$CATO
CATO CORP Stock $cato

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2024 Q1 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000156276224000065 Filed on March 27, 2024

Income Statement

Concept	2024 Q1	2024
Revenue	$174.9M	$708.1M
YoY Change	-2.33%	-6.74%
Cost Of Revenue	$118.8M	$464.3M
YoY Change	-2.58%	-8.9%
Gross Profit	$56.11M	$243.7M
YoY Change	-1.79%	-2.34%
Gross Profit Margin	32.08%	34.42%
Selling, General & Admin	$67.40M	-$1.558B
YoY Change	12.41%	-742.42%
% of Gross Profit	120.13%	-639.3%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$2.500M	$9.871M
YoY Change	-6.09%	-10.91%
% of Gross Profit	4.46%	4.05%
Operating Expenses	$69.90M	-$1.548B
YoY Change	11.63%	-738.35%
Operating Profit	-$13.79M	$1.792B
YoY Change	151.33%	101150.45%
Interest Expense	$1.312M	$3.987M
YoY Change	4.96%	4482.76%
% of Operating Profit		0.22%
Other Income/Expense, Net		$1.079M
YoY Change		-58.16%
Pretax Income	-$12.48M	-$13.80M
YoY Change	194.5%	-879.72%
Income Tax	$10.94M	$10.14M
% Of Pretax Income
Net Earnings	-$22.12M	-$22.59M
YoY Change	682.73%	-78010.34%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-12.65%	-3.19%
Basic Earnings Per Share		-$1.17
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$1.14	-$1.17
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding		19.39M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		19.39M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2024 Q1	2024
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$103.0M	$103.0M
YoY Change	-19.98%	-19.98%
Cash & Equivalents	$23.94M	$23.94M
Short-Term Investments	$79.01M	$79.01M
Other Short-Term Assets	$11.76M	$11.76M
YoY Change	12.36%	12.36%
Inventory	$98.60M	$98.60M
Prepaid Expenses	$7.783M
Receivables	$29.75M	$29.75M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$243.1M	$243.1M
YoY Change	-12.46%	-12.46%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$218.7M	$218.7M
YoY Change	210.74%	-10.61%
Goodwill
YoY Change
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments		$11.41M
YoY Change		1.36%
Other Assets	$25.05M	$13.64M
YoY Change	15.98%	-30.25%
Total Long-Term Assets	$243.8M	$243.8M
YoY Change	-11.51%	-11.51%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$243.1M	$243.1M
Total Long-Term Assets	$243.8M	$243.8M
Total Assets	$486.8M	$486.8M
YoY Change	-11.99%	-11.99%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$87.82M	$87.82M
YoY Change	-4.5%	-4.5%
Accrued Expenses	$100.2M	$91.51M
YoY Change	142.36%	-9.96%
Deferred Revenue	$8.143M
YoY Change	-4.46%
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$188.0M	$188.0M
YoY Change	-7.37%	-7.37%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$106.5M	$106.5M
YoY Change	-13.84%	-13.84%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$106.5M	$106.5M
YoY Change	-13.84%	-13.84%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$188.0M	$188.0M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$106.5M	$106.5M
Total Liabilities	$294.5M	$294.5M
YoY Change	-9.82%	-9.82%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$64.28M
YoY Change	-38.61%
Common Stock	$694.0K
YoY Change	0.43%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$192.3M	$192.3M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$486.8M	$486.8M
YoY Change	-11.99%	-11.99%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2024 Q1	2024
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$22.12M	-$22.59M
YoY Change	682.73%	-78010.34%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$2.500M	$9.871M
YoY Change	-6.09%	-10.91%
Cash From Operating Activities	-$11.19M	$477.0K
YoY Change	88.82%	-96.43%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$2.261M	$12.53M
YoY Change	-55.24%	-35.51%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$15.90M	$32.31M
YoY Change	-23.81%	-8.88%
Cash From Investing Activities	$13.64M	$19.78M
YoY Change	-13.77%	23.42%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid		$13.95M
YoY Change		-2.89%
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net	$28.00K	-$2.178M
YoY Change		-114.31%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-3.469M	-16.13M
YoY Change	-51.32%	-44.9%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	-11.19M	477.0K
Cash From Investing Activities	13.64M	19.78M
Cash From Financing Activities	-3.469M	-16.13M
Net Change In Cash	-1.019M	4.121M
YoY Change	-136.81%	3483.48%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	-$11.19M	$477.0K
Capital Expenditures	$2.261M	$12.53M
Free Cash Flow	-$13.45M	-$12.06M
YoY Change	22.54%	98.83%

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CY2023Q1	us-gaap	Liabilities Current LiabilitiesCurrent	202957000	usd
CY2024Q1	cato	Other Noncurrent Liabilities Primarily Deferred Rent OtherNoncurrentLiabilitiesPrimarilyDeferredRent	14475000	usd
CY2023Q1	cato	Other Noncurrent Liabilities Primarily Deferred Rent OtherNoncurrentLiabilitiesPrimarilyDeferredRent	16183000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability Noncurrent OperatingLeaseLiabilityNoncurrent	92013000	usd
CY2023Q1	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability Noncurrent OperatingLeaseLiabilityNoncurrent	107407000	usd
CY2023Q1	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Par Or Stated Value Per Share PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare	100
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Par Or Stated Value Per Share PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare	100
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Shares Authorized PreferredStockSharesAuthorized	100000	shares
CY2023Q1	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Shares Authorized PreferredStockSharesAuthorized	100000	shares
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Value PreferredStockValue	0	usd
CY2023Q1	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Value PreferredStockValue	0	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Additional Paid In Capital AdditionalPaidInCapital	126953000	usd
CY2023Q1	us-gaap	Additional Paid In Capital AdditionalPaidInCapital	122431000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Retained Earnings Accumulated Deficit RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit	64279000	usd
CY2023Q1	us-gaap	Retained Earnings Accumulated Deficit RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit	104709000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	395000	usd
CY2023Q1	us-gaap	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-1238000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity StockholdersEquity	192321000	usd
CY2023Q1	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity StockholdersEquity	226593000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Liabilities And Stockholders Equity LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity	486817000	usd
CY2023Q1	us-gaap	Liabilities And Stockholders Equity LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity	553140000	usd
CY2024	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	-23941000	usd
CY2023	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	29000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	36844000	usd
CY2024	us-gaap	Depreciation And Amortization DepreciationAndAmortization	9871000	usd
CY2023	us-gaap	Depreciation And Amortization DepreciationAndAmortization	11080000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Depreciation And Amortization DepreciationAndAmortization	12356000	usd
CY2024	us-gaap	Provision For Doubtful Accounts ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts	554000	usd
CY2023	us-gaap	Provision For Doubtful Accounts ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts	280000	usd
CY2024	cato	Purchase Premium And Premium Amortization PurchasePremiumAndPremiumAmortization	711000	usd
CY2023	cato	Purchase Premium And Premium Amortization PurchasePremiumAndPremiumAmortization	-537000	usd
CY2024	us-gaap	Gains Losses On Sales Of Assets GainsLossesOnSalesOfAssets	-8000	usd
CY2023	us-gaap	Gains Losses On Sales Of Assets GainsLossesOnSalesOfAssets	0	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Gains Losses On Sales Of Assets GainsLossesOnSalesOfAssets	0	usd
CY2024	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	4170000	usd
CY2024	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	8724000	usd
CY2023	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	386000	usd
CY2024	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Property Plant Equipment GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment	-84000	usd
CY2024	us-gaap	Impairment Of Leasehold ImpairmentOfLeasehold	1811000	usd
CY2024	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts And Other Receivables IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsAndOtherReceivables	608000	usd
CY2024	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Retail Related Inventories IncreaseDecreaseInRetailRelatedInventories	-13453000	usd
CY2024	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets	216000	usd
CY2024	cato	Changeoperatingleaseassetandliabilitiesnet Changeoperatingleaseassetandliabilitiesnet	2056000	usd
CY2023	cato	Changeoperatingleaseassetandliabilitiesnet Changeoperatingleaseassetandliabilitiesnet	2573000	usd
CY2022	cato	Changeoperatingleaseassetandliabilitiesnet Changeoperatingleaseassetandliabilitiesnet	3855000	usd
CY2024	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accrued Income Taxes Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedIncomeTaxesPayable	-613000	usd
CY2024	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable	-10053000	usd
CY2024	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	477000	usd
CY2023	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	13370000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	59788000	usd
CY2024	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	12532000	usd
CY2023	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	19433000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	4105000	usd
CY2024	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Short Term Investments PaymentsToAcquireShortTermInvestments	48055000	usd
CY2024	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale And Maturity Of Available For Sale Securities ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfAvailableForSaleSecurities	80371000	usd
CY2024	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Projects PaymentsToAcquireProjects	0	usd
CY2023	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Projects PaymentsToAcquireProjects	0	usd
CY2024	cato	Payments For Proceeds From Other Projects PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherProjects	8000	usd
CY2023	cato	Payments For Proceeds From Other Projects PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherProjects	0	usd
CY2022	cato	Payments For Proceeds From Other Projects PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherProjects	0	usd
CY2024	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	19776000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-25332000	usd
CY2024	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends PaymentsOfDividends	13954000	usd
CY2024	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	2562000	usd
CY2024	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Plans ProceedsFromStockPlans	384000	usd
CY2024	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-16132000	usd
CY2024	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease Excluding Exchange Rate Effect CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseExcludingExchangeRateEffect	4121000	usd
CY2023	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease Excluding Exchange Rate Effect CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseExcludingExchangeRateEffect	115000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease Excluding Exchange Rate Effect CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseExcludingExchangeRateEffect	2655000	usd
CY2023Q1	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	23792000	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
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	27913000	usd
CY2023Q1	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	23792000	usd
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	23677000	usd
CY2024	us-gaap	Capital Expenditures Incurred But Not Yet Paid CapitalExpendituresIncurredButNotYetPaid	942000	usd
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	Employee Benefits And Share Based Compensation EmployeeBenefitsAndShareBasedCompensation	4055000	usd
CY2022	cato	Treasury Stock Acquired And Retired Cost Method Amount TreasuryStockAcquiredAndRetiredCostMethodAmount	22033000	usd
CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	254196000	usd
CY2023	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	29000	usd
CY2023	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodTax	-287000	usd
CY2023	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	-958000	usd
CY2023	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.68
CY2023	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock Cash DividendsCommonStockCash	14369000	usd
CY2023	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Share Based Compensation StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation	360000	usd
CY2023	us-gaap	Employee Benefits And Share Based Compensation EmployeeBenefitsAndShareBasedCompensation	2552000	usd
CY2023	cato	Treasury Stock Acquired And Retired Cost Method Amount TreasuryStockAcquiredAndRetiredCostMethodAmount	15217000	usd
CY2023Q1	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	226593000	usd
CY2024	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	-23941000	usd
CY2024	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodTax	489000	usd
CY2024	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	1633000	usd
CY2024	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.68
CY2024	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock Cash DividendsCommonStockCash	13954000	usd
CY2024	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Share Based Compensation StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation	447000	usd
CY2024	us-gaap	Employee Benefits And Share Based Compensation EmployeeBenefitsAndShareBasedCompensation	4105000	usd
CY2024	cato	Treasury Stock Acquired And Retired Cost Method Amount TreasuryStockAcquiredAndRetiredCostMethodAmount	2562000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	192321000	usd
CY2024	us-gaap	Fiscal Period FiscalPeriod	<div id="TextBlockContainer437" style="position:relative;line-height:normal;width:643px;height:119px;"><div id="TextContainer437" style="position:relative;width:643px;z-index:1;"><div id="a7509" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:bold;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="a7511" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:bold;left:262px;top:0px;">Year:</div><div id="a7512" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';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><div id="a7512_17_3" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';left:429px;top:0px;">two</div><div id="a7512_20_27" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';left:451px;top:0px;"><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="a7517" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';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="a7518" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';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="a7521" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';left:5px;top:51px;">“It’s Fashion,” “It’s<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>Fashion Metro,” “Versona<div style="display:inline-block;width:2px"> </div>”<div style="display:inline-block;width:4px"> </div>and “Cache,” including e-commerce websites. The stores </div><div id="a7530" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';left:5px;top:67px;">are<div style="display:inline-block;width:8px"> </div>located<div style="display:inline-block;width:8px"> </div>primarily<div style="display:inline-block;width:8px"> </div>in<div style="display:inline-block;width:8px"> </div>strip<div style="display:inline-block;width:8px"> </div>shopping<div style="display:inline-block;width:8px"> </div>centers<div style="display:inline-block;width:8px"> </div>principally<div style="display:inline-block;width:8px"> </div>in<div style="display:inline-block;width:8px"> </div>the<div style="display:inline-block;width:8px"> </div>southeastern<div style="display:inline-block;width:8px"> </div>United<div style="display:inline-block;width:8px"> </div>States.<div style="display:inline-block;width:8px"> </div>The </div><div id="a7532" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';left:5px;top:84px;">Company’s fiscal year ends on the Saturday nearest January 31 of the subsequent year. Fiscal year 2023 is </div><div id="a7533" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';left:5px;top:101px;">a 53-week year and 2022 and 2021 are </div><div id="a7533_37_2" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';left:236px;top:101px;">52</div><div id="a7533_39_12" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';left:250px;top:101px;">-week years.</div></div></div>
CY2024	us-gaap	Number Of Reportable Segments NumberOfReportableSegments	2	pure
CY2024	us-gaap	Fiscal Period Duration FiscalPeriodDuration	P364D
CY2024	us-gaap	Use Of Estimates UseOfEstimates	<div id="TextBlockContainer445" style="position:relative;line-height:normal;width:643px;height:153px;"><div id="TextContainer445" style="position:relative;width:643px;z-index:1;"><div id="a7541" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:bold;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="a7542" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';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="a7544" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';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="a7545" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';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="a7548" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';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="a7549" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';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="a7551" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';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="a7555" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';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="a7557" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';left:5px;top:118px;">compensation,<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>general<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>and<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>auto<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>insurance<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>liabilities,<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>reserves<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>relating<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>to<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>self-insured<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>health<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px"> </div>insurance, </div><div id="a7562" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';left:5px;top:135px;">uncertain tax positions and valuation allowances on deferred tax<div style="display:inline-block;width:2px"> </div>assets.</div></div></div>
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Restricted Cash And Cash Equivalents RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalents	4000000.0	usd
CY2023Q1	us-gaap	Restricted Cash And Cash Equivalents RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalents	3800000	usd
CY2024	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid Net IncomeTaxesPaidNet	4121000	usd
CY2023	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid Net IncomeTaxesPaidNet	-29206000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid Net IncomeTaxesPaidNet	13176000	usd
CY2024	us-gaap	Asset Impairment Charges AssetImpairmentCharges	1811000	usd
CY2023	us-gaap	Asset Impairment Charges AssetImpairmentCharges	884000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Asset Impairment Charges AssetImpairmentCharges	901000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Compensation Plan Assets DeferredCompensationPlanAssets	8586000	usd
CY2023Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Compensation Plan Assets DeferredCompensationPlanAssets	9274000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Inventory Land Held For Development And Sale InventoryLandHeldForDevelopmentAndSale	9334000	usd
CY2023Q1	us-gaap	Inventory Land Held For Development And Sale InventoryLandHeldForDevelopmentAndSale	9334000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Other Investments OtherInvestments	2076000	usd
CY2023Q1	us-gaap	Other Investments OtherInvestments	1923000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Assets Held For Sale Not Part Of Disposal Group AssetsHeldForSaleNotPartOfDisposalGroup	4183000	usd
CY2023Q1	us-gaap	Assets Held For Sale Not Part Of Disposal Group AssetsHeldForSaleNotPartOfDisposalGroup	0	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Deposit Assets DepositAssets	604000	usd
CY2023Q1	us-gaap	Deposit Assets DepositAssets	571000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Other Assets Miscellaneous OtherAssetsMiscellaneous	264000	usd
CY2023Q1	us-gaap	Other Assets Miscellaneous OtherAssetsMiscellaneous	494000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Other Assets OtherAssets	25047000	usd
CY2023Q1	us-gaap	Other Assets OtherAssets	21596000	usd
CY2024	us-gaap	Provision For Other Credit Losses ProvisionForOtherCreditLosses	578000	usd
CY2023	us-gaap	Provision For Other Credit Losses ProvisionForOtherCreditLosses	349000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Contract With Customer Asset Net Current ContractWithCustomerAssetNetCurrent	10909000	usd
CY2023Q1	us-gaap	Contract With Customer Asset Net Current ContractWithCustomerAssetNetCurrent	10553000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Contract With Customer Liability Current ContractWithCustomerLiabilityCurrent	8143000	usd
CY2023Q1	us-gaap	Contract With Customer Liability Current ContractWithCustomerLiabilityCurrent	8523000	usd
CY2024	us-gaap	Advertising Expense AdvertisingExpense	6277000	usd
CY2023	us-gaap	Advertising Expense AdvertisingExpense	6868000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Advertising Expense AdvertisingExpense	6037000	usd
CY2024	cato	Sharerepurchasepolicytextblock Sharerepurchasepolicytextblock	<div id="TextBlockContainer542" style="position:relative;line-height:normal;width:642px;height:51px;"><div id="TextContainer542" style="position:relative;width:642px;z-index:1;"><div id="a8109" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:bold;left:23px;top:0px;">Stock Repurchase Program:<div style="display:inline-block;width:8px"> </div></div><div id="a8110" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';left:210px;top:0px;">For the fiscal year ended<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px"> </div>February 3, 2024, the Company had<div style="display:inline-block;width:9px"> </div></div><div id="a8110_61_7" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';left:581px;top:0px;">909,653</div><div id="a8111" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';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="a8113" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';left:5px;top:34px;">repurchase program. Share repurchases are recorded in Retained<div style="display:inline-block;width:2px"> </div>earnings, net of par value.</div></div></div>
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Stock Repurchase Program Remaining Number Of Shares Authorized To Be Repurchased StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased	909653	shares
CY2024	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	-23941000	usd
CY2023	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	29000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	36844000	usd
CY2024	us-gaap	Undistributed Earnings Loss Allocated To Participating Securities Basic UndistributedEarningsLossAllocatedToParticipatingSecuritiesBasic	1347000	usd
CY2023	us-gaap	Undistributed Earnings Loss Allocated To Participating Securities Basic UndistributedEarningsLossAllocatedToParticipatingSecuritiesBasic	12000	usd
CY2024	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	-22594000	usd
CY2023	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	41000	usd
CY2023	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	19930960	shares
CY2024	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	-1.17
CY2023	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0
CY2022	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	1.65
CY2024	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	-1.17
CY2023	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0
CY2022	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	1.65
CY2024	cato	Storeopeningcostspolicytextblock Storeopeningcostspolicytextblock	<div id="TextBlockContainer576" style="position:relative;line-height:normal;width:646px;height:51px;"><div id="TextContainer576" style="position:relative;width:646px;z-index:1;"><div id="a8459" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:bold;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="a8460" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';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="a8462" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';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="a8465" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';left:5px;top:34px;">selection costs are capitalized to new, relocated and remodeled stores.</div></div></div>
CY2024	cato	Selfinsurancepolicytextblock Selfinsurancepolicytextblock	<div id="TextBlockContainer579" style="position:relative;line-height:normal;width:642px;height:102px;"><div id="TextContainer579" style="position:relative;width:642px;z-index:1;"><div id="a8469" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:bold;left:23px;top:0px;">Insurance: </div><div id="a8470" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';left:95px;top:0px;">The Company is self-insured with respect to employee health care, workers’ compensation </div><div id="a8473" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';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="a8477" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';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 id="a8478" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';left:5px;top:51px;">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="a8480" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';left:5px;top:68px;">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="a8480_81_7" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';left:499px;top:68px;">325,000</div><div id="a8480_88_14" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';left:547px;top:68px;"><div style="display:inline-block;width:4px"> </div>for employee </div><div id="a8483" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';left:5px;top:84px;">healthcare, $</div><div id="a8483_13_7" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';left:80px;top:84px;">350,000</div><div id="a8483_20_32" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';left:128px;top:84px;"><div style="display:inline-block;width:4px"> </div>for workers’ compensation and $</div><div id="a8483_52_7" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';left:325px;top:84px;">250,000</div><div id="a8483_59_23" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';left:373px;top:84px;"><div style="display:inline-block;width:4px"> </div>for general liability.</div></div></div>
CY2024Q1	cato	Stop Lossinsurancecoverage StopLossinsurancecoverage	325000	usd
CY2024Q1	cato	Employeehealthcarecoverage Employeehealthcarecoverage	350000	usd
CY2024Q1	cato	Generalliabilitycoverage Generalliabilitycoverage	250000	usd
CY2024	us-gaap	Investment Income Dividend InvestmentIncomeDividend	78000	usd
CY2023	us-gaap	Investment Income Dividend InvestmentIncomeDividend	47000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Investment Income Dividend InvestmentIncomeDividend	76000	usd
CY2024	us-gaap	Interest Income Other InterestIncomeOther	3919000	usd
CY2023	us-gaap	Interest Income Other InterestIncomeOther	1876000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Interest Income Other InterestIncomeOther	1321000	usd
CY2024	cato	Government Grants GovernmentGrants	0	usd
CY2023	cato	Government Grants GovernmentGrants	1431000	usd
CY2022	cato	Government Grants GovernmentGrants	0	usd
CY2024	us-gaap	Insured Event Gain Loss InsuredEventGainLoss	0	usd
CY2023	us-gaap	Insured Event Gain Loss InsuredEventGainLoss	1683000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Insured Event Gain Loss InsuredEventGainLoss	0	usd
CY2024	us-gaap	Other Nonoperating Income OtherNonoperatingIncome	1079000	usd
CY2023	us-gaap	Other Nonoperating Income OtherNonoperatingIncome	896000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Other Nonoperating Income OtherNonoperatingIncome	580000	usd
CY2024	us-gaap	Realized Investment Gains Losses RealizedInvestmentGainsLosses	25000	usd
CY2023	us-gaap	Realized Investment Gains Losses RealizedInvestmentGainsLosses	-31000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Realized Investment Gains Losses RealizedInvestmentGainsLosses	164000	usd
CY2024	us-gaap	Interest And Other Income InterestAndOtherIncome	5101000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Interest And Other Income InterestAndOtherIncome	2141000	usd
CY2023	cato	Government Grants GovernmentGrants	1400000	usd
CY2023	us-gaap	Insured Event Gain Loss InsuredEventGainLoss	1700000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Available For Sale Debt Securities Amortized Cost Basis AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis	79309000	usd
CY2023Q1	us-gaap	Available For Sale Debt Securities Amortized Cost Basis AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis	110913000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Available For Sale Debt Securities Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain Before Tax AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainBeforeTax	38000	usd
CY2023Q1	us-gaap	Available For Sale Debt Securities Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain Before Tax AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainBeforeTax	0	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Available For Sale Debt Securities Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss Before Tax AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedLossBeforeTax	335000	usd
CY2023Q1	us-gaap	Available For Sale Debt Securities Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss Before Tax AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedLossBeforeTax	2261000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Securities AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities	79012000	usd
CY2023Q1	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Securities AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities	108652000	usd
CY2024	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Adjustment Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentBeforeTax	514000	usd
CY2024	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesTax	-119000	usd
CY2024	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax	395000	usd
CY2023	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Adjustment Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentBeforeTax	-1609000	usd
CY2023	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesTax	371000	usd
CY2023	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax	-1238000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Assets Fair Value Disclosure AssetsFairValueDisclosure	88682000	usd
CY2023Q1	us-gaap	Assets Fair Value Disclosure AssetsFairValueDisclosure	118849000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Accounts Receivable Gross AccountsReceivableGross	30456000	usd
CY2023Q1	us-gaap	Accounts Receivable Gross AccountsReceivableGross	27258000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Receivable AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivable	705000	usd
CY2023Q1	us-gaap	Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Receivable AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivable	761000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Accounts Receivable Net AccountsReceivableNet	29751000	usd
CY2023Q1	us-gaap	Accounts Receivable Net AccountsReceivableNet	26497000	usd
CY2024	us-gaap	Interest And Fee Income Loans Consumer Installment Credit Card InterestAndFeeIncomeLoansConsumerInstallmentCreditCard	2640000	usd
CY2023	us-gaap	Interest And Fee Income Loans Consumer Installment Credit Card InterestAndFeeIncomeLoansConsumerInstallmentCreditCard	2243000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Interest And Fee Income Loans Consumer Installment Credit Card InterestAndFeeIncomeLoansConsumerInstallmentCreditCard	2066000	usd
CY2024	us-gaap	Provision For Loan Losses Expensed ProvisionForLoanLossesExpensed	554000	usd
CY2023	us-gaap	Provision For Loan Losses Expensed ProvisionForLoanLossesExpensed	280000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Provision For Loan Losses Expensed ProvisionForLoanLossesExpensed	429000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Gross PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	337588000	usd
CY2023Q1	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Gross PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	352572000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Accumulated Depreciation Depletion And Amortization Property Plant And Equipment AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment	273566000	usd
CY2023Q1	us-gaap	Accumulated Depreciation Depletion And Amortization Property Plant And Equipment AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment	282190000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Net PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	64022000	usd
CY2023Q1	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Net PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	70382000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Accrued Salaries Current AccruedSalariesCurrent	4736000	usd
CY2023Q1	us-gaap	Accrued Salaries Current AccruedSalariesCurrent	7377000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Accrual For Taxes Other Than Income Taxes Current AccrualForTaxesOtherThanIncomeTaxesCurrent	13544000	usd
CY2023Q1	us-gaap	Accrual For Taxes Other Than Income Taxes Current AccrualForTaxesOtherThanIncomeTaxesCurrent	16546000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Self Insurance Reserve Current SelfInsuranceReserveCurrent	9500000	usd
CY2023Q1	us-gaap	Self Insurance Reserve Current SelfInsuranceReserveCurrent	7968000	usd
CY2024Q1	cato	Accrued Ppe AccruedPPE	942000	usd
CY2023Q1	cato	Accrued Ppe AccruedPPE	685000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Other Liabilities Current OtherLiabilitiesCurrent	8682000	usd
CY2023Q1	us-gaap	Other Liabilities Current OtherLiabilitiesCurrent	8762000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Accrued Liabilities And Other Liabilities AccruedLiabilitiesAndOtherLiabilities	37404000	usd
CY2023Q1	us-gaap	Accrued Liabilities And Other Liabilities AccruedLiabilitiesAndOtherLiabilities	41338000	usd
CY2024	us-gaap	Description Of Defined Contribution Pension And Other Postretirement Plans DescriptionOfDefinedContributionPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlans	The 401(k) plan allows participants to contribute up to 75% of their annual compensation up to the maximum elective deferral, designated by the Internal Revenue Service.
CY2024	cato	Maximum Percentage Of Employee Annual Compensation To Maximum Elective Deferral MaximumPercentageOfEmployeeAnnualCompensationToMaximumElectiveDeferral	0.75	pure
CY2024	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Employer Discretionary Contribution Amount DefinedContributionPlanEmployerDiscretionaryContributionAmount	1099000	usd
CY2023	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Employer Discretionary Contribution Amount DefinedContributionPlanEmployerDiscretionaryContributionAmount	1184000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Employer Discretionary Contribution Amount DefinedContributionPlanEmployerDiscretionaryContributionAmount	1210000	usd
CY2024	us-gaap	Employee Stock Ownership Plan Esop Plan Description EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanESOPPlanDescription	The Company has a trusteed, non-contributory Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”), which covers substantially all associates who meet minimum age and service requirements.
CY2023	us-gaap	Employee Stock Ownership Plan Esop Cash Contributions To Esop EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanESOPCashContributionsToESOP	32510	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Employee Stock Ownership Plan Esop Cash Contributions To Esop EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanESOPCashContributionsToESOP	29430000	usd
CY2024	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Option To Extend LesseeOperatingLeaseOptionToExtend	up to five years
CY2024	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Option To Terminate LesseeOperatingLeaseOptionToTerminate	within one year
CY2024	us-gaap	Operating Lease Cost OperatingLeaseCost	70363000	usd
CY2023	us-gaap	Operating Lease Cost OperatingLeaseCost	71513000	usd
CY2024	us-gaap	Variable Lease Cost VariableLeaseCost	2646000	usd
CY2023	us-gaap	Variable Lease Cost VariableLeaseCost	3127000	usd
CY2024	us-gaap	Operating Lease Right Of Use Asset Amortization Expense OperatingLeaseRightOfUseAssetAmortizationExpense	1300000	usd
CY2023	us-gaap	Operating Lease Right Of Use Asset Amortization Expense OperatingLeaseRightOfUseAssetAmortizationExpense	1700000	usd
CY2024	us-gaap	Operating Lease Payments OperatingLeasePayments	65872000	usd
CY2023	us-gaap	Operating Lease Payments OperatingLeasePayments	67194000	usd
CY2024	us-gaap	Right Of Use Asset Obtained In Exchange For Operating Lease Liability RightOfUseAssetObtainedInExchangeForOperatingLeaseLiability	44284000	usd
CY2023	us-gaap	Right Of Use Asset Obtained In Exchange For Operating Lease Liability RightOfUseAssetObtainedInExchangeForOperatingLeaseLiability	57628000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Operating Lease Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term1 OperatingLeaseWeightedAverageRemainingLeaseTerm1	P2Y3M18D
CY2023Q1	us-gaap	Operating Lease Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term1 OperatingLeaseWeightedAverageRemainingLeaseTerm1	P2Y6M
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Operating Lease Weighted Average Discount Rate Percent OperatingLeaseWeightedAverageDiscountRatePercent	0.0458	pure
CY2023Q1	us-gaap	Operating Lease Weighted Average Discount Rate Percent OperatingLeaseWeightedAverageDiscountRatePercent	0.0313	pure
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Next Twelve Months LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueNextTwelveMonths	66868000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Two LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearTwo	45125000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Three LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearThree	29070000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Four LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFour	16517000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Five LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFive	7716000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due After Year Five LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueAfterYearFive	690000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDue	165986000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Undiscounted Excess Amount LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityUndiscountedExcessAmount	12865000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability OperatingLeaseLiability	153121000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits UnrecognizedTaxBenefits	3900000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits That Would Impact Effective Tax Rate UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate	5000000.0	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Income Tax Penalties And Interest Accrued UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued	1800000	usd
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$CATO
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