;left:0px;top:0px;float:left;"><div id="TextBlockContainer127" 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="a15304" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12px;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:4px;top:0px;">Operating cash flow information: </div><div id="a15319" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12px;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:478px;top:35px;">Twelve Months Ended </div><div id="a15323" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12px;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:436px;top:50px;">January 29, 2022 </div><div id="a15327" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:561px;top:50px;">January 30, 2021 </div><div id="a15335" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:4px;top:82px;">Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities </div><div id="a15337" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12px;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:420px;top:82px;">$ </div><div id="a15339" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12px;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:492px;top:82px;">63,201</div><div id="a15342" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:539px;top:82px;">$ </div><div id="a15344" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:614px;top:82px;">62,559</div><div id="a15346" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12px;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:4px;top:97px;">Non-cash activity: </div><div id="a15355" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:4px;top:111px;">Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations, net of rent violations </div><div id="a15362" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12px;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:420px;top:112px;">$ </div><div id="a15364" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12px;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:492px;top:112px;">40,756</div><div id="a15367" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:539px;top:111px;">$ </div><div id="a15369" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#000000;left:614px;top:111px;">58,978</div></div></div></div>
CY2022	us-gaap	Operating Lease Payments OperatingLeasePayments	63201000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Operating Lease Payments OperatingLeasePayments	62559000	USD
CY2022	us-gaap	Right Of Use Asset Obtained In Exchange For Operating Lease Liability RightOfUseAssetObtainedInExchangeForOperatingLeaseLiability	40756000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Right Of Use Asset Obtained In Exchange For Operating Lease Liability RightOfUseAssetObtainedInExchangeForOperatingLeaseLiability	58978000	USD
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