Krispy Kreme Doughnuts (KKD) 10-K 2 Apr 15 2015 FY Annual report Financial data

Document_and_Entity_Informatio

Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015	Mar. 20, 2015	Aug. 03, 2014
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	1-Feb-15
Amendment Flag	FALSE
Entity Registrant Name	KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS INC
Entity Central Index Key	1100270
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Current Fiscal Year End Date	1
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding		64,927,711
Entity Public Float			$955,000,000
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Trading Symbol	kkd

CONSOLIDATED_STATEMENT_OF_INCO

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Feb. 01, 2015	Nov. 02, 2014	Aug. 03, 2014	4-May-14	Feb. 02, 2014	Nov. 03, 2013	Aug. 04, 2013	5-May-13	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014	Feb. 03, 2013
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME [Abstract]
Revenues	$125,367	$122,871	$120,516	$121,580	$112,746	$114,231	$112,729	$120,625	$490,334	$460,331	$435,843
Operating expenses:
Direct operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization expense shown below)	102,323	101,165	101,084	95,172	93,302	92,466	93,806	96,558	399,744	376,132	362,828
General and administrative expenses	9,221	5,553	6,737	7,047	7,709	5,730	5,655	6,055	28,558	25,149	25,089
Depreciation and amortization expense	3,354	3,280	3,033	3,173	2,834	2,788	2,664	2,820	12,840	11,106	9,891
Impairment charges and lease termination costs	905	4	38	8	-169	1,531	4	8	955	1,374	306
Operating income	9,564	12,869	9,624	16,180	9,070	11,716	10,600	15,184	48,237	46,570	37,729
Interest income	109	62	64	171	144	341	70	61	406	616	114
Interest expense	-321	-230	-162	-143	-135	-131	-354	-437	-856	-1,057	-1,642
Loss on retirement of debt							-967			-967
Equity in losses of equity method franchisees	53	-53	-61	-57	-47	-61	-60	-53	-118	-221	-202
Other non-operating income and (expense), net	136	91	152	168	96	29	-1	-5	547	119	317
Income before income taxes	9,541	12,739	9,617	16,319	9,128	11,894	9,288	14,750	48,216	45,060	36,316
Provision for income taxes	2,995	4,633	3,865	6,663	-5,632	5,114	4,571	6,751	18,156	10,804	15,537
Net income	$6,546	$8,106	$5,752	$9,656	$14,760	$6,780	$4,717	$7,999	$30,060	$34,256	$20,779
Earnings per common share:
Basic	$0.10	$0.12	$0.09	$0.15	$0.22	$0.10	$0.07	$0.12	$0.45	$0.51	$0.31
Diluted	$0.10	$0.12	$0.08	$0.14	$0.21	$0.09	$0.07	$0.11	$0.44	$0.48	$0.30

CONSOLIDATED_STATEMENT_OF_COMP

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Feb. 01, 2015	Nov. 02, 2014	Aug. 03, 2014	4-May-14	Feb. 02, 2014	Nov. 03, 2013	Aug. 04, 2013	5-May-13	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014	Feb. 03, 2013
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME [Abstract]
Net income	$6,546	$8,106	$5,752	$9,656	$14,760	$6,780	$4,717	$7,999	$30,060	$34,256	$20,779
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedge										36	-3
Less income taxes										-14	1
Unrealized gain on cash flow hedge, net of taxes										22	-2
Loss on cash flow hedge reclassified to net income, previously charged to other comprehensive income										516
Less income taxes										-200
Loss on cash flow hedge reclassified to net income, previously charged to other comprehensive income, net of taxes										316
Total other comprehensive income (loss)										338	-2
Comprehensive income									$30,060	$34,594	$20,777

CONSOLIDATED_BALANCE_SHEET

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (USD $)	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$50,971	$55,748
Receivables	27,799	25,268
Receivables from equity method franchisees	782	675
Inventories	18,194	16,750
Deferred income taxes	23,245	23,847
Other current assets	6,856	5,199
Total current assets	127,847	127,487
Property and equipment	115,758	92,823
Investments in equity method franchisees
Goodwill and other intangible assets	30,070	24,097
Deferred income taxes	68,278	83,461
Other assets	10,760	10,678
Total assets	352,713	338,546
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Current portion of lease obligations	333	344
Accounts payable	17,095	16,788
Accrued liabilities	32,530	29,276
Total current liabilities	49,958	46,408
Lease obligations, less current portion	9,354	1,659
Other long-term obligations and deferred credits	25,615	25,386
Commitments and contingencies
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Preferred stock, no par value; 10,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding
Common stock, no par value; 300,000 shares authorized; shares issued and outstanding: February 1, 2015 - 64,926 and February 2, 2014 - 64,940	310,768	338,135
Accumulated other comprehensive income
Accumulated deficit	-42,982	-73,042
Total shareholders equity	267,786	265,093
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$352,713	$338,546

CONSOLIDATED_BALANCE_SHEET_Par

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (Parentheticals) (USD $)	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET [Abstract]
Preferred stock, par value per share
Preferred stock, shares authorized	10,000	10,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	0	0
Common stock, par value per share
Common stock, shares authorized	300,000	300,000
Common stock, shares issued	64,926	64,940
Common stock, shares outstanding	64,926	64,940

CONSOLIDATED_STATEMENT_OF_CASH

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014	Feb. 03, 2013
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$30,060	$34,256	$20,779
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization expense	12,840	11,106	9,891
Deferred income taxes	15,729	8,014	13,413
Impairment charges	901
Accrued rent expense	789	784	585
Loss on retirement of debt		967
(Gain) loss on disposal of property and equipment	238	-1,879	543
(Gain) on refranchising	-1,247	-876
Share-based compensation	4,466	6,452	6,801
Provision for doubtful accounts	90	-345	194
Amortization of deferred financing costs	108	285	398
Equity in losses of equity method franchisees	118	221	202
Unrealized losses on commodity derivative positions	1,498	298	36
Other	23	27	-255
Change in assets and liabilities:
Receivables	-3,962	556	-248
Inventories	-1,343	-4,553	299
Other current and non-current assets	-2,358	1,917	-1,012
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	4,867	-1,913	4,740
Other long-term obligations and deferred credits	57	1,595	2,944
Net cash provided by operating activities	62,874	56,912	59,310
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchase of property and equipment	-31,447	-23,419	-14,218
Proceeds from disposals of property and equipment	2,341	1,719	178
Proceeds from refranchising	1,847	681
Acquisition of stores from franchisees	-7,152	-1,603	-915
Other investing activities	766	456	517
Net cash used for investing activities	-33,645	-22,166	-14,438
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Repayment of long-term debt and lease obligations	-384	-24,658	-2,346
Deferred financing costs		-132	-11
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	10,259	2,517	247
Proceeds from exercise of warrants			9
Repurchase of common shares	-43,881	-23,057	-20,758
Net cash used for financing activities	-34,006	-45,330	-22,859
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	-4,777	-10,584	22,013
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	55,748	66,332	44,319
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	50,971	55,748	66,332
Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities:
Assets acquired under leasing arrangements	$8,045	$918	$516

CONSOLIDATED_STATEMENT_OF_CHAN

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (USD $)	Total	Common Stock [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Accumulated Deficit [Member]
In Thousands, except Share data
Beginning Balance at Jan. 29, 2012	$249,126	$377,539	($336)	($128,077)
Balance, shares at Jan. 29, 2012		68,092,000
Comprehensive income (loss)	20,777		-2	20,779
Write-off of deferred tax assets related to the expiration of unexercised stock warrants	-9,770	-9,770
Exercise of warrants	9	9
Exercise of warrants, shares		1,000
Exercise of stock options	247	247
Exercise of stock options, shares	128,000	128,000
Share-based compensation	6,801	6,801
Share-based compensation, shares		348,000
Repurchase of common shares	-20,758	-20,758
Repurchase of common shares, shares	-3,213,000	-3,213,000
Ending Balance at Feb. 03, 2013	246,432	354,068	-338	-107,298
Balance, shares at Feb. 03, 2013		65,356,000
Comprehensive income (loss)	34,594		338	34,256
Exercise of stock options	2,517	2,517
Exercise of stock options, shares	459,500	460,000
Share-based compensation	6,452	6,452
Share-based compensation, shares		445,000
Repurchase of common shares	-24,902	-24,902
Repurchase of common shares, shares	-1,321,000	-1,321,000
Ending Balance at Feb. 02, 2014	265,093	338,135		-73,042
Balance, shares at Feb. 02, 2014	64,940,000	64,940,000
Comprehensive income (loss)	30,060			30,060
Write-off of deferred tax assets related to the expiration of unexercised stock options	-56	-56
Exercise of stock options	10,259	10,259
Exercise of stock options, shares	1,929,600	1,930,000
Share-based compensation	4,466	4,466
Share-based compensation, shares		446,000
Repurchase of common shares	-42,036	-42,036
Repurchase of common shares, shares	-2,390,000	-2,390,000
Ending Balance at Feb. 01, 2015	$267,786	$310,768		($42,982)
Balance, shares at Feb. 01, 2015	64,926,000	64,926,000

Accounting_Policies

Accounting Policies	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Accounting Policies	Note 1 — Accounting Policies
	Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. (“KKDI”) and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) are engaged in the sale of doughnuts and complementary products through Company-owned stores.  The Company also licenses the Krispy Kreme business model and certain of its intellectual property to franchisees in the United States and over 20 other countries around the world, and derives revenue from franchise and development fees and royalties from those franchisees.  Additionally, the Company sells doughnut mixes, other ingredients and supplies and doughnut-making equipment to franchisees.
	Significant Accounting Policies
	The Company prepares its financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).  The significant accounting policies followed by the Company in preparing the accompanying consolidated financial statements are as follows:
	BASIS OF CONSOLIDATION.  The financial statements include the accounts of KKDI and its subsidiaries.
	Investments in entities over which the Company has the ability to exercise significant influence but which the Company does not control, and whose financial statements are not otherwise required to be consolidated, are accounted for using the equity method.
	REVENUE RECOGNITION.  Revenue is recognized when there is a contract or other arrangement of sale; the sales price is fixed or determinable; title and the risks of ownership have been transferred to the customer; and collection of the receivable is reasonably assured.  A summary of the revenue recognition policies for the Company's business segments is as follows:
	Company Stores revenue is derived from the sale of doughnuts and complementary products to on-premises and wholesale customers. Revenue is recognized at the time of delivery for on-premises sales. For wholesale sales, revenue is recognized either at the time of delivery, net of provisions for estimated product returns, or, with respect to those wholesale customers that take title to products purchased from the Company at the time those products are sold by the wholesale customer to consumers, simultaneously with such consumer purchases.
	Domestic and International Franchise revenue is derived from development and initial franchise fees relating to new store openings and ongoing royalties charged to franchisees based on their sales.  Development and franchise fees are recognized when the store is opened, at which time the Company has performed substantially all of the initial services it is required to provide.  Royalties are recognized in income as underlying franchisee sales occur unless there is significant uncertainty concerning the collectibility of such revenues, in which case royalty revenues are recognized when received.
	KK Supply Chain revenue is derived from the sale of doughnut mix, other ingredients and supplies and doughnut-making equipment.  Revenues for the sale of doughnut mix and supplies are recognized upon delivery to the customer or, in the case of franchisees located outside North America, when the goods are loaded on the transport vessel at the U.S. port.  Revenue for equipment sales and installation associated with new store openings is recognized at the store opening date.  Revenue for equipment sales not associated with new store openings is recognized when the equipment is installed if the Company is responsible for the installation, and otherwise upon shipment of the equipment.
	FISCAL YEAR.  The Company's fiscal year ends on the Sunday closest to January 31, which periodically results in a 53-week year.  Fiscal 2015 and fiscal 2014 each contained 52 weeks, while fiscal 2013 contained 53 weeks.
	CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS.  The Company considers cash on hand, demand deposits in banks and all highly liquid debt instruments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash and cash equivalents.
	ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS.  The Company maintains allowances for doubtful accounts related to its accounts receivable, including receivables from franchisees, in amounts which management believes are sufficient to provide for losses estimated to be sustained on realization of these receivables.  Such estimates inherently involve uncertainties and assessments of the outcome of future events, and changes in facts and circumstances may result in adjustments to the allowance for doubtful accounts.
	INVENTORIES.  Inventories are recorded at the lower of cost or market, with cost determined using the first-in, first-out method.
	PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT.  Depreciation of property and equipment is provided using the straight-line method over the assets' estimated useful lives, which are as follows: buildings — 5 to 35 years; machinery and equipment — 3 to 15 years; computer software — 3 to 10  years; and leasehold improvements — 5 to 20 years.
	REACQUIRED FRANCHISE RIGHTS.  Franchise rights reacquired in connection with business combinations are valued based on the present value of the cash flows of the acquired business and are amortized on a straight-line basis from the acquisition date through the expiration date of the terminated franchise agreement.
	GOODWILL.  Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the value of identifiable net assets acquired in business combinations.  Goodwill has an indefinite life and is not amortized, but is tested for impairment annually or more frequently if events or circumstances indicate the carrying amount of the asset may be impaired.  Such impairment testing is performed for each reporting unit to which goodwill has been assigned.
	LEGAL COSTS.  Legal costs associated with litigation and other loss contingencies are charged to expense as services are rendered.
	ASSET IMPAIRMENT.  The Company assesses asset groups for potential impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that its carrying amount may not be recoverable. The assessment is based upon a comparison of the carrying amount of the asset group, consisting primarily of property and equipment, to the estimated undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated from the asset group. To estimate cash flows, management projects the net cash flows anticipated from continuing operation of the asset group or store until its closing or abandonment as well as cash flows, if any, anticipated from disposal of the related assets. If the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the sum of the undiscounted cash flows, the Company records an impairment charge in an amount equal to the excess of the carrying value of the assets over their estimated fair value.
	EARNINGS PER SHARE.  The computation of basic earnings per share is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period.  The computation of diluted earnings per share reflects the additional common shares that would have been outstanding if dilutive potential common shares had been issued, computed using the treasury stock method.  Such potential common shares consist of shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options and warrants and the vesting of currently unvested shares of restricted stock and restricted stock units.
	The following table sets forth amounts used in the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:
			Year Ended
			February 1,		February 2,		February 3,
			2015		2014		2013
			(In thousands)
		Numerator:  net income	$	30,060	$	34,256	$	20,779
		Denominator:
		Basic earnings per share - weighted average shares
		outstanding		66,360		67,261		67,624
		Effect of dilutive securities:
		Stock options and warrants		2,037		2,998		1,781
		Restricted stock and restricted stock units		532		795		491
		Diluted earnings per share - weighted average shares
		outstanding plus dilutive potential common shares		68,929		71,054		69,896
	Stock options and warrants with respect to 257,000, 301,000 and 2.7 million shares for fiscal 2015, fiscal 2014 and fiscal 2013, respectively, as well as 57,000 and 98,000 unvested shares of restricted stock and unvested restricted stock units for fiscal 2015 and fiscal 2013, respectively, have been excluded from the computation of the number of shares used to compute diluted earnings per share because their inclusion would be antidilutive. There were no antidilutive unvested shares of restricted stock and unvested restricted stock units in fiscal 2014.
	SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION.  The Company measures and recognizes compensation expense for share-based payment awards by charging the fair value of each award at its grant date to earnings over the service period necessary for each award to vest.
	MARKETING AND BRAND PROMOTION.  Costs associated with the Company's products including advertising and other brand promotional activities are expensed as incurred, and were approximately $9.8 million, $8.2 million and $7.5 million in fiscal 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
	CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK.  Financial instruments that subject the Company to credit risk consist principally of receivables from wholesale customers and franchisees, guarantees of certain franchisee leases and, in prior years, guarantees of certain indebtedness of franchisees.  Wholesale receivables are primarily from grocer/mass merchants and convenience stores.  The Company maintains allowances for doubtful accounts which management believes are sufficient to provide for losses which may be sustained on realization of these receivables.  In fiscal 2015, 2014 and 2013, no customer accounted for more than 10% of Company Stores segment revenues.  The two largest wholesale customers collectively accounted for approximately 16%, 17% and 16% of Company Stores segment revenues in fiscal 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.  The two wholesale customers with the largest trade receivables balances collectively accounted for approximately 24% and 27% of total wholesale customer receivables at February 1, 2015 and February 2, 2014, respectively.
	The Company also evaluates the recoverability of receivables from its franchisees and maintains allowances for doubtful accounts which management believes are sufficient to provide for losses which may be sustained on realization of these receivables.  In addition, the Company evaluates the likelihood of potential payments by the Company under loan and lease guarantees and records estimated liabilities for payments the Company considers probable.
	SELF-INSURANCE RISKS AND RECEIVABLES FROM INSURERS.  The Company is subject to workers' compensation, vehicle and general liability claims.  The Company is self-insured for the cost of all workers' compensation, vehicle and general liability claims up to the amount of stop-loss insurance coverage purchased by the Company from commercial insurance carriers.  The Company maintains accruals for the estimated cost of claims, without regard to the effects of stop-loss coverage, using actuarial methods which evaluate known open and incurred but not reported claims and consider historical loss development experience.  In addition, the Company records receivables from the insurance carriers for claims amounts estimated to be recovered under the stop-loss insurance policies when these amounts are estimable and probable of collection.  The Company estimates such stop-loss receivables using the same actuarial methods used to establish the related claims accruals, and taking into account the amount of risk transferred to the carriers under the stop-loss policies.  The stop-loss policies provide coverage for claims in excess of retained self-insurance risks, which are determined on a claim-by-claim basis.
	The Company recorded favorable adjustments to its self-insurance claims liabilities related to prior years of approximately $1.7 million, $1.1 million and $730,000 in fiscal 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Such adjustments represent changes in estimates of the ultimate cost of incurred claims.
	The Company provides health and medical benefits to eligible employees, and purchases stop-loss insurance from commercial insurance carriers which pays covered medical costs in excess of a specified annual amount incurred by each claimant.
	DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND DERIVATIVE COMMODITY INSTRUMENTS.  The Company reflects derivative financial instruments, which typically consist of interest rate derivatives and commodity futures contracts and options on such contracts, in the consolidated balance sheet at their fair value.  The difference between the cost, if any, and the fair value of the interest rate derivatives is reflected in income unless the derivative instrument qualifies as a cash flow hedge and is effective in offsetting future cash flows of the underlying hedged item, in which case such amount is reflected in other comprehensive income.  The difference between the cost, if any, and the fair value of commodity derivatives is reflected in earnings because the Company has not designated any of these instruments as cash flow hedges.
	COMPREHENSIVE INCOME.  Accounting standards on reporting comprehensive income require that certain items, including mark-to-market adjustments on interest rate derivative contracts accounted for as cash flow hedges (which are not reflected in net income) be presented as components of comprehensive income.  The cumulative amounts recognized by the Company under these standards are reflected in the consolidated balance sheet as accumulated other comprehensive income, a component of shareholders' equity.
	USE OF ESTIMATES.  The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Actual results will differ from these estimates, and the differences could be material.
	Recent Accounting Pronouncements
	In February 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2015-02, "Consolidation:  Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis."  This update improves targeted areas of the consolidation guidance and reduces the number of consolidation models.  This update is effective for annual and interim periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015.  Adoption of this guidance is not expected to have any effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
	In June 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-12, “Compensation – Stock Compensation”, an update to its accounting guidance related to share-based compensation.  The guidance requires that a performance target that affects vesting, and that could be achieved after the requisite service period, be treated as a performance condition, and therefore shall not be reflected in determining the fair value of the award at the grant date.  The guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2015; adoption of this guidance is not expected to have any effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
	In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers,” to clarify the principles used to recognize revenue for all entities.  The guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016.  The Company will evaluate the effects, if any, adoption of this guidance will have on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
	In April 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-08, “Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disposals of Components of an Entity,” which changes the criteria for determining which disposals can be presented as discontinued operations and modifies related disclosure requirements.  The guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2014.  Adoption of this guidance could have an effect on the Company's presentation and disclosure of a future disposal compared to prior GAAP.

Segment_Information

Segment Information	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015
Segment Information [Abstract]
Segment Information	Note 2 — Segment Information
	The Company's operating and reportable segments are Company Stores, Domestic Franchise, International Franchise and KK Supply Chain.
	The Company Stores segment is comprised of the stores operated by the Company.  These stores sell doughnuts and complementary products through both on-premises and wholesale channels, although some stores serve only one of these distribution channels.
	The Domestic Franchise and International Franchise segments consist of the Company's franchise operations.  Under the terms of franchise agreements, domestic and international franchisees pay royalties and fees to the Company in return for the use of the Krispy Kreme name and ongoing brand and operational support.  Revenues and costs related to licensing certain Krispy Kreme trademarks to domestic third parties other than franchisees also are included in the Domestic Franchise segment.  Expenses for these segments include costs to recruit new franchisees, to assist in store openings, to support franchisee operations and marketing efforts, as well as allocated corporate costs.
	The majority of the ingredients and materials used by Company stores are purchased from the KK Supply Chain segment, which supplies doughnut mix, other ingredients and supplies and doughnut making equipment to both Company and franchisee-owned stores.  All intercompany sales by the KK Supply Chain segment to the Company Stores segment are at prices intended to reflect an arms-length transfer price and are eliminated in consolidation.  Operating income for the Company Stores segment does not include any profit earned by the KK Supply Chain segment on sales of doughnut mix and other items to the Company Stores segment; such profit is included in KK Supply Chain operating income.
	The following table presents the results of operations of the Company's operating and reportable segments for fiscal 2015, 2014 and 2013.  Segment operating income is consolidated operating income before general and administrative expenses, corporate depreciation and amortization, and impairment charges and lease termination costs.
		Year Ended
		February 1,			February 2,			February 3,
		2015			2014			2013
		(In thousands)
	Revenues:
	Company Stores	$	325,306		$	306,825		$	296,494
	Domestic Franchise		13,450			11,839			10,325
	International Franchise		28,598			25,607			24,941
	KK Supply Chain:
	Total revenues		244,688			231,229			215,412
	Less – intersegment sales elimination		(121,708	)		(115,169	)		(111,329	)
	External KK Supply Chain revenues		122,980			116,060			104,083
	Total revenues	$	490,334		$	460,331		$	435,843
	Operating income:
	Company Stores	$	9,287		$	11,334		$	8,534
	Domestic Franchise		8,103			8,083			5,590
	International Franchise		20,026			17,977			17,387
	KK Supply Chain		41,823			36,953			32,450
	Total segment operating income		79,239			74,347			63,961
	General and administrative expenses		(28,558	)		(25,149	)		(25,089	)
	Corporate depreciation and amortization expense		(1,489	)		(1,254	)		(837	)
	Impairment charges and lease termination costs		(955	)		(1,374	)		(306	)
	Consolidated operating income	$	48,237		$	46,570		$	37,729
	Depreciation and amortization expense:
	Company Stores	$	10,534		$	9,039		$	8,142
	Domestic Franchise		135			119			164
	International Franchise		5			7			10
	KK Supply Chain		677			687			738
	Corporate		1,489			1,254			837
	Total depreciation and amortization expense	$	12,840		$	11,106		$	9,891
	Segment information for total assets and capital expenditures is not presented as such information is not used in measuring segment performance or allocating resources among segments.
	Revenues for fiscal 2015, 2014 and 2013 include approximately $52 million, $48 million and $44 million, respectively, from customers outside the United States.

Receivables

Receivables	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015
Receivables [Abstract]
Receivables	Note 3 — Receivables
	The components of receivables are as follows:
		February 1,			February 2,
		2015			2014
		(In thousands)
	Receivables:
	Wholesale customers	$	9,557		$	9,919
	Unaffiliated franchisees		12,743			10,934
	Due from third-party distributors		4,075			3,262
	Other receivables		867			640
	Current portion of notes receivable		1,052			754
			28,294			25,509
	Less — allowance for doubtful accounts:
	Wholesale customers		(204	)		(191	)
	Unaffiliated franchisees		(291	)		(50	)
			(495	)		(241	)
		$	27,799		$	25,268
	Receivables from equity method franchisees (Note 7):
	Trade	$	782		$	675
	The changes in the allowances for doubtful accounts are summarized as follows:
		Year Ended
		February 1,			February 2,			February 3,
		2015			2014			2013
		(In thousands)
	Allowance for doubtful accounts related to receivables:
	Balance at beginning of year	$	241		$	615		$	1,158
	Provision for doubtful accounts		202			(275	)		259
	Net recoveries (chargeoffs)		52			(99	)		(802	)
	Balance at end of year	$	495		$	241		$	615
	See Note 9 for information about notes receivable from franchisees.

Inventories

Inventories	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015
Inventories [Abstract]
Inventories	Note 4 — Inventories
	The components of inventories are as follows:
		February 1,		February 2,
		2015		2014
		(In thousands)
	Raw materials	$	6,779	$	6,200
	Work in progress		115		114
	Finished goods and purchased merchandise		11,300		10,436
		$	18,194	$	16,750

Other_Current_Assets

Other Current Assets	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015
Other Current Assets [Abstract]
Other Current Assets	Note 5 — Other Current Assets
	Other current assets consist of the following:
		February 1,		February 2,
		2015		2014
		(In thousands)
	Current portion of claims against insurance carriers related to self-insurance
	programs (Notes 1, 9, 10 and 12)	$	1,012	$	893
	Margin deposits in derivative brokerage accounts		2,744		792
	Prepaid expenses and other		3,100		3,514
		$	6,856	$	5,199

Property_and_Equipment

Property and Equipment	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015
Property and Equipment [Abstract]
Property and Equipment	Note 6 — Property and Equipment
	Property and equipment consists of the following:
		February 1,			February 2,
		2015			2014
		(In thousands)
	Land	$	13,512		$	13,822
	Buildings		86,337			71,873
	Leasehold improvements		15,200			14,527
	Machinery and equipment		65,596			57,611
	Computer software		7,911			7,100
	Construction and projects in progress		12,295			5,913
			200,851			170,846
	Less: accumulated depreciation		(85,093	)		(78,023	)
		$	115,758		$	92,823
	Machinery and equipment acquired under capital leases had a net book value of $839,000 and $921,000 at February 1, 2015 and February 2, 2014, respectively. Buildings acquired under capital leases had a net book value of $1.8 million and $920,000 at February 1, 2015 and February 2, 2014, respectively.  Buildings acquired under build-to-suit leasing arrangements had a net book value of $5.7 million at February 1, 2015 and construction and projects in progress included assets acquired under build-to-suit leasing arrangements with a carrying value of $1.0 million at February 1, 2015. Depreciation expense was $12.4 million, $11.0 million and $9.9 million in fiscal 2015, 2014, and 2013, respectively.

Investments_in_Franchisees

Investments in Franchisees	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015
Investments in Franchisees [Abstract]
Investment in Franchisees	Note 7 — Investments in Franchisees
	As of February 1, 2015, the Company had an ownership interest in three franchisees, the aggregate carrying value of which was zero.
	Information about the Company's ownership in, and the markets served by, these franchisees is set forth below:
					Number of
					Stores as of
					February 1,		Ownership%
			Geographic Market		2015		Company		Third Parties
	Kremeworks, LLC		Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon,
			Washington		9		25	%	75	%
	Kremeworks Canada, LP		Western Canada		1		24.5	%	75.5	%
	Krispy Kreme of South Florida, LLC		South Florida		3		35.3	%	64.7	%
	The Company's financial exposures related to franchisees in which the Company has an investment are summarized in the tables below.
			1-Feb-15
			Investments and
			Advances				Receivables		Loan Guarantees
			(In thousands)
	Kremeworks, LLC		$	900			$	353	$	-
	Kremeworks Canada, LP			667				30		-
	Krispy Kreme of South Florida, LLC			-				399		-
				1,567				782	$	-
	Less: reserves and allowances			(1,567	)			-
			$	-			$	782
			2-Feb-14
			Investments and
			Advances				Receivables		Loan Guarantees
			(In thousands)
	Kremeworks, LLC		$	900			$	280	$	140
	Kremeworks Canada, LP			667				19		-
	Krispy Kreme of South Florida, LLC			-				376		-
				1,567				675	$	140
	Less: reserves and allowances			(1,567	)			-
			$	-			$	675
	The loan guarantee amount in the preceding table represents the portion of the principal amount outstanding under the related loan that was subject to the Company's guarantee.
	The Company has a 25% interest in Kremeworks, LLC (“Kremeworks”) and had guaranteed 20% of the outstanding principal balance of certain of Kremeworks' bank indebtedness which was paid in full in fiscal 2015.  The carrying values of the Company's investments and advances in Kremeworks and Kremeworks Canada, LP (“Kremeworks Canada”) were zero at February 1, 2015 and February 2, 2014.  In addition, the Company had reserved all of the balance of its advances to Kremeworks and Kremeworks Canada at such dates; accrued but uncollected interest on such advances of approximately $390,000 at February 1, 2015 had not been reflected in income at such date.
	Current liabilities at February 3, 2013 included an accrual of $1.6 million (originally recorded in fiscal 2008) for potential payments under a loan guarantee related to Krispy Kreme of South Florida, LLC (“KKSF”), representing the amount the Company estimated it was likely to pay under such guarantee. KKSF failed to repay the indebtedness upon its maturity in October 2009; however, the lender did not immediately exercise its right to call the loan, and KKSF continued to make payments pursuant to an informal forbearance agreement with the lender. In October 2012, KKSF received notice that the original lender had sold the loan to a new lender, who thereafter advised KKSF that the entire balance due under the loan was due and owing, but made no demand for payment on KKSF or the Company. KKSF then entered into refinancing negotiations with the new lender, while continuing to make payments on the loan. Such negotiations were unsuccessful, and in October 2013 the new lender made demand on KKSF to retire the loan in full and on the Company to perform under its guarantee. On November 1, 2013, the Company made a loan of approximately $1.6 million to KKSF, the proceeds of which KKSF used to retire the debt in full, including accrued interest and lender expenses. Such amount was charged against the guarantee liabilities accrual, and the remaining balance of the accrual of approximately $30,000 was credited to other non-operating income. The amount advanced to KKSF pursuant to the Company's guarantee is evidenced by a promissory note payable to the Company by KKSF, which is secured by a mortgage on real property at KKSF's most significant operating location as well as other KKSF assets, and which is guaranteed by KKSF's 65% majority owner; such collateral is substantially the same as that held by the prior lenders. The loan is payable in 36 monthly installments, including interest at three-month LIBOR plus 3.0%. In light of the uncertainty regarding the collectability of the note, including KKSF's failure to repay the indebtedness when due in 2009, failure to refinance the indebtedness with either of the prior lenders, and the lender ultimately demanding payment of the debt, the Company is recording payments on the note as a component of other non-operating income as they are received, and expects to do so until such time as the Company concludes that the collectibility of some or all of the $1.0 million remaining balance at February 1, 2015 of the note is reasonably assured.
	In December 2011, the Company, KKSF and KKSF's majority owner entered into a restructuring agreement pursuant to which KKSF is to pay to the Company past due amounts totaling approximately $825,000, all of which the Company had written off in prior years. KKSF paid a total of $180,000 of such amount following the execution of the agreement, and commenced repayment of the remaining amount in fiscal 2012. All amounts paid under the agreement are being recorded as received.  At such time as KKSF has paid all the agreed upon amounts and the Company has been reimbursed for all amounts paid by the Company pursuant to the Company's guarantee of the KKSF indebtedness described above, the Company has agreed to convey to KKSF's majority owner all of the Company's membership interests in KKSF, provided that neither KKSF nor its majority owner are then in default under any agreement between either of them and the Company.
	The following table summarizes certain financial information with respect to the Company's investments in franchisees:
			Summary Financial Information (1)
						Operating
						Income			Net Income			Current		Noncurrent		Current		Noncurrent		Total Equity
			Revenues			(Loss)			(Loss) (2)			Assets		Assets		Liabilities		Liabilities		(Deficit)
			(In thousands)
	Kremeworks, LLC
	2015		$	19,691		$	1,038		$	893		$	2,397	$	8,851	$	6,520	$	1,849	$	2,879
	2014			18,512		$	637		$	463		$	1,982	$	9,791	$	7,172	$	1,946	$	2,655
	2013			17,383			(561	)		(781	)		1,083		10,622		8,438		1,883		1,384
	Kremeworks Canada, LP
	2015			1,973			(119	)		(233	)		565		859		448		3,107		(2,131	)
	2014			1,800			(92	)		(201	)		572		1,061		672		3,041		(2,080	)
	2013			1,516			1			(106	)		534		1,247		883		2,912		(2,014	)
	Krispy Kreme of South
	Florida, LLC
	2015			12,098			280			207			1,142		2,105		1,669		3,713		(2,135	)
	2014			12,408			848			626			1,237		2,887		2,120		3,251		(1,247	)
	2013			13,271			1,421			1,290			1,182		3,182		3,418		1,754		(808	)
		-1		Amounts shown for each of these franchisees represents the amounts reported by the franchisee for calendar 2014, 2013 and 2012, and on or about December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012.
		-2		The net income or loss of each of these entities is includable on the income tax returns of their owners to the extent required by law. Accordingly, the financial statements of these entities do not include a provision for income taxes, and as a result, pretax income or loss for each of these entities is also their net income or loss.

Goodwill_and_Other_Intangible_

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets [Abstract]
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets	Note 8 — Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
	Goodwill and other intangible assets consist of the following:
		February 1,		February 2,
		2015		2014
		(In thousands)
	Goodwill:
	Goodwill associated with International Franchise segment	$	15,664	$	15,664
	Goodwill associated with Domestic Franchise segment		7,832		7,832
	Goodwill associated with Company Stores segment (Note 21)		2,594		-
	Reacquired franchise rights associated with Company Stores segment, net of accumulated
	amortization of $556,000 at February 1, 2015 and $82,000 at February 2, 2014		3,980		601
		$	30,070	$	24,097
	The goodwill and reacquired franchise rights associated with Company Stores segment in the preceding table are net of accumulated impairment losses totaling $139.4 million and $1.8 million, respectively, recorded principally in fiscal 2005 through fiscal 2008.
	The changes in reacquired franchise rights are as follows:
				February 1,			February 2,
				2015			2014
					(In thousands)
	Balance at beginning of year			$	601		$	699
	Acquisition of stores from franchisee (Note 21)				3,853			-
	Amount related to refranchised store				-			(40	)
	Amortization expense				(474	)		(58	)
	Balance at end of year			$	3,980		$	601
	The Company has acquired the assets and operations of certain of its franchisees as described in Note 21.  The allocation of the purchase price included amounts allocated to reacquired franchise rights, which are being amortized over the terms of the reacquired franchise agreements.

Other_Assets

Other Assets	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015
Other Assets [Abstract]
Other Assets	Note 9 — Other Assets
	The components of other assets are as follows:
		February 1,			February 2,
		2015			2014
		(In thousands)
	Non-current portion of notes receivable	$	3,482		$	3,172
	Non-current portion of claims against insurance carriers related to self-insurance
	programs (Notes 1, 5, 10 and 12)		3,290			3,207
	401(k) mirror plan assets (Notes 12 and 18)		2,496			2,585
	Deposits		734			765
	Deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization		370			478
	Other		388			471
		$	10,760		$	10,678
	The Company has notes receivable from certain of its franchisees which are summarized in the following table.  As of February 1, 2015 and February 2, 2014, substantially all of the notes receivable were being paid in accordance with their terms.
		February 1,				February 2,
		2015				2014
		(In thousands)
	Notes receivable:
	Note receivable from franchisees	$	4,534			$	3,980
	Less — portion due within one year included in receivables (Note 3)		(1,052	)			(754	)
	Less — allowance for doubtful accounts		-				(54	)
		$	3,482			$	3,172
	Notes receivable at February 1, 2015 and February 2, 2014, consist principally of amounts payable to the Company related to a refranchising transaction, to the sale of certain leasehold interests, and to sales of equipment.
	The changes in the allowance for doubtful accounts related to notes receivable are summarized as follows:
		Year Ended
		February 1,				February 2,			February 3,
		2015				2014			2013
		(In thousands)
	Balance at beginning of year	$	54			$	62		$	68
	Provision for doubtful accounts		(54	)			(8	)		(6	)
	Balance at end of year	$	-			$	54		$	62
	In addition to the foregoing notes receivable, the Company had promissory notes totaling approximately $1.9 million February 1, 2015 and $2.9 million at February 2, 2014 principally representing royalties and fees due to the Company which, as a result of doubt about their collection, the Company has not yet recorded as revenues.  During fiscal 2015 and 2014, the Company collected approximately $900,000 and $380,000, respectively, related to these promissory notes and recorded such collections in revenues as received because of the uncertainty as to the timing and amount of such collections.
	Finally, the Company has a promissory note receivable from KKSF totaling approximately $1.0 million and $1.5 million at February 1, 2015 and February 2, 2014, respectively, arising from the Company's advance to KKSF of approximately $1.6 million in November 2013 to enable KKSF to retire certain indebtedness with respect to which KKSF had been in default since October 2009, payment of which was demanded by the lender in October 2013.  The lender also made demand on the Company to perform under its guarantee of such indebtedness.  Because of the uncertainty of recovery of amounts advanced to KKSF as more fully described in Note 7, the note receivable is not reflected as an asset in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.  The Company is recording payments on the note as they are received from KKSF, and reflecting such amounts as a component of other non-operating income.  Such collections were approximately $550,000 and $95,000 in fiscal 2015 and 2014, respectively.  KKSF has informed the Company that it is negotiating a new term loan with a third-party lender, the proceeds of which would be used by KKSF to, among other things, expand its business and repay to the Company the amounts owed described above.

Accrued_Liabilities

Accrued Liabilities	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015
Accrued Liabilities [Abstract]
Accrued Liabilities	Note 10 — Accrued Liabilities
	The components of accrued liabilities are as follows:
		February 1,			February 2,
		2015			2014
		(In thousands)
	Accrued compensation	$	10,533		$	8,901
	Accrued vacation pay		5,732			5,530
	Current portion of self-insurance claims, principally worker's compensation
	(Notes 1, 5, 9, and 12)		3,773			3,765
	Accrued taxes, other than income		2,541			2,043
	Accrued health care claims		1,330			1,240
	Customer deposits		1,017			1,115
	Gasoline commodity futures contracts		937			-
	Accrued guarantee liabilities (Note 13)		906			929
	Current portion of deferred franchise fee revenue (Note 12)		906			893
	Agricultural commodity futures contracts		874			313
	Current portion of lease termination costs (Notes 12 and 15)		94			74
	Other		3,887			4,473
		$	32,530		$	29,276
	The changes in the assets and liabilities associated with self-insurance programs are summarized as follows:
		Year Ended
		February 1,				February 2,			February 3,
		2015				2014			2013
		(In thousands)
	Accrual for self-insurance programs, net of receivables from stop-loss policies:
	Balance at beginning of year	$	8,047			$	8,455		$	8,203
	Additions charged to costs and expenses		2,600				3,436			3,777
	Claims payments		(3,079	)			(3,844	)		(3,525	)
	Balance at end of year	$	7,568			$	8,047		$	8,455
	Accrual reflected in:
	Accrued liabilities	$	3,773			$	3,765		$	4,156
	Other long-term obligations and deferred credits		8,097				8,382			9,979
	Claims receivable under stop-loss insurance policies included in:
	Other current assets		(1,012	)			(893	)		(1,194	)
	Other assets		(3,290	)			(3,207	)		(4,486	)
		$	7,568			$	8,047		$	8,455

Credit_Facilities_and_Lease_Ob

Credit Facilities and Lease Obligations	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015
Credit Facilities and Lease Obligations [Abstract]
Credit Facilities and Lease Obligations	Note 11 — Credit Facilities and Lease Obligations
	Lease obligations consist of the following:
		February 1,			February 2,
		2015			2014
		(In thousands)
	Capital lease obligations	$	2,940		$	2,003
	Financing obligations		6,747			-
			9,687			2,003
	Less: current portion		(333	)		(344	)
		$	9,354		$	1,659
	2013 Revolving Credit Facility
	On July 12, 2013, the Company entered into a $40 million revolving secured credit facility (the “2013 Revolving Credit Facility”) which matures in July 2018. The 2013 Revolving Credit Facility is secured by a first lien on substantially all of the personal property assets of the Company and certain of its domestic subsidiaries. No borrowings were made on the 2013 Revolving Credit Facility on the closing date, and the Company repaid the $21.7 million remaining balance of the 2011 Term Loan and terminated the 2011 Secured Credit Facilities described below. The Company recorded a pretax charge of approximately $967,000 in the second quarter of fiscal 2014 to write off the unamortized deferred debt issuance costs related to the terminated facility and to reflect the termination of a related interest rate hedge described below.
	Interest on borrowings under the 2013 Revolving Credit Facility is payable either at LIBOR or the Base Rate (which is the greatest of the prime rate, the Fed funds rate plus 0.50%, or the one-month LIBOR rate plus 1.00%), in each case plus the Applicable Percentage. The Applicable Percentage for LIBOR loans ranges from 1.25% to 2.15%, and for Base Rate loans ranges from 0.25% to 1.15%, in each case depending on the Company's leverage ratio. As of February 1, 2015, the Applicable Percentage was 1.25%.
	The 2013 Revolving Credit Facility contains provisions which permit the Company to obtain letters of credit, issuance of which constitutes usage of the lending commitments and reduces the amount available for cash borrowings. At closing, $9.2 million of letters of credit were issued under the 2013 Revolving Credit Facility to replace letters of credit issued under the terminated credit facilities, substantially all of which secure the Company's reimbursement obligations to insurers under the Company's self-insurance programs. At February 1, 2015, the Company had approximately $8.7 million of letters of credits outstanding.
	The Company is required to pay a fee equal to the Applicable Percentage for LIBOR-based loans on the outstanding amount of letters of credit. There also is a fee on the unused portion of the 2013 Revolving Credit Facility lending commitment, ranging from 0.15% to 0.35%, depending on the Company's leverage ratio. As of February 1, 2015, the fee on the unused portion of the 2013 Revolving Credit Facility was 0.15%.
	The 2013 Revolving Credit Facility requires the Company to meet certain financial tests, including a maximum leverage ratio and a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio. The leverage ratio is required to be not greater than 2.25 to 1.0 and the fixed charge coverage ratio is required to be not less than 1.3 to 1.0.
	As of February 1, 2015, the Company's leverage ratio was 0.3 to 1.0 and the fixed charge coverage ratio was 3.1 to 1.0.
	The leverage ratio is calculated by dividing total debt as of the end of each fiscal quarter by Consolidated EBITDA for the Reference Period (each consisting of the four most recent fiscal quarters). For this purpose, debt includes not only indebtedness reflected in the consolidated balance sheet, but also, among other things, the amount of undrawn letters of credit, the principal balance of indebtedness of third parties to the extent such indebtedness is guaranteed by the Company, and any amounts reasonably expected to be paid with respect to any other guaranty obligations. The fixed charge coverage ratio is calculated for each Reference Period by dividing (a) the sum of (i) Consolidated EBITDA, plus (ii) Cash Lease Payments, minus (iii) cash income taxes, minus (iv) unfinanced capital expenditures, minus (v) purchases, redemptions, retirements, and cash dividend payments or other distributions in respect of the Company's common stock in excess of certain amounts, and minus (vi) the purchase price of all acquisitions of all or substantially all of the assets of any Krispy Kreme store or franchisee shops by (b) Consolidated Fixed Charges.
	“Consolidated EBITDA” is a non-GAAP measure and is defined in the 2013 Revolving Credit Facility to mean, for each Reference Period, generally, consolidated net income or loss, exclusive of unrealized gains and losses on hedging instruments, gains or losses on asset dispositions, and provisions for payments on guarantee obligations, plus the sum of interest expense, income taxes, depreciation, rent expense and lease termination costs, and certain non-cash charges; and minus the sum of non-cash credits, interest income, Cash Lease Payments, and payments on guaranty obligations in excess of $1 million during the Reference Period or $3 million in the aggregate.
	“Cash Lease Payments” means the sum of cash paid or required to be paid for obligations under operating leases for real property and equipment (net of sublease income), lease payments on closed stores (but excluding payments in settlement of future obligations under terminated operating leases), and cash payments in settlement of future obligations under terminated operating leases to the extent the aggregate amount of such payments exceeds $1.5 million during a Reference Period or $5.0 million in the aggregate.
	“Consolidated Fixed Charges” means the sum of cash interest expense, Cash Lease Payments, and scheduled principal payments of indebtedness.
	The operation of the restrictive financial covenants described above may limit the amount the Company may borrow under the 2013 Revolving Credit Facility. The restrictive covenants did not limit the Company's ability to borrow the full $31.3 million of unused credit under the 2013 Revolving Credit Agreement as of February 1, 2015.
	The 2013 Revolving Credit Facility also contains covenants which, among other things, generally limit (with certain exceptions): liquidations, mergers, and consolidations; the incurrence of additional indebtedness (including guarantees); the incurrence additional liens; the sale, assignment, lease, conveyance or transfer of assets; certain investments; dividends and stock redemptions or repurchases in excess of certain amounts; transactions with affiliates; engaging in materially different lines of business; certain sale-leaseback transactions; and other activities customarily restricted in such agreements. The 2013 Revolving Credit Facility also prohibits the transfer of cash or other assets to the Parent Company, whether by dividend, loan or otherwise, but provides for exceptions to enable the Parent Company to pay taxes, directors' fees and operating expenses, as well as exceptions to permit dividends in respect of the Company's common stock and stock redemptions and repurchases, to the extent permitted by the 2013 Revolving Credit Facility.
	The 2013 Revolving Credit Facility also contains customary events of default including, without limitation, payment defaults, breaches of representations and warranties, covenant defaults, cross-defaults to other indebtedness in excess of $5 million, certain events of bankruptcy and insolvency, judgment defaults in excess of $5 million and the occurrence of a change of control.
	Borrowings and issuances of letters of credit under the 2013 Revolving Credit Facility are subject to the satisfaction of usual and customary conditions, including the accuracy of representations and warranties and the absence of defaults.
	2011 Secured Credit Facilities
	On January 28, 2011, the Company entered into secured credit facilities (the “2011 Secured Credit Facilities”), consisting of a $25 million revolving credit line (the “2011 Revolver”) and a $35 million term loan (the “2011 Term Loan”), each of which were scheduled to mature in January 2016. The 2011 Secured Credit Facilities were secured by a first lien on substantially all of the assets of the Company and its domestic subsidiaries. On July 12, 2013, the 2011 Term Loan was paid in full and the 2011 Secured Credit Facilities were terminated.
	Interest on borrowings under the 2011 Secured Credit Facilities was payable either at LIBOR or the Base Rate (which is the greatest of the prime rate, the Fed funds rate plus 0.50%, or the one-month LIBOR rate plus 1.00%), in each case plus the Applicable Percentage. The Applicable Percentage for LIBOR loans ranged from 2.25% to 3.00%, and for Base Rate loans ranged from 1.25% to 2.00%, in each case depending on the Company's leverage ratio.
	On March 3, 2011, the Company entered into an interest rate derivative contract having an aggregate notional principal amount of $17.5 million. The derivative contract entitled the Company to receive from the counterparty the excess, if any, of the three-month LIBOR rate over 3.00% for each of the calendar quarters in the period beginning April 2012 and ending December 2015. The Company accounted for this derivative contract as a cash flow hedge. The contract was terminated in July 2013 following the retirement in full of the 2011 Term Loan. In the second quarter of fiscal 2014, the $516,000 unrealized loss on the contract previously included in AOCI was reclassified to earnings in the consolidated statement of income because the hedged forecasted transaction (interest on the 2011 Term Loan) would not occur.
	The 2011 Revolver contained provisions which permitted the Company to obtain letters of credit, issuance of which constituted usage of the lending commitments and reduced the amount available for cash borrowings.
	The Company was required to pay a fee equal to the Applicable Percentage for LIBOR-based loans on the outstanding amount of letters of credit, as well as a fronting fee of 0.125% of the amount of such letter of credit. There also was a fee on the unused portion of the 2011 Revolver lending commitment ranging from 0.35% to 0.65%, depending on the Company's leverage ratio.
	Lease Obligations
	The Company acquires equipment and facilities under capital and operating leases and build-to-suit arrangements.
	In certain build-to-suit leasing arrangements, the Company is involved in the construction of leased stores and is deemed the owner of the leased stores for accounting purposes during the construction period. The Company records the related assets and liabilities for construction costs incurred under these build-to-suit leasing arrangements during the construction period.  Upon completion of the leased store, the Company considers whether the assets and liabilities qualify for derecognition under the sale-leaseback accounting guidance.  These leasing arrangements entered into to date do not qualify for sale-leaseback treatment and, accordingly, the Company records the transactions as financing obligations.  A portion of the lease payments is allocated to land and is classified as an operating lease. The remainder of the lease payments is allocated between interest expense and amortization of the financing obligations.  The assets are depreciated over their estimated useful lives.  At the end of the lease term, the carrying value of the leased asset and of the remaining financing obligation are expected to be equal, at which time the Company may either surrender the leased assets as settlement of the remaining financing obligation or enter into a new arrangement for the continued use of the asset.
	The approximate future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable leases and build-to-suit leasing arrangements as of February 1, 2015 are set forth in the following table:
			Operating			Capital			Financing
	Fiscal Year		Leases			Leases			Obligations
			(In thousands)
	2016		$	11,379		$	840		$	764
	2017			9,207			791			764
	2018			8,557			660			764
	2019			7,382			472			765
	2020			7,338			427			783
	Thereafter			93,487			6,482			14,257
			$	137,350			9,672			18,097
	Portion representing interest						(6,495	)		(14,254	)
	Portion representing executory costs						(237	)		-
	Unamortized balance of financing obligations at end of lease term						-			2,904
	Total capital lease and financing obligations					$	2,940		$	6,747
	Rent expense, net of rental income, totaled $13.4 million in fiscal 2015, $12.3 million in fiscal 2014 and $12.8 million in fiscal 2013. Such rent expense includes rents under non-cancelable operating leases as well as sundry short-term rentals.
	Cash Payments of Interest
	Interest paid, inclusive of deferred financing costs, totaled approximately $750,000 in fiscal 2015, $940,000 in fiscal 2014 and $1.2 million in fiscal 2013.

Other_Long_Term_Obligations_an

Other Long Term Obligations and Deferred Credits	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015
Other Long-Term Obligations and Deferred Credits [Abstract]
Other Long-Term Obligations and Deferred Credits	Note 12 — Other Long-Term Obligations and Deferred Credits
	The components of other long-term obligations and deferred credits are as follows:
		February 1,		February 2,
		2015		2014
		(In thousands)
	Non-current portion of self-insurance claims, principally worker's
	compensation (Notes 1, 5, 9 and 10)	$	8,097	$	8,382
	Accrued rent expense		6,571		6,025
	Non-current portion of deferred franchise fee revenue (Note 10)		4,877		4,526
	Mirror 401(k) plan liability (Notes 9 and 18)		2,496		2,585
	Landlord upfit allowances on leased premises		2,445		2,647
	Non-current portion of lease termination costs (Notes 10 and 15)		22		104
	Other		1,107		1,117
		$	25,615	$	25,386

Commitments_and_Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015
Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies	Note 13 — Commitments and Contingencies
	Except as disclosed below, the Company currently is not a party to any material legal proceedings.
	Pending Litigation
	K2 Asia Litigation
	On April 7, 2009, a Cayman Islands corporation, K2 Asia Ventures, and its owners filed a lawsuit in Forsyth County, North Carolina Superior Court against the Company, its franchisee in the Philippines, and other persons associated with the franchisee. The suit alleges that the Company and the other defendants conspired to deprive the plaintiffs of claimed “exclusive rights” to negotiate franchise and development agreements with prospective franchisees in the Philippines, and seeks unspecified damages. The Company therefore does not know the amount or range of possible loss related to this matter. The Company believes that these allegations are false and intends to vigorously defend against the lawsuit. On July 26, 2013, the Superior Court dismissed the Philippines-based defendants for lack of personal jurisdiction, and the plaintiffs appealed that decision. On January 22, 2015, the North Carolina Supreme Court denied the plaintiffs' request to review the case.
	The Company does not believe it is probable that a loss has been incurred with respect to this matter, and accordingly no liability related to it has been reflected in the accompanying financial statements.
	Other Legal Matters
	The Company also is engaged in various legal proceedings arising in the normal course of business. The Company maintains insurance policies against certain kinds of such claims and suits, including insurance policies for workers' compensation and personal injury, all of which are subject to deductibles. While the ultimate outcome of these matters could differ from management's expectations, management currently does not believe their resolution will have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
	Other Commitments and Contingencies
	The Company has guaranteed certain franchisee lease obligations, usually in connection with subleasing or assigning leases in connection with refranchising transactions. The aggregate liability recorded for such obligations was $906,000 at February 1, 2015, and is included in accrued liabilities.
	The Company's primary bank had issued letters of credit on behalf of the Company totaling $8.7 million at February 1, 2015, substantially all of which secure the Company's reimbursement obligations to insurers under the Company's self-insurance arrangements.
	The Company is exposed to the effects of commodity price fluctuations on the cost of ingredients of its products, of which flour, shortening and sugar are the most significant. In order to secure adequate supplies of products and bring greater stability to the cost of ingredients, the Company routinely enters into forward purchase contracts with suppliers under which the Company commits to purchase agreed-upon quantities of ingredients at agreed-upon prices at specified future dates. Typically, the aggregate outstanding purchase commitment at any point in time will range from one month's to several years' anticipated ingredients purchases, depending on the ingredient. In addition, from time to time the Company enters into contracts for the future delivery of equipment purchased for resale and components of doughnut-making equipment manufactured by the Company. As of February 1, 2015, the Company had approximately $60 million of commitments under ingredient and other forward purchase contracts. While the Company has multiple suppliers for most of its ingredients, the termination of the Company's relationships with vendors with whom the Company has forward purchase agreements, or those vendors' inability to honor the purchase commitments, could adversely affect the Company's results of operations and cash flows.
	In addition to entering into forward purchase contracts, the Company from time to time purchases exchange-traded commodity futures contracts or options on such contracts for raw materials which are ingredients of the Company's products or which are components of such ingredients, including wheat and soybean oil. The Company typically assigns the futures contract to a supplier in connection with entering into a forward purchase contract for the related ingredient. The Company may also purchase futures, options on futures or enter into other contracts to hedge its exposure to rising gasoline prices. See Note 20 for additional information about these derivatives.

Shareholders_Equity

Shareholders' Equity	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015
Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]
Shareholders' Equity	Note 14 — Shareholders' Equity
	Share-Based Compensation for Employees and Directors
	The Company's shareholders have approved the Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. 2012 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2012 Plan”), which provides for the grant of incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, stock awards, performance unit awards, performance share awards, stock appreciation rights and phantom stock awards.
	The 2012 Plan provides for the issuance of approximately 5.1 million shares of Company common stock (as adjusted to reflect forfeitures and expirations subsequent to January 29, 2012 of awards issued under predecessor plans, pursuant to the 2012 Plan), of which approximately 3.5 million remain available for grant through June 2022. Any shares that are subject to options or stock appreciation rights awarded under the 2012 Plan will be counted against the 2012 Plan limit as one share for every one share granted, and any shares that are subject to 2012 Plan awards other than options or stock appreciation rights will be counted against this limit as one and thirty three-hundredths (1.33) shares for every one share granted. The 2012 Plan provides that options may be granted with exercise prices not less than the closing sale price of the Company's common stock on the date of grant.
	The Company measures and recognizes compensation expense for share-based payment (“SBP”) awards based on their fair values. The fair value of SBP awards for which employees and directors render the requisite service necessary for the award to vest is recognized over the related vesting period. The fair value of SBP awards which vest in increments and for which vesting is subject solely to service conditions is charged to expense on a straight-line basis over the aggregate vesting period of each award, which generally is four years.
	The aggregate cost of SBP awards charged to earnings for fiscal 2015, 2014 and 2013 is set forth in the following table. The Company did not realize any excess tax benefits from the exercise of stock options or the vesting of restricted stock or restricted stock units during any of the periods.
			Year Ended
			February 1,			February 2,			February 3,
			2015			2014			2013
			(In thousands)
	Costs charged to earnings related to:
	Stock options		$	1,209		$	1,865		$	1,537
	Restricted stock and restricted stock units			3,257			4,587			5,264
	Total costs		$	4,466		$	6,452		$	6,801
	Costs included in:
	Direct operating expenses		$	2,145		$	2,487		$	2,614
	General and administrative expenses			2,321			3,965			4,187
	Total costs		$	4,466		$	6,452		$	6,801
	The fair value of stock options was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Options granted generally have contractual terms of 10 years, the maximum term permitted under the 2012 Plan and predecessor plans. The weighted average assumptions used in valuing stock options in are set forth in the following table. There were no stock options granted in fiscal 2013.
			Year Ended
			February 1,			February 2,			February 3,
			2015			2014			2013
	Expected life of option		7.0 years			7.0 years			N/A
	Risk-free interest rate		2.14	%		2.19	%		N/A
	Expected volatility of stock		65.0	%		65	%		N/A
	Expected dividend yield		0	%		0	%		N/A
	The expected life of stock options valued using the Black-Scholes option pricing model is estimated by reference to historical experience and any relevant characteristics of the option. The risk-free rate of interest is based on the yield of a zero-coupon U.S. Treasury bond on the date the award is granted having a maturity approximately equal to the expected term of the award. Expected volatility is estimated based upon the historical volatility of the Company's common shares. The Company uses historical employee turnover data to estimate forfeitures of awards prior to vesting.
	The number of options granted and the aggregate and weighed average fair value of such options were as follows:
			Year Ended
			February 1,			February 2,		February 3,
			2015			2014		2013
	Weighted average fair value per share of options granted		$	12.07	$	11.17			N/A
	Total number of options granted			88,300		251,000			N/A
	Total fair value of all options granted		$	1,065,200	$	2,804,800			N/A
	The following table summarizes stock option transactions for fiscal 2015, 2014 and 2013.
												Weighted
												Average
						Weighted Average			Aggregate			Remaining
			Shares Subject			Exercise Price Per			Intrinsic			Contractual
			to Option			Share			Value			Term
			(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
	Outstanding at January 29, 2012		5,809,400			$	9.35		$	14,572		6.6 years
	Granted		-			$	-
	Exercised		(128,000	)		$	1.93		$	947
	Expired		(304,900	)		$	34.4
	Forfeited		(170,000	)		$	6.84
	Outstanding at February 3, 2013		5,206,500			$	8.15		$	36,388		5.8 years
	Granted		251,000			$	17.47
	Exercised		(459,500	)		$	5.25		$	5,324
	Expired		(391,000	)		$	38.66
	Forfeited		-			$	-
	Outstanding at February 2, 2014		4,607,000			$	6.27		$	51,044		5.7 years
	Granted		88,300			$	18.88
	Exercised		(1,929,600	)		$	5.32		$	25,515
	Expired		(129,800	)		$	18.15
	Forfeited		(90,700	)		$	8.66
	Outstanding at February 1, 2015		2,545,200			$	6.75		$	32,382		5.6 years
	Exercisable at February 1, 2015		2,227,400			$	5.65		$	30,775		5.2 years
	Additional information regarding stock options outstanding as of February 1, 2015 is as follows:
						Options Outstanding							Options Exercisable
								Weighted Average
								Remaining
								Contractual Life		Weighted Average					Weighted Average
	Range of Exercise Prices					Shares		(Years)		Exercise Price			Shares		Exercise Price
$	1.40	- $	3.08		962,600		3.9		$	2.65		962,600		$	2.65
$	6.39	- $	9.71		1,259,000		6.1		$	7.02		1,154,000		$	7.02
$	17.47	- $	19.00		323,600		9.1		$	17.86		110,800		$	17.47
In addition to stock options, the Company periodically has awarded restricted stock and restricted stock units (which are settled in common stock). The fair value of the restricted stock and restricted stock units is equal to the quoted market price of the Company's common stock on the date of grant. The following table summarizes changes in unvested restricted stock and restricted stock unit awards for fiscal 2015, 2014 and 2013:
					Weighted
					Average Grant
		Unvested			Date Fair
		Shares			Value
Unvested at January 29, 2012		1,056,500			$	5.95
Granted		757,700			$	10.28
Vested		(497,300	)		$	5.76
Forfeited		(78,700	)		$	6.49
Unvested at February 3, 2013		1,238,200			$	8.65
Granted		300,200			$	18.14
Vested		(509,900	)		$	8.46
Forfeited		(52,600	)		$	7.38
Unvested at February 2, 2014		975,900			$	11.73
Granted		129,700			$	19.13
Vested		(480,700	)		$	11.45
Forfeited		(80,300	)		$	12.35
Unvested at February 1, 2015		544,600			$	13.65
The total fair value as of the grant date of the restricted stock and restricted stock unit awards vesting during fiscal 2015, 2014 and 2013 was $2.5 million, $4.3 million and $2.9 million, respectively.
As of February 1, 2015, the total unrecognized compensation cost related to SBP awards was approximately $8.8 million. The remaining service periods over which compensation cost will be recognized for these awards range from approximately three months to four years, with a weighted average remaining service period of approximately 1.5 years.
At February 1, 2015, there were approximately 6.6 million shares of common stock reserved for issuance pursuant to awards granted under the 2012 Plan and predecessor plans.
Common Shares and Warrants Issued in Connection With Settlement of Litigation
In fiscal 2008, the Company issued warrants to acquire 4.3 million shares of common stock at a price of $12.21 per share in connection with the settlement of certain litigation. The warrants expired unexercised on March 2, 2012.
Warrant Issued in Exchange for Services
In fiscal 2006, the Company issued a warrant to purchase 1.2 million shares of the Company's common stock at a price of $7.75 per share as part of the consideration paid to a corporate recovery and advisory firm. The warrant expired unexercised on January 31, 2013.
Tax Asset Protection Plan
As of February 1, 2015, the Company had approximately $159 million of federal net operating losses, as well as state net operating losses and federal foreign tax credits, that can be carried forward to future years to reduce the amount of taxes payable by the Company in subsequent years. These carryforwards are more fully described in Note 16.
Under the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”), the Company's ability to make use of these carryforwards would be subject to limitation in the event of a cumulative change of more than 50% of the Company's shares during any three year period by shareholders owning 5% or more of the Company's stock.
Because a limitation in the Company's ability to utilize its tax carryforwards could increase the amount of the Company's future tax payments or accelerate the timing of such payments, in January 2013, the Company's Board of Directors adopted a tax asset protection plan (the “Plan”) intended to discourage persons from acquiring more than 4.99% of the Company's common shares, in order to reduce the likelihood of an ownership change and a resulting limitation on the Company's ability to utilize its carryforwards that could adversely affect the Company's cash flows. Under the Plan, subject to certain exceptions, the acquisition by any person or group of 4.99% or more of the Company's outstanding shares of common stock could have resulted in significant dilution in the ownership and economic interest of such acquiring person.
Under the Plan, the Board was granted the discretion to exempt persons from the 4.99% threshold if it were to determine that such ownership is in the best interests of shareholders and not inconsistent with the purpose of the Plan. During fiscal 2014, the Board granted one person a limited exemption from the 4.99% threshold.
In January 2015, the Company's Board of Directors determined that the Plan was no longer necessary to protect the Company's income tax assets and amended it to accelerate its expiration to February 2, 2015, effectively terminating the Plan.
Repurchases of Common Shares
In fiscal 2014, the Company's Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $50 million of the Company's common stock, and subsequently twice increased such authorization such that it now totals $105 million. The authorization has no expiration date. Through February 1, 2015, the Company had cumulatively repurchased approximately 3,422,000 shares under the repurchase authorization at an average price of $17.99 per share, for a total cost of $61.6 million.
In fiscal 2013, the Company repurchased $20 million of its common stock pursuant to an earlier authorization.
During each of the last three fiscal years, the Company permitted holders of restricted stock awards to satisfy their obligations to reimburse the Company for the minimum required statutory withholding taxes arising from the vesting of such awards by surrendering vested common shares in lieu of reimbursing the Company in cash. The aggregate fair value of common shares surrendered related to the vesting of restricted stock awards was $2.8 million, $2.6 million and $758,000 in fiscal 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The aggregate fair value of the surrendered shares has been reflected as a financing activity in the accompanying consolidated statement of cash flows and as a repurchase of common shares in the accompanying consolidated statement of changes in shareholders' equity.
The following table summarizes repurchases of common stock for fiscal 2015, 2014 and 2013:
		Year Ended
		February 1,					February 2,					February 3,
		2015					2014					2013
				Common					Common						Common
		Shares		Stock			Shares		Stock			Shares			Stock
		(In thousands)
Shares repurchased under share
repurchase authorizations		2,237		$	39,225		1,185		$	22,342			3,113		$	20,000
Shares surrendered in reimbursement
for withholding taxes		153			2,811		136			2,560		100				758
		2,390		$	42,036		1,321		$	24,902			3,213		$	20,758

Impairment_Charges_and_Lease_T

Impairment Charges and Lease Termination Costs	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015
Impairment Charges and Lease Termination Costs [Abstract]
Impairment Charges and Lease Termination Costs	Note 15 — Impairment Charges and Lease Termination Costs
	The components of impairment charges and lease termination costs are as follows:
				Year Ended
				February 1,					February 2,				February 3,
				2015					2014				2013
				(In thousands)
	Impairment of long-lived assets - current period charges			$	901				$	-			$	-
	Lease termination costs:
	Provision for termination costs				56					1,374				306
	Less - reversal of previously recorded accrued rent expense				(2	)				-				-
					54					1,374				306
	Total impairment charges and lease termination costs			$	955				$	1,374			$	306
	The Company tests long-lived assets for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying value may not be recoverable. These events and changes in circumstances include store closing and refranchising decisions, the effects of changing costs on current results of operations, unfavorable observed trends in operating results, and evidence of changed circumstances observed as a part of periodic reforecasts of future operating results and as part of the Company's annual budgeting process. When the Company concludes that the carrying value of long-lived assets is not recoverable (based on future projected undiscounted cash flows), the Company records impairment charges to reduce the carrying value of those assets to their estimated fair values. The fair values of these assets are estimated based on the present value of estimated future cash flows, on independent appraisals and, in the case of assets the Company currently is negotiating to sell, based on the Company's negotiations with unrelated third-party buyers. Impairment charges related to Company Stores long-lived assets were $901,000 in fiscal 2015. Such charges relate to an underperforming store which management believed would not generate sufficient future cash flows to enable the Company to recover the carrying value of the store's assets, but which management had not yet decided to close. The store's impaired assets consist of a building constructed on leased land and certain other equipment.
	Lease termination costs represent the estimated fair value of liabilities related to unexpired leases, after reduction by the amount of accrued rent expense, if any, related to the leases, and are recorded when the lease contracts are terminated or, if earlier, the date on which the Company ceases use of the leased property. The fair value of these liabilities were estimated as the excess, if any, of the contractual payments required under the unexpired leases over the current market lease rates for the properties, discounted at a credit-adjusted risk-free rate over the remaining term of the leases. The provision for lease termination costs also includes adjustments to liabilities recorded in prior periods arising from changes in estimated sublease rentals and from settlements with landlords.
	In November 2013, the Fairfax County court entered a judgment against the Company in its dispute with the landlord of a former Company commissary in Lorton, Virginia. Following entry of the judgment, the Company recorded an additional lease termination charge of approximately $1.4 million related to the matter, and in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014 settled with the landlord on all issues in exchange for a payment by the Company of $1.8 million.
	The transactions reflected in the accrual for lease termination costs are summarized as follows:
		Year Ended
		February 1,				February 2,				February 3,
		2015				2014				2013
		(In thousands)
	Balance at beginning of year	$	178			$	646			$	709
	Provision for lease termination costs:
	Provisions associated with store closings, net of estimated
	sublease rentals		44				-				-
	Adjustments to previously recorded provisions resulting from settlements
	with lessors and adjustments of previous estimates		(5	)			1,351				276
	Accretion of discount		17				23				30
	Total provision		56				1,374				306
	Payments on unexpired leases, including settlements with lessors		(118	)			(1,842	)			(369	)
	Balance at end of year	$	116			$	178			$	646
	Accrued lease termination costs are included in the consolidated balance sheet
	as follows:
	Accrued liabilities	$	94			$	74			$	464
	Other long-term obligations and deferred credits		22				104				182
		$	116			$	178			$	646

Income_Taxes

Income Taxes	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Note 16 — Income Taxes
	The components of the provision for income taxes are as follows:
			Year Ended
			February 1,				February 2,				February 3,
			2015				2014				2013
			(In thousands)
		Current	$	2,427			$	2,790			$	2,124
		Deferred		15,729				8,014				13,413
			$	18,156			$	10,804			$	15,537
	A reconciliation of the tax provision computed at the statutory federal income tax rate and the Company's provision for income taxes follows:
			Year Ended
			February 1,				February 2,				February 3,
			2015				2014				2013
			(In thousands)
		Income taxes at statutory federal rate	$	16,875			$	15,771			$	12,710
		State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit		1,662				1,902				1,340
		Reversal of valuation allowance on deferred income tax assets		(150	)			(4,306	)			-
		Benefit of foreign tax credits in excess of benefit previously recorded		-				(4,481	)			-
		Foreign taxes, principally withholding taxes		2,457				2,309				2,168
		Credit for foreign income taxes		(2,457	)			(2,309	)			-
		Deduction for foreign income taxes		-				-				(759	)
		Other changes in tax credit carryforwards		-				118				(86	)
		Accruals for uncertain tax positions		-				359				(50	)
		Accruals for interest and penalties		15				3				(82	)
		Reduction in net deferred tax assets from enacted change in North Carolina
		statutory income tax rate		-				686				-
		Other changes in estimated future blended state income tax rate		73				31				(565	)
		Other		(319	)			721				861
			$	18,156			$	10,804			$	15,537
	The Company establishes valuation allowances for deferred income tax assets in accordance with GAAP, which provides that such valuation allowances shall be established unless realization of the income tax benefits is more likely than not.
	In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014, after considering all relevant factors and objectively verifiable evidence having an impact on the likelihood of future realization of the Company's deferred tax assets,  management concluded that it was more likely than not that deferred tax assets would be realized in future years in excess of amounts previously estimated.  Accordingly, the Company reversed $4.3 million of the valuation allowance on deferred tax assets, with an offsetting credit to the provision for income taxes.  The deferred tax assets with respect to which management concluded that a valuation allowance was no longer required related principally to state income tax net operating loss carryovers.
	Also in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014, the Company concluded that foreign tax credit carryovers related to certain tax years which management previously forecasted would be deducted from future taxable income rather than being taken as a credit against future income taxes payable, would ultimately be taken as a credit rather than as a deduction.  The resulting increase in management's estimate of the amount of tax benefits to be realized from the credit carryovers also was reflected as a credit to income tax expense in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014.  The effect of the change in estimate with respect to foreign tax credit carryovers generated in prior years was $4.5 million.  The effect of the change in estimate with respect to the $2.3 million of foreign taxes paid in fiscal 2014 was approximately $1.5 million.
	The aggregate credit to income tax expense in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014 from the reduction in management's estimate of the necessary valuation allowance at February 2, 2014, and the increase in the aggregate amount of tax benefits expected to be realized from the foreign tax credit carryovers, was $10.3 million.  All of both adjustments resulted from the increase in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014 in management's estimate of the amount of annual pretax income to be earned in future periods.
	As of February 1, 2015 and February 2, 2014, the Company had approximately $5.2 million of foreign tax credits related to other tax years which the Company continued to forecast would be reflected as a deduction from future taxable income rather than as a credit against future taxes payable.
	In the second quarter of fiscal 2014, the North Carolina state legislature enacted a prospective reduction in the corporate income tax rate, which caused the Company to revalue its deferred income tax assets to reflect the lower income tax rate.  Such revaluation reduced the Company's deferred tax assets by approximately $1.0 million.  Because a portion of these deferred tax assets was already subject to a valuation allowance, the revaluation of the assets resulted in a reduction in the necessary valuation allowance of $314,000.  The effect of the legislation was therefore to reduce the Company's net deferred tax assets by $686,000, with a corresponding charge to income tax expense.
	The Company recognizes deferred income tax assets and liabilities based upon management's expectation of the future tax consequences of temporary differences between the income tax and financial reporting bases of assets and liabilities.  Deferred tax liabilities generally represent tax expense recognized for which payment has been deferred, or expenses which have been deducted in the Company's tax returns but which have not yet been recognized as an expense in the financial statements.  Deferred tax assets generally represent tax deductions or credits that will be reflected in future tax returns for which the Company has already recorded a tax benefit in its consolidated financial statements.
	The tax effects of temporary differences are as follows:
					February 1,				February 2,
					2015				2014
					(In thousands)
	Deferred income tax assets:
	Goodwill and other intangible assets				$	2,830			$	5,710
	Allowance for doubtful accounts					191				93
	Other current assets					1,124				989
	Property and equipment					6,202				5,083
	Other non-current assets					2,777				2,830
	Self-insurance accruals					3,434				3,586
	Deferred revenue					2,608				2,584
	Accrued compensation					5,154				4,938
	Other current liabilities					998				1,263
	Other non-current liabilities					3,488				3,444
	Share-based compensation					8,489				10,507
	Federal net operating loss carryforwards					34,709				48,171
	Federal tax credit carryforwards					12,642				10,216
	State net operating loss and credit carryforwards					8,938				10,083
	Other					505				486
	Gross deferred income tax assets					94,089				109,983
	Valuation allowance on deferred income tax assets					(2,566	)			(2,675	)
	Deferred income tax assets, net of valuation allowance					91,523				107,308
	Deferred income tax liabilities					-				-
	Net deferred income tax assets				$	91,523			$	107,308
	Deferred income tax assets are reflected in the accompanying balance sheet as follows:
			February 1,				February 2,
			2015				2014
		(In thousands)
	Net current assets	$	23,245			$	23,847
	Net noncurrent assets		68,278				83,461
		$	91,523			$	107,308
The changes in the valuation allowance on deferred income tax assets are summarized as follows:
					Year Ended
					February 1,				February 2,				February 3,
					2015				2014				2013
					(In thousands)
Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets:
Balance at beginning of year					$	2,675			$	9,767			$	10,652
Reduction in allowance due to amendment of tax return						-				-				(885	)
Reversal of allowance credited to earnings						(150	)			(4,306	)			-
Reclassification of valuation allowance against deferred tax assets
not affecting earnings						-				(2,472	)			-
Reduction in valuation allowance related to enacted change in
North Carolina statutory income tax rate						-				(314	)			-
Other						41				-				-
Balance at end of year					$	2,566			$	2,675			$	9,767
During fiscal 2013, the Company's gross deferred tax assets and the related valuation allowance were each reduced in the amount of $885,000 as a result of the Company's amendment of a prior year income tax return; the amendment had no effect on the Company's net deferred tax assets.
As more fully described above, in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014, the Company concluded that foreign tax credit carryovers related to certain tax years which management previously forecasted would be deducted from future taxable income rather than being taken as a credit against future income taxes payable, would, based on estimates of future annual taxable income updated in the fourth quarter, ultimately be taken as a credit rather than as a deduction.  As of February 3, 2013, foreign tax credits related to other, earlier years, which total approximately $3.8 million, were reflected as foreign tax credit deferred tax assets, partially offset by a valuation allowance of $2.5 million to reduce their carrying value to the amount of tax benefit the Company forecasted ultimately would be realized.  In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014, the Company reversed the $3.8 million foreign tax credit deferred tax asset and the related $2.5 million valuation allowance related to these earlier years, and reclassified the net carrying value of $1.3 million to the federal net operating loss carryforward deferred tax asset based on management's plans to amend tax returns related to those years to utilize the foreign tax credits as deductions.  Such reversal and reclassification had no effect on the net carrying value of the Company's deferred tax assets or on income tax expense.
The valuation allowance of $2.6 million as of February 1, 2015 represents the portion of the Company's deferred tax assets management estimates will not be realized in the future.  Such assets are associated principally with state net operating loss carryforwards related to states in which the scope of the Company's operations has decreased, which adversely affects the Company's ability to realize the net operating loss carryforwards because the Company has little income earned in or apportioned to those states.
Realization of net deferred tax assets generally is dependent on generation of taxable income in future periods.  While management believes its forecast of future taxable income is reasonable, actual results inevitably will vary from management's forecasts.  Such variances could result in adjustments to the valuation allowance on deferred tax assets in future periods, and such adjustments could be material to the financial statements.
The Company has approximately $103 million of federal income tax loss carryforwards expiring in fiscal 2027 through 2031.  In addition to this amount, the Company has approximately $56 million of income tax loss carryforwards resulting from tax deductions related to stock options and other equity awards to employees, the tax benefits of which, if subsequently realized, will be recorded as additions to common stock; the amount of such potential benefits is approximately $21 million.  The Company also has state income tax loss carryforwards expiring in fiscal 2016 through 2033.  The Company has $12.6 million of federal tax credit carryforwards expiring in fiscal 2021 through 2035, principally consisting of federal foreign tax credit carryforwards.
In fiscal 2008, the Company issued warrants to acquire shares of the Company's common stock at $12.21 per share as more fully described in Note 14.  The warrants expired unexercised in the first quarter of fiscal 2013 and, accordingly, the Company will not be entitled to any income tax deductions related to them.  Deferred tax assets at January 29, 2012 included approximately $7.2 million related to these warrants.  In accordance with GAAP, such amounts were charged to common stock in the first quarter of fiscal 2013 because common stock in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet includes cumulative credits related to share based compensation in excess of such amounts.
In fiscal 2006, the Company issued a warrant to acquire shares of the Company's common stock at $7.75 per share as more fully described in Note 14.  The warrant expired unexercised in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013 and, accordingly, the Company will not be entitled to any income tax deductions related to it.  Deferred tax assets at January 29, 2012 included approximately $2.6 million related to the warrant.  In accordance with GAAP, such amounts were charged to common stock in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013 because common stock in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet includes cumulative credits related to share based compensation in excess of such amounts.
The Company is subject to U.S. federal income tax, as well as income tax in multiple U.S. state and local jurisdictions and a limited number of foreign jurisdictions.  The Company's income tax returns periodically are examined by the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) and by other tax authorities in various jurisdictions.  The Company assesses the likelihood of adverse outcomes resulting from these examinations in determining the provision for income taxes.  Because of special rules applicable to companies which have incurred net operating losses that may be carried back to earlier years or forward to subsequent years, the Company's income tax returns for fiscal 2002 and later years are subject to examination and adjustment notwithstanding the normal three year statute of limitations.  With the exception of fiscal 2010, which was examined by the IRS, without adjustment, the IRS has not examined the Company's federal income tax returns for years subsequent to fiscal 2004.  The Company's state income tax returns generally are subject to adjustment by state tax authorities for similar reasons.
Income tax payments, net of refunds, were $2.5 million, $2.5 million and $2.3 million in fiscal 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.  The tax payments in all three fiscal years were comprised largely of foreign withholding taxes on amounts received from foreign franchisees.
The following table presents a reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts of unrecognized tax benefits:
		Year Ended
		February 1,				February 2,				February 3,
		2015				2014				2013
		(In thousands)
	Unrecognized tax benefits at beginning of year	$	1,952			$	1,327			$	1,378
	Increases related to positions taken in the current year		108				105				128
	Increases (decreases) related to positions taken in prior years		(21	)			702				-
	Lapsing of statutes of limitations		(74	)			(182	)			(179	)
	Unrecognized tax benefits at end of year	$	1,965			$	1,952			$	1,327
Approximately all of the aggregate $2.0 million of unrecognized income tax benefits at February 1, 2015, would, if recognized, be reflected as a reduction in income tax expense.
Management does not expect any material change in fiscal 2016 in the amount of unrecognized tax benefits.
The Company's policy is to recognize interest and penalties related to income tax issues as components of income tax expense.  The Company's balance sheet reflects approximately $313,000 and $298,000 of accrued interest and penalties as of February 1, 2015 and February 2, 2014, respectively.

Related_Party_Transactions

Related Party Transactions	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Party Transactions	Note 17 — Related Party Transactions
	All franchisees are required to purchase doughnut mix and production equipment from the Company. Revenues include $9.5 million, $9.4 million and $8.9 million in fiscal 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively, of KK Supply Chain sales to stores owned by franchisees in which the Company has an ownership interest. Revenues also include royalties from these franchisees of $1.3 million in each of fiscal 2015, 2014 and 2013. Trade receivables from these franchisees are included in receivables from related parties as shown in Note 3. These transactions were conducted pursuant to and franchise agreements, the terms of which are substantially the same as the agreements with unaffiliated franchisees.
	The Company's franchisee for the Middle East was an affiliate of an entity which was the beneficial owner of approximately 13% of the Company's common stock. On February 11, 2013, the affiliate reported that as of December 20, 2012, it no longer held an investment in the Company. The Company had transactions in the normal course of business with this franchisee (including sales of doughnut mix and equipment to the franchisee and royalties payable to the Company by the franchisee based on its sales at Krispy Kreme franchise stores) totaling approximately $6.7 million in fiscal 2013. Such transactions were conducted pursuant to development and franchise agreements, the terms of which are substantially the same as the agreements with other international franchisees.

Employee_Benefit_Plans

Employee Benefit Plans	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015
Employee Benefit Plans [Abstract]
Employee Benefit Plans	Note 18 — Employee Benefit Plans
	The Company has a 401(k) savings plan (the “401(k) Plan”) to which eligible employees may contribute up to 100% of their salary and bonus on a tax deferred basis, subject to statutory limitations. The Company currently matches 50% of the first 6% of compensation contributed by each employee to the 401(k) Plan. Contributions expense for this plan totaled approximately $910,000 in fiscal 2015, $860,000 in fiscal 2014 and $820,000 in fiscal 2013.
	The Company also has a Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan (the “401(k) Mirror Plan”) designed to enable officers of the Company whose contributions to the 401(k) Plan are limited by certain statutory limitations to have the same opportunity to defer compensation as is available to other employees of the Company under the qualified 401(k) savings plan. Participants may defer from 1% to 15% of their base salary and from 1% to 100% of their bonus (reduced by their contributions to the 401(k) Plan), subject to statutory limitations, into the 401(k) Mirror Plan and may direct the investment of the amounts they have deferred. The investments, however, are not a legally separate fund of assets, are subject to the claims of the Company's general creditors, and are included in other assets in the consolidated balance sheet. The corresponding liability to participants is included in other long-term obligations. The balance in the asset and corresponding liability account was $2.5 million and $2.6 million at February 1, 2015 and February 2, 2014, respectively.

Fair_Value_Measurements

Fair Value Measurements	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015
Fair Value Measurements [Abstract]
Fair-Value Measurements	Note 19 — Fair Value Measurements
	The accounting standards for fair value measurements define fair value as the price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.
	The accounting standards for fair value measurements establish a three-level fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value. This hierarchy requires entities to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The three levels of inputs used to measure fair value are as follows:
	Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical assets or liabilities.
	Level 2 - Observable inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.
	Level 3 - Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value measurement of the assets or liabilities. These include certain pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies and similar techniques that use significant unobservable inputs.
	Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
	The following table presents the Company's assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at February 1, 2015 and February 2, 2014.
		February 1, 2015(1)
		Level 1			Level 2			Level 3
		(In thousands)
	Assets:
	401(k) mirror plan assets	$	2,496		$	-		$	-
	Liabilities:
	Agricultural commodity futures contracts		874			-			-
	Gasoline commodity futures contracts		937			-			-
	Total liabilities	$	1,811		$	-		$	-
		February 2, 2014(1)
		Level 1			Level 2			Level 3
		(In thousands)
	Assets:
	401(k) mirror plan assets	$	2,585		$	-		$	-
	Liabilities:
	Agricultural commodity futures contracts	$	313		$	-		$	-
	-1	There were no transfers of financial assets or liabilities among the levels within the fair value hierarchy during the years ended February 1, 2015 or February 2, 2014.
	Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Non-Recurring Basis
	The following table presents the nonrecurring fair value measurements recorded during fiscal 2015. There were no material nonrecurring fair value measurements recorded in fiscal 2014 or 2013.
		Year Ended February 1, 2015
		Level 1			Level 2			Level 3			Total gain (loss)
		(In thousands)
	Long-lived assets	$	-		$	270		$	-		$	(901	)
	During fiscal 2015, long-lived assets associated with a Krispy Kreme shop having an aggregate carrying value of $1.2 million were written down to their estimated fair value of $270,000, resulting in recorded impairment charges of $901,000 as described in Note 15. The charge relates to a store which currently generates negative cash flows and which management believes is unlikely to generate sufficient future cash flows to enable the Company to recover the carrying value of the stores' assets. The $270,000 fair value of the asset group relates entirely to the portion of the equipment and fixtures in the store that management believes could be moved to a different shop in the event management decides to close the shop with respect to which the impairment charge was recorded; such amount was based on the replacement cost of the equipment and fixtures, after considering refurbishment and transportation costs. These inputs are classified as Level 2 within the valuation hierarchy. No significant value was ascribed to the shop's building constructed on leased land because the value of such improvements likely would revert to the landlord if the Company closes the shop.
	Fair Values of Financial Instruments at the Balance Sheet Dates
	The carrying values and approximate fair values of certain financial instruments as of February 1, 2015 and February 2, 2014 were as follows:
			1-Feb-15						2-Feb-14
			Carrying			Fair			Carrying			Fair
			Value			Value			Value			Value
			(In thousands)
	Assets:
	Cash and cash equivalents		$	50,971		$	50,971		$	55,748		$	55,748
	Receivables			27,799			27,799			25,268			25,268
	Receivables from equity method franchisees			782			782			675			675
	Liabilities:
	Accounts payable			17,095			17,095			16,788			16,788
	Agriculture commodity futures contracts			874			874			313			313
	Gasoline commodity futures contracts			937			937			-			-
	Lease obligations (including current portion)			9,687			9,687			2,003			2,003
	The carrying values of all financial instruments approximate their fair values at February 1, 2015 and February 2, 2014.

Derivative_Instruments

Derivative Instruments	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015
Derivative Instruments [Abstract]
Derivative Instruments	Note 20 — Derivative Instruments
	The Company is exposed to certain risks relating to its ongoing business operations. The primary risk managed by using derivative instruments is commodity price risk. The Company does not hold or issue derivative instruments for trading purposes.
	The Company is exposed to credit-related losses in the event of non-performance by the counterparties to its derivative instruments. The Company mitigates this risk of nonperformance by dealing with highly rated counterparties.
	Additional disclosure about the fair value of derivative instruments is included in Note 19.
	Commodity Price Risk
	The Company is exposed to the effects of commodity price fluctuations in the cost of ingredients of its products, of which flour, sugar and shortening are the most significant. In order to bring greater stability to the cost of ingredients, from time to time the Company purchases exchange-traded commodity futures contracts, and options on such contracts, for raw materials which are ingredients of its products or which are components of such ingredients, including wheat and soybean oil. The Company is also exposed to the effects of commodity price fluctuations in the cost of gasoline used by its delivery vehicles. To mitigate the risk of fluctuations in the price of its gasoline purchases, the Company may purchase exchange-traded commodity futures contracts and options on such contracts. The difference between the cost, if any, and the fair value of commodity derivatives is reflected in earnings because the Company has not designated any of these instruments as hedges. Gains and losses on these contracts are intended to offset losses and gains on the hedged transactions in an effort to reduce the earnings volatility resulting from fluctuating commodity prices. The settlement of commodity derivative contracts is reported in the consolidated statement of cash flows as a cash flow from operating activities. At February 1, 2015, the Company had commodity derivatives with an aggregate contract volume of 1.3 million bushels of wheat and 2.5 million gallons of gasoline. Other than the requirement to meet minimum margin requirements with respect to the commodity derivatives, there are no collateral requirements related to such contracts.
	Interest Rate Risk
	The Company is exposed to market risk from increases in interest rates on any borrowings outstanding under its secured revolving credit facility. As of February 1, 2015, there were no borrowings outstanding under such facility. During the second quarter of fiscal 2014, the Company repaid in full the remaining balance of its 2011 Term Loan.
	On March 3, 2011, the Company entered into an interest rate derivative contract having an aggregate notional principal amount of $17.5 million. The derivative contract entitled the Company to receive from the counterparty the excess, if any, of the three-month LIBOR rate over 3.00% for each of the calendar quarters in the period beginning April 2012 and ending December 2015. The Company accounted for this derivative contract as a cash flow hedge. In the second quarter of fiscal 2014, as a result of the termination of the contract, the $516,000 unrealized loss on the contract previously included in AOCI was reclassified to earnings in the consolidated statement of income because the hedged forecasted transaction (interest on the 2011 Term Loan) would not occur.
	Quantitative Summary of Derivative Positions and Their Effect on Results of Operations
	The following table presents the fair values of derivative instruments included in the consolidated balance sheet as of February 1, 2015 and February 2, 2014:
			Liability Derivatives
			Fair Value
	Derivatives Not Designated as		February 1,			February 2,
	Hedging Instruments	Balance Sheet Location	2015			2014
			(In thousands)
	Agricultural commodity futures contracts	Accrued liabilities	$	874		$	313
	Gasoline commodity futures contracts	Accrued liabilities		937			-
			$	1,811		$	313
	The effect of derivative instruments on the consolidated statement of income for the year ended February 1, 2015,  February 2, 2014 and February 3, 2013, was as follows:
			Amount of Derivative Gain or (Loss)
			Recognized in Income
			Year Ended
	Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging	Location of Derivative Gain or (Loss)	February 1,				February 2,			February 3,
	Instruments	Recognized in Income	2015				2014			2013
			(In thousands)
	Agricultural commodity futures contracts	Direct operating expenses	$	(903	)		$	(1,459	)	$	837
	Gasoline commodity futures contracts	Direct operating expenses		(1,221	)			-			-
	Total		$	(2,124	)		$	(1,459	)	$	837
			Amount of Derivative Gain or (Loss)
			Recognized in Income
			Year Ended
		Location of Derivative Gain or (Loss)	February 1,				February 2,			February 3,
	Derivatives Designated as a Cash Flow Hedge	Recognized in Income	2015				2014			2013
			(In thousands)
	Interest rate derivative	Interest expense	$	-			$	(39	)	$	(34	)
	Interest rate derivative	Loss on retirement of debt	$	-			$	(516	)	$	-
	The effect of derivative instruments on other comprehensive income for the years ended February 1, 2015, February 2, 2014 and February 3, 2013, was as follows:
			Amount of Derivative Gain
			or (Loss) Recognized in OCI
			Year Ended
		Derivative Gain or (Loss) Recognized in	February 1,				February 2,			February 3,
	Derivatives Designated as a Cash Flow Hedge	OCI	2015				2014			2013
			(In thousands)
	Interest rate derivative	Change in fair value of derivative	$	-			$	36		$	(3	)
		Less-income tax effect		-				(14	)		1
			$	-			$	22		$	(2	)
		Loss on cash flow hedge
		reclassified to net income,
		previously charged to other
		comprehensive income		-				516			-
		Less - income tax effect		-				(200	)		-
				-				316			-
		Net change in amount recognized
		in OCI	$	-			$	338		$	(2	)

Acquisitions_and_Divestitures

Acquisitions and Divestitures	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015
Acquisitions and Divestitures [Abstract]
Acquisitions and Divestitures	Note 21 — Acquisitions and Divestitures
	Acquisition of Krispy Kreme Shops
	On June 17, 2014, the Company acquired the business and operating assets of its franchisee in Birmingham, Alabama, consisting of four Krispy Kreme shops that had fiscal 2014 sales of approximately $9 million. The acquired assets also include the seller's franchise rights for 13 counties in Alabama. The total consideration was approximately $7.5 million cash. In connection with the acquisition, the Company entered into leases with the seller for three of the shops and assumed a lease with an unrelated party on the fourth shop.
	The Company recorded charges to earnings related to the acquisition of $431,000 in the quarter ended August 3, 2014, which are included in direct operating expenses. The charges include $343,000 for the settlement of the pre-existing franchise contract between the Company and the franchisee, certain terms of which were unfavorable, from the Company's point of view, to current market terms. The charge was determined by discounting to present value as of the acquisition date the excess of royalties on the acquired business's sales at the Company's current prevailing royalty rates over the lower royalties otherwise payable by the former franchisee pursuant to the terminated franchise agreement. The discount rate used reflected both the time value of money and the level of risk associated with achievement of the related cash flows. The Company also expensed transaction costs related to the acquisition of $88,000.
	The cost of the acquired business was allocated as follows:
		(In thousands)
	Purchase price allocated to:
	Working capital, exclusive of cash	$	(5	)
	Property and equipment		710
	Reacquired franchise rights associated with the Company Stores segment		3,853
	Goodwill associated with the Company Stores segment		2,594
		$	7,152
	Amounts allocated to reacquired franchise rights are being amortized by charges to earnings on a straight-line basis through March 2020, which was the expiration date of the terminated franchise agreement. All of the goodwill recognized in the acquisition for financial reporting purposes is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.
	The results of operations of the acquired business subsequent to the acquisition had no material effect on the Company's consolidated results of operations. The Company's results of operations for the year ended February 2, 2014, computed on a pro forma basis assuming the acquisition had been consummated at the beginning of those periods, would not be materially different from the Company's historical results of operations and, accordingly, have been omitted.
	In December 2013, the Company acquired the land, building and doughnut-making equipment at a facility in Illinois that had fiscal 2014 sales of approximately $3 million. The aggregate purchase price for the facility was approximately $1.6 million cash, all of which was allocated to property and equipment. The facility was being operated as a Krispy Kreme shop pursuant to a management agreement approved by the Company between the facility's former owner and one of the Company's franchisees. The management agreement was terminated in connection with the Company's acquisition of the facility, and was replaced by an operating agreement between the Company and the franchisee. Pursuant to the operating agreement, the Company agreed to permit the franchisee to continue to operate the facility for its account through June 2014 in exchange for monthly rental payments, and the payment of amounts based on the facility's sales equivalent to the amounts that would be payable to the Company if the facility were subject to a franchise agreement. The Company assumed operation of the facility for its own account in July 2014. The Company's results of operations for the year ended February 2, 2014, computed on a pro forma basis assuming the acquisition had been consummated at the beginning of those periods, would not be materially different from the Company's historical results of operations and, accordingly, have been omitted.
	On August 30, 2012, the Company acquired the assets and operations of one of its franchisees in exchange for $915,000 cash. The acquired assets consisted principally of two Krispy Kreme stores. The allocation of the purchase price was as follows: $464,000 to property and equipment, $8,000 to other assets, and the balance of $443,000 to reacquired franchise rights. The Company's results of operations for the year ended February 3, 2013 on a pro forma basis assuming the acquisition had been consummated at the beginning of those periods are not materially different from the Company's historical results of operations and, accordingly, have been omitted. The acquired business's revenues and earnings for periods subsequent to the acquisition are not material to the Company's consolidated financial statements.
	Asset Divestitures
	On September 9, 2014, the Company refranchised its retail Krispy Kreme shop in Rockville, Maryland to a new franchisee for approximately $1.8 million cash. The Company Stores segment realized a gain of $1.2 million on the refranchising transaction, which is reflected in direct operating expenses in fiscal 2015. The refranchising included the execution of a development agreement pursuant to which the new franchisee has agreed to develop an additional 20 retail Krispy Kreme shops in Virginia, Washington, DC and Maryland over the next seven years.
	On July 11, 2013, the Company refranchised three Company-owned stores in the Dallas market to a new franchisee. The aggregate purchase price for the assets was $681,000 cash. The three stores had total sales of approximately $7.0 million in fiscal 2013, of which approximately 45% represented wholesales sales. The franchise agreements with the new franchisee do not include wholesale sales rights. The Company Stores segment recorded a gain of $876,000 on the refranchising transaction, which is included in direct operating expenses. The gain includes approximately $462,000 related to the sale of equipment, and approximately $414,000 related to the reversal of accrued rent expense related to a store lease assigned to the franchisee where the Company has been relieved of the primary lease obligation. The Company leased the other two stores, which the Company owned, to the franchisee. In connection with the refranchising, the Company executed a development agreement with the franchisee to develop 15 additional Krispy Kreme locations in the market through fiscal 2019. In October 2014, the franchisee purchased from the Company the two stores it previously leased for $2.1 million cash, which approximated the properties' aggregate carrying value.
	On February 22, 2013, the Company refranchised three stores in the Kansas/Missouri market to a new franchisee who was a former employee of the Company; the Company closed a fourth store in the market in January 2013 in anticipation of the transaction. The aggregate purchase price of the assets was approximately $1.1 million, evidenced by a 7% promissory note payable in installments equal to 3.5% of the stores' sales beginning in February 2013. The four stores had total sales of approximately $9 million in fiscal 2013. The Company did not record a significant gain or loss on this refranchising transaction.
	On September 27, 2012, the Company sold to one of its franchisees the leasehold interests and certain other assets, including rights under franchise agreements, of three Krispy Kreme stores operated by the franchisee. The Company acquired the leasehold interests and other assets related to the three stores from the franchisee in August 2006 for $2.9 million cash. After the Company's acquisition of the assets, the franchisee continued to operate the stores for its own account pursuant to an operating agreement between the Company and the franchisee. The aggregate purchase price of the three stores and the related assets in the September 2012 transaction was approximately $3.6 million, of which approximately $360,000 was paid in cash at closing. The balance of the purchase price was evidenced by a promissory note in the approximate amount of $3.2 million, payable in monthly installments of approximately $51,000, including interest, beginning in November 2012, and a final installment of the remaining principal balance on October 1, 2017. The carrying value of the divested assets was approximately $1.9 million. Because the initial investment made by the franchisee to acquire the assets was less than the 20% minimum amount of the purchase price required by GAAP to recognize a gain on the sale, the Company initially deferred recognition of the $1.7 million gain, and such deferred gain was reflected as a reduction in the carrying value of the note receivable. Subsequently, the Company reported the principal and interest payments received from the franchisee as a reduction of the carrying value of the note. During the third quarter of fiscal 2014, the cumulative investment made by the franchisee to acquire the assets first exceeded the required 20% of the purchase price and, accordingly, the Company recognized the deferred gain of $1.7 million, which is reflected as a reduction in direct operating expenses of the Domestic Franchise segment. In addition, coincident with the recognition of the deferred gain, the Company recognized approximately $210,000 of interest income for interest payments received from the franchisee which initially were reported as a reduction in the carrying value of the note.

Selected_Quarterly_Financial_D

Selected Quarterly Financial Data	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015
Selected Quarterly Financial Data [Abstract]
Selected Quarterly Financial Data	Note 22 — Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)
	The tables below present selected quarterly financial data for fiscal 2015 and 2014.
		Quarter Ended
		May 4,			August 3,			November 2,			February 1,
		2014			2014			2014			2015
		(In thousands, except per share data)
	Revenues	$	121,580		$	120,516		$	122,871		$	125,367
	Operating expenses:
	Direct operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and
	amortization expense shown below)		95,172			101,084			101,165			102,323
	General and administrative expenses		7,047			6,737			5,553			9,221
	Depreciation and amortization expense		3,173			3,033			3,280			3,354
	Impairment charges and lease termination costs		8			38			4			905
	Operating income		16,180			9,624			12,869			9,564
	Interest income		171			64			62			109
	Interest expense		(143	)		(162	)		(230	)		(321	)
	Equity in losses of equity method franchisees		(57	)		(61	)		(53	)		53
	Other non-operating income and (expense), net		168			152			91			136
	Income before income taxes		16,319			9,617			12,739			9,541
	Provision for income taxes		6,663			3,865			4,633			2,995
	Net income	$	9,656		$	5,752		$	8,106		$	6,546
	Earnings per common share:
	Basic	$	0.15		$	0.09		$	0.12		$	0.10
	Diluted	$	0.14		$	0.08		$	0.12		$	0.10
	The sum of the quarterly earnings per share amounts does not necessarily equal earnings per share for the year.
		Quarter Ended
		May 4,			August 3,			November 2,			February 1,
		2014			2014			2014			2015
		(In thousands)
	Revenues by business segment:
	Company Stores	$	80,448		$	78,535		$	82,579		$	83,744
	Domestic Franchise		3,499			3,296			3,274			3,381
	International Franchise		6,581			7,534			6,852			7,631
	KK Supply Chain:
	Total revenues		60,312			59,503			61,581			63,292
	Less - intersegment sales elimination		(29,260	)		(28,352	)		(31,415	)		(32,681	)
	External KK Supply Chain revenues		31,052			31,151			30,166			30,611
	Total revenues	$	121,580		$	120,516		$	122,871		$	125,367
	Operating income:
	Company Stores	$	4,416		$	1,261		$	2,233		$	1,377
	Domestic Franchise		2,156			1,900			1,989			2,058
	International Franchise		4,280			5,111			5,048			5,587
	KK Supply Chain		12,754			8,489			9,529			11,051
	Total segment operating income		23,606			16,761			18,799			20,073
	General and administrative expenses		(7,047	)		(6,737	)		(5,553	)		(9,221	)
	Corporate depreciation and amortization expense		(371	)		(362	)		(373	)		(383	)
	Impairment charges and lease termination costs		(8	)		(38	)		(4	)		(905	)
	Consolidated operating income	$	16,180		$	9,624		$	12,869		$	9,564
		Quarter Ended
		May 5,			August 4,			November 3,			February 2,
		2013			2013			2013			2014
		(In thousands, except per share data)
	Revenues	$	120,625		$	112,729		$	114,231		$	112,746
	Operating expenses:
	Direct operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and
	amortization expense shown below)		96,558			93,806			92,466			93,302
	General and administrative expenses		6,055			5,655			5,730			7,709
	Depreciation and amortization expense		2,820			2,664			2,788			2,834
	Impairment charges and lease termination costs		8			4			1,531			(169	)
	Operating income		15,184			10,600			11,716			9,070
	Interest income		61			70			341			144
	Interest expense		(437	)		(354	)		(131	)		(135	)
	Loss on retirement of debt		-			(967	)		-			-
	Equity in losses of equity method franchisees		(53	)		(60	)		(61	)		(47	)
Other non-operating income and (expense), net		(5	)		(1	)		29			96
Income before income taxes		14,750			9,288			11,894			9,128
Provision for income taxes		6,751			4,571			5,114			(5,632	)
Net income	$	7,999		$	4,717		$	6,780		$	14,760
Earnings per common share:
Basic	$	0.12		$	0.07		$	0.1		$	0.22
Diluted	$	0.11		$	0.07		$	0.09		$	0.21
The sum of the quarterly earnings per share amounts does not necessarily equal earnings per share for the year.
	Quarter Ended
	May 5,			August 4,			November 3,			February 2,
	2013			2013			2013			2014
	(In thousands)
Revenues by business segment:
Company Stores	$	81,921		$	75,689		$	74,886		$	74,329
Domestic Franchise		2,871			2,799			3,026			3,143
International Franchise		6,445			6,057			6,205			6,900
KK Supply Chain:
Total revenues		59,811			57,201			58,304			55,913
Less - intersegment sales elimination		(30,423	)		(29,017	)		(28,190	)		(27,539	)
External KK Supply Chain revenues		29,388			28,184			30,114			28,374
Total revenues	$	120,625		$	112,729		$	114,231		$	112,746
Operating income:
Company Stores	$	5,314		$	1,790		$	2,599		$	1,631
Domestic Franchise		1,439			1,526			3,156			1,962
International Franchise		4,531			4,239			4,449			4,758
KK Supply Chain		10,239			8,999			9,098			8,617
Total segment operating income		21,523			16,554			19,302			16,968
General and administrative expenses		(6,055	)		(5,655	)		(5,730	)		(7,709	)
Corporate depreciation and amortization expense		(276	)		(295	)		(325	)		(358	)
Impairment charges and lease termination costs		(8	)		(4	)		(1,531	)		169
Consolidated operating income	$	15,184		$	10,600		$	11,716		$	9,070

SCHEDULE_I_CONDENSED_FINANCIAL

SCHEDULE I - CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015
CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT [Abstract]
CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT	SCHEDULE I - CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT
	KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS, INC.
	(PARENT COMPANY ONLY)
	STATEMENT OF INCOME
		Year Ended
		February 1,			February 2,			February 3,
		2015			2014			2013
		(In thousands, except per share amounts)
	Equity in income of subsidiaries	$	30,060		$	34,256		$	20,779
	Miscellaneous expenses		-			-			-
	Income before income taxes		30,060			34,256			20,779
	Provision for income taxes		-			-			-
	Net income	$	30,060		$	34,256		$	20,779
	Earnings per common share:
	Basic	$	0.45		$	0.51		$	0.31
	Diluted	$	0.44		$	0.48		$	0.3
	STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
		Year Ended
		February 1,			February 2,				February 3,
		2015			2014				2013
		(In thousands)
	Net income	$	30,060		$	34,256			$	20,779
	Other comprehensive income (loss)		-			338				(2	)
	Comprehensive income	$	30,060		$	34,594			$	20,777
	BALANCE SHEET
		February 1,				February 2,
		2015				2014
		(In thousands)
	ASSETS
	Investment in and advances to subsidiaries	$	267,786			$	265,093
	SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
	Preferred stock	$	-			$	-
	Common stock		310,768				338,135
	Accumulated other comprehensive loss		-				-
	Accumulated deficit		(42,982	)			(73,042	)
	Total shareholders' equity	$	267,786			$	265,093
	STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
		Year Ended
		February 1,				February 2,				February 3,
		2015				2014				2013
		(In thousands)
	CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
	Net income	$	30,060			$	34,256			$	20,779
	Equity in income of subsidiaries		(30,060	)			(34,256	)			(20,779	)
	Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities		-				-				-
	CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
	Investments in subsidiaries		33,622				20,540				20,502
	Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities		33,622				20,540				20,502
	CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
	Proceeds from exercise of stock options		10,259				2,517				247
	Proceeds from exercise of warrants		-				-				9
	Repurchase of common shares		(43,881	)			(23,057	)			(20,758	)
	Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities		(33,622	)			(20,540	)			(20,502	)
	Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		-				-				-
	Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		-				-				-
	Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	-			$	-			$	-

Accounting_Policies_Policies

Accounting Policies (Policies)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
BASIS OF PRESENTATION	The Company prepares its financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).  The significant accounting policies followed by the Company in preparing the accompanying consolidated financial statements are as follows:
BASIS OF CONSOLIDATION	BASIS OF CONSOLIDATION.  The financial statements include the accounts of KKDI and its subsidiaries.
	Investments in entities over which the Company has the ability to exercise significant influence but which the Company does not control, and whose financial statements are not otherwise required to be consolidated, are accounted for using the equity method.
REVENUE RECOGNITION	REVENUE RECOGNITION.  Revenue is recognized when there is a contract or other arrangement of sale; the sales price is fixed or determinable; title and the risks of ownership have been transferred to the customer; and collection of the receivable is reasonably assured.  A summary of the revenue recognition policies for the Company's business segments is as follows:
	Company Stores revenue is derived from the sale of doughnuts and complementary products to on-premises and wholesale customers. Revenue is recognized at the time of delivery for on-premises sales. For wholesale sales, revenue is recognized either at the time of delivery, net of provisions for estimated product returns, or, with respect to those wholesale customers that take title to products purchased from the Company at the time those products are sold by the wholesale customer to consumers, simultaneously with such consumer purchases.
	Domestic and International Franchise revenue is derived from development and initial franchise fees relating to new store openings and ongoing royalties charged to franchisees based on their sales.  Development and franchise fees are recognized when the store is opened, at which time the Company has performed substantially all of the initial services it is required to provide.  Royalties are recognized in income as underlying franchisee sales occur unless there is significant uncertainty concerning the collectibility of such revenues, in which case royalty revenues are recognized when received.
	KK Supply Chain revenue is derived from the sale of doughnut mix, other ingredients and supplies and doughnut-making equipment.  Revenues for the sale of doughnut mix and supplies are recognized upon delivery to the customer or, in the case of franchisees located outside North America, when the goods are loaded on the transport vessel at the U.S. port.  Revenue for equipment sales and installation associated with new store openings is recognized at the store opening date.  Revenue for equipment sales not associated with new store openings is recognized when the equipment is installed if the Company is responsible for the installation, and otherwise upon shipment of the equipment.
FISCAL YEAR	FISCAL YEAR.  The Company's fiscal year ends on the Sunday closest to January 31, which periodically results in a 53-week year.  Fiscal 2015 and fiscal 2014 each contained 52 weeks, while fiscal 2013 contained 53 weeks.
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS.  The Company considers cash on hand, demand deposits in banks and all highly liquid debt instruments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash and cash equivalents.
ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS	ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS.  The Company maintains allowances for doubtful accounts related to its accounts receivable, including receivables from franchisees, in amounts which management believes are sufficient to provide for losses estimated to be sustained on realization of these receivables.  Such estimates inherently involve uncertainties and assessments of the outcome of future events, and changes in facts and circumstances may result in adjustments to the allowance for doubtful accounts.
INVENTORIES	INVENTORIES.  Inventories are recorded at the lower of cost or market, with cost determined using the first-in, first-out method.
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT	PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT.  Depreciation of property and equipment is provided using the straight-line method over the assets' estimated useful lives, which are as follows: buildings — 5 to 35 years; machinery and equipment — 3 to 15 years; computer software — 3 to 10  years; and leasehold improvements — 5 to 20 years.
REACQUIRED FRANCHISE RIGHTS	REACQUIRED FRANCHISE RIGHTS.  Franchise rights reacquired in connection with business combinations are valued based on the present value of the cash flows of the acquired business and are amortized on a straight-line basis from the acquisition date through the expiration date of the terminated franchise agreement.
GOODWILL	GOODWILL.  Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the value of identifiable net assets acquired in business combinations.  Goodwill has an indefinite life and is not amortized, but is tested for impairment annually or more frequently if events or circumstances indicate the carrying amount of the asset may be impaired.  Such impairment testing is performed for each reporting unit to which goodwill has been assigned.
LEGAL COSTS	LEGAL COSTS.  Legal costs associated with litigation and other loss contingencies are charged to expense as services are rendered.
ASSET IMPAIRMENT	ASSET IMPAIRMENT.  The Company assesses asset groups for potential impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that its carrying amount may not be recoverable. The assessment is based upon a comparison of the carrying amount of the asset group, consisting primarily of property and equipment, to the estimated undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated from the asset group. To estimate cash flows, management projects the net cash flows anticipated from continuing operation of the asset group or store until its closing or abandonment as well as cash flows, if any, anticipated from disposal of the related assets. If the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the sum of the undiscounted cash flows, the Company records an impairment charge in an amount equal to the excess of the carrying value of the assets over their estimated fair value.
EARNINGS PER SHARE	EARNINGS PER SHARE.  The computation of basic earnings per share is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period.  The computation of diluted earnings per share reflects the additional common shares that would have been outstanding if dilutive potential common shares had been issued, computed using the treasury stock method.  Such potential common shares consist of shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options and warrants and the vesting of currently unvested shares of restricted stock and restricted stock units.
	The following table sets forth amounts used in the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:
			Year Ended
			February 1,		February 2,		February 3,
			2015		2014		2013
			(In thousands)
		Numerator:  net income	$	30,060	$	34,256	$	20,779
		Denominator:
		Basic earnings per share - weighted average shares
		outstanding		66,360		67,261		67,624
		Effect of dilutive securities:
		Stock options and warrants		2,037		2,998		1,781
		Restricted stock and restricted stock units		532		795		491
		Diluted earnings per share - weighted average shares
		outstanding plus dilutive potential common shares		68,929		71,054		69,896
	Stock options and warrants with respect to 257,000, 301,000 and 2.7 million shares for fiscal 2015, fiscal 2014 and fiscal 2013, respectively, as well as 57,000 and 98,000 unvested shares of restricted stock and unvested restricted stock units for fiscal 2015 and fiscal 2013, respectively, have been excluded from the computation of the number of shares used to compute diluted earnings per share because their inclusion would be antidilutive. There were no antidilutive unvested shares of restricted stock and unvested restricted stock units in fiscal 2014.
SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION	SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION.  The Company measures and recognizes compensation expense for share-based payment awards by charging the fair value of each award at its grant date to earnings over the service period necessary for each award to vest.
MARKETING AND BRAND PROMOTION	MARKETING AND BRAND PROMOTION.  Costs associated with the Company's products including advertising and other brand promotional activities are expensed as incurred, and were approximately $9.8 million, $8.2 million and $7.5 million in fiscal 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK	CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK.  Financial instruments that subject the Company to credit risk consist principally of receivables from wholesale customers and franchisees, guarantees of certain franchisee leases and, in prior years, guarantees of certain indebtedness of franchisees.  Wholesale receivables are primarily from grocer/mass merchants and convenience stores.  The Company maintains allowances for doubtful accounts which management believes are sufficient to provide for losses which may be sustained on realization of these receivables.  In fiscal 2015, 2014 and 2013, no customer accounted for more than 10% of Company Stores segment revenues.  The two largest wholesale customers collectively accounted for approximately 16%, 17% and 16% of Company Stores segment revenues in fiscal 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.  The two wholesale customers with the largest trade receivables balances collectively accounted for approximately 24% and 27% of total wholesale customer receivables at February 1, 2015 and February 2, 2014, respectively.
	The Company also evaluates the recoverability of receivables from its franchisees and maintains allowances for doubtful accounts which management believes are sufficient to provide for losses which may be sustained on realization of these receivables.  In addition, the Company evaluates the likelihood of potential payments by the Company under loan and lease guarantees and records estimated liabilities for payments the Company considers probable.
SELF-INSURANCE RISKS AND RECEIVABLES FROM INSURERS	SELF-INSURANCE RISKS AND RECEIVABLES FROM INSURERS.  The Company is subject to workers' compensation, vehicle and general liability claims.  The Company is self-insured for the cost of all workers' compensation, vehicle and general liability claims up to the amount of stop-loss insurance coverage purchased by the Company from commercial insurance carriers.  The Company maintains accruals for the estimated cost of claims, without regard to the effects of stop-loss coverage, using actuarial methods which evaluate known open and incurred but not reported claims and consider historical loss development experience.  In addition, the Company records receivables from the insurance carriers for claims amounts estimated to be recovered under the stop-loss insurance policies when these amounts are estimable and probable of collection.  The Company estimates such stop-loss receivables using the same actuarial methods used to establish the related claims accruals, and taking into account the amount of risk transferred to the carriers under the stop-loss policies.  The stop-loss policies provide coverage for claims in excess of retained self-insurance risks, which are determined on a claim-by-claim basis.
	The Company recorded favorable adjustments to its self-insurance claims liabilities related to prior years of approximately $1.7 million, $1.1 million and $730,000 in fiscal 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Such adjustments represent changes in estimates of the ultimate cost of incurred claims.
	The Company provides health and medical benefits to eligible employees, and purchases stop-loss insurance from commercial insurance carriers which pays covered medical costs in excess of a specified annual amount incurred by each claimant.
DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND DERIVATIVE COMMODITY INSTRUMENTS	DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND DERIVATIVE COMMODITY INSTRUMENTS.  The Company reflects derivative financial instruments, which typically consist of interest rate derivatives and commodity futures contracts and options on such contracts, in the consolidated balance sheet at their fair value.  The difference between the cost, if any, and the fair value of the interest rate derivatives is reflected in income unless the derivative instrument qualifies as a cash flow hedge and is effective in offsetting future cash flows of the underlying hedged item, in which case such amount is reflected in other comprehensive income.  The difference between the cost, if any, and the fair value of commodity derivatives is reflected in earnings because the Company has not designated any of these instruments as cash flow hedges.
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	COMPREHENSIVE INCOME.  Accounting standards on reporting comprehensive income require that certain items, including mark-to-market adjustments on interest rate derivative contracts accounted for as cash flow hedges (which are not reflected in net income) be presented as components of comprehensive income.  The cumulative amounts recognized by the Company under these standards are reflected in the consolidated balance sheet as accumulated other comprehensive income, a component of shareholders' equity.
USE OF ESTIMATES	USE OF ESTIMATES.  The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Actual results will differ from these estimates, and the differences could be material.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements	Recent Accounting Pronouncements
	In February 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2015-02, "Consolidation:  Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis."  This update improves targeted areas of the consolidation guidance and reduces the number of consolidation models.  This update is effective for annual and interim periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015.  Adoption of this guidance is not expected to have any effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
	In June 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-12, “Compensation – Stock Compensation”, an update to its accounting guidance related to share-based compensation.  The guidance requires that a performance target that affects vesting, and that could be achieved after the requisite service period, be treated as a performance condition, and therefore shall not be reflected in determining the fair value of the award at the grant date.  The guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2015; adoption of this guidance is not expected to have any effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
	In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers,” to clarify the principles used to recognize revenue for all entities.  The guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016.  The Company will evaluate the effects, if any, adoption of this guidance will have on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
	In April 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-08, “Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disposals of Components of an Entity,” which changes the criteria for determining which disposals can be presented as discontinued operations and modifies related disclosure requirements.  The guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2014.  Adoption of this guidance could have an effect on the Company's presentation and disclosure of a future disposal compared to prior GAAP.

Accounting_Policies_Tables

Accounting Policies (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Schedule of Computation of Earnings Per Share			Year Ended
			February 1,		February 2,		February 3,
			2015		2014		2013
			(In thousands)
		Numerator:  net income	$	30,060	$	34,256	$	20,779
		Denominator:
		Basic earnings per share - weighted average shares
		outstanding		66,360		67,261		67,624
		Effect of dilutive securities:
		Stock options and warrants		2,037		2,998		1,781
		Restricted stock and restricted stock units		532		795		491
		Diluted earnings per share - weighted average shares
		outstanding plus dilutive potential common shares		68,929		71,054		69,896

Segment_Information_Tables

Segment Information (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015
Segment Information [Abstract]
Schedule of Operations by Reporting Segment		Year Ended
		February 1,			February 2,			February 3,
		2015			2014			2013
		(In thousands)
	Revenues:
	Company Stores	$	325,306		$	306,825		$	296,494
	Domestic Franchise		13,450			11,839			10,325
	International Franchise		28,598			25,607			24,941
	KK Supply Chain:
	Total revenues		244,688			231,229			215,412
	Less – intersegment sales elimination		(121,708	)		(115,169	)		(111,329	)
	External KK Supply Chain revenues		122,980			116,060			104,083
	Total revenues	$	490,334		$	460,331		$	435,843
	Operating income:
	Company Stores	$	9,287		$	11,334		$	8,534
	Domestic Franchise		8,103			8,083			5,590
	International Franchise		20,026			17,977			17,387
	KK Supply Chain		41,823			36,953			32,450
	Total segment operating income		79,239			74,347			63,961
	General and administrative expenses		(28,558	)		(25,149	)		(25,089	)
	Corporate depreciation and amortization expense		(1,489	)		(1,254	)		(837	)
	Impairment charges and lease termination costs		(955	)		(1,374	)		(306	)
	Consolidated operating income	$	48,237		$	46,570		$	37,729
	Depreciation and amortization expense:
	Company Stores	$	10,534		$	9,039		$	8,142
	Domestic Franchise		135			119			164
	International Franchise		5			7			10
	KK Supply Chain		677			687			738
	Corporate		1,489			1,254			837
	Total depreciation and amortization expense	$	12,840		$	11,106		$	9,891

Receivables_Tables

Receivables (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015
Receivables [Abstract]
Schedule of Components of Receivables		February 1,			February 2,
		2015			2014
		(In thousands)
	Receivables:
	Wholesale customers	$	9,557		$	9,919
	Unaffiliated franchisees		12,743			10,934
	Due from third-party distributors		4,075			3,262
	Other receivables		867			640
	Current portion of notes receivable		1,052			754
			28,294			25,509
	Less — allowance for doubtful accounts:
	Wholesale customers		(204	)		(191	)
	Unaffiliated franchisees		(291	)		(50	)
			(495	)		(241	)
		$	27,799		$	25,268
	Receivables from equity method franchisees (Note 7):
	Trade	$	782		$	675
		February 1,			February 2,
		2015			2014
		(In thousands)
	Notes receivable:
	Note receivable from franchisees	$	4,534		$	3,980
	Less — portion due within one year included in receivables (Note 3)		(1,052	)		(754	)
	Less — allowance for doubtful accounts		-			(54	)
		$	3,482		$	3,172
Schedule of Changes in the Allowances for Doubtful Accounts		Year Ended
		February 1,			February 2,			February 3,
		2015			2014			2013
		(In thousands)
	Allowance for doubtful accounts related to receivables:
	Balance at beginning of year	$	241		$	615		$	1,158
	Provision for doubtful accounts		202			(275	)		259
	Net recoveries (chargeoffs)		52			(99	)		(802	)
	Balance at end of year	$	495		$	241		$	615
		Year Ended
		February 1,			February 2,			February 3,
		2015			2014			2013
		(In thousands)
	Balance at beginning of year	$	54		$	62		$	68
	Provision for doubtful accounts		(54	)		(8	)		(6	)
	Balance at end of year	$	-		$	54		$	62

Inventories_Tables

Inventories (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015
Inventories [Abstract]
Schedule of Inventory		February 1,		February 2,
		2015		2014
		(In thousands)
	Raw materials	$	6,779	$	6,200
	Work in progress		115		114
	Finished goods and purchased merchandise		11,300		10,436
		$	18,194	$	16,750

Other_Current_Assets_Tables

Other Current Assets (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015
Other Current Assets [Abstract]
Schedule of Other Current Assets		February 1,		February 2,
		2015		2014
		(In thousands)
	Current portion of claims against insurance carriers related to self-insurance
	programs (Notes 1, 9, 10 and 12)	$	1,012	$	893
	Margin deposits in derivative brokerage accounts		2,744		792
	Prepaid expenses and other		3,100		3,514
		$	6,856	$	5,199

Property_and_Equipment_Tables

Property and Equipment (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015
Property and Equipment [Abstract]
Schedule of Property and Equipment		February 1,			February 2,
		2015			2014
		(In thousands)
	Land	$	13,512		$	13,822
	Buildings		86,337			71,873
	Leasehold improvements		15,200			14,527
	Machinery and equipment		65,596			57,611
	Computer software		7,911			7,100
	Construction and projects in progress		12,295			5,913
			200,851			170,846
	Less: accumulated depreciation		(85,093	)		(78,023	)
		$	115,758		$	92,823

Investments_in_Franchisees_Tab

Investments in Franchisees (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015
Investments in Franchisees [Abstract]
Schedule of Investments in Franchisees					Number of
					Stores as of
					February 1,		Ownership%
			Geographic Market		2015		Company		Third Parties
	Kremeworks, LLC		Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon,
			Washington		9		25	%	75	%
	Kremeworks Canada, LP		Western Canada		1		24.5	%	75.5	%
	Krispy Kreme of South Florida, LLC		South Florida		3		35.3	%	64.7	%
			1-Feb-15
			Investments and
			Advances				Receivables		Loan Guarantees
			(In thousands)
	Kremeworks, LLC		$	900			$	353	$	-
	Kremeworks Canada, LP			667				30		-
	Krispy Kreme of South Florida, LLC			-				399		-
				1,567				782	$	-
	Less: reserves and allowances			(1,567	)			-
			$	-			$	782
			2-Feb-14
			Investments and
			Advances				Receivables		Loan Guarantees
			(In thousands)
	Kremeworks, LLC		$	900			$	280	$	140
	Kremeworks Canada, LP			667				19		-
	Krispy Kreme of South Florida, LLC			-				376		-
				1,567				675	$	140
	Less: reserves and allowances			(1,567	)			-
			$	-			$	675
			Summary Financial Information (1)
						Operating
						Income			Net Income			Current		Noncurrent		Current		Noncurrent		Total Equity
			Revenues			(Loss)			(Loss) (2)			Assets		Assets		Liabilities		Liabilities		(Deficit)
			(In thousands)
	Kremeworks, LLC
	2015		$	19,691		$	1,038		$	893		$	2,397	$	8,851	$	6,520	$	1,849	$	2,879
	2014			18,512		$	637		$	463		$	1,982	$	9,791	$	7,172	$	1,946	$	2,655
	2013			17,383			(561	)		(781	)		1,083		10,622		8,438		1,883		1,384
	Kremeworks Canada, LP
	2015			1,973			(119	)		(233	)		565		859		448		3,107		(2,131	)
	2014			1,800			(92	)		(201	)		572		1,061		672		3,041		(2,080	)
	2013			1,516			1			(106	)		534		1,247		883		2,912		(2,014	)
	Krispy Kreme of South
	Florida, LLC
	2015			12,098			280			207			1,142		2,105		1,669		3,713		(2,135	)
	2014			12,408			848			626			1,237		2,887		2,120		3,251		(1,247	)
	2013			13,271			1,421			1,290			1,182		3,182		3,418		1,754		(808	)
		-1		Amounts shown for each of these franchisees represents the amounts reported by the franchisee for calendar 2014, 2013 and 2012, and on or about December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012.
		-2		The net income or loss of each of these entities is includable on the income tax returns of their owners to the extent required by law. Accordingly, the financial statements of these entities do not include a provision for income taxes, and as a result, pretax income or loss for each of these entities is also their net income or loss.

Goodwill_and_Other_Intangible_1

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets [Abstract]
Schedule of Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets		February 1,		February 2,
		2015		2014
		(In thousands)
	Goodwill:
	Goodwill associated with International Franchise segment	$	15,664	$	15,664
	Goodwill associated with Domestic Franchise segment		7,832		7,832
	Goodwill associated with Company Stores segment (Note 21)		2,594		-
	Reacquired franchise rights associated with Company Stores segment, net of accumulated
	amortization of $556,000 at February 1, 2015 and $82,000 at February 2, 2014		3,980		601
		$	30,070	$	24,097
Schedule of Reacquired Franchise Rights
				February 1,			February 2,
				2015			2014
					(In thousands)
	Balance at beginning of year			$	601		$	699
	Acquisition of stores from franchisee (Note 21)				3,853			-
	Amount related to refranchised store				-			(40	)
	Amortization expense				(474	)		(58	)
	Balance at end of year			$	3,980		$	601

Other_Assets_Tables

Other Assets (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015
Other Assets [Abstract]
Schedule of Components of Other Assets		February 1,			February 2,
		2015			2014
		(In thousands)
	Non-current portion of notes receivable	$	3,482		$	3,172
	Non-current portion of claims against insurance carriers related to self-insurance
	programs (Notes 1, 5, 10 and 12)		3,290			3,207
	401(k) mirror plan assets (Notes 12 and 18)		2,496			2,585
	Deposits		734			765
	Deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization		370			478
	Other		388			471
		$	10,760		$	10,678
Schedule of Components of Receivables		February 1,				February 2,
		2015				2014
		(In thousands)
	Receivables:
	Wholesale customers	$	9,557			$	9,919
	Unaffiliated franchisees		12,743				10,934
	Due from third-party distributors		4,075				3,262
	Other receivables		867				640
	Current portion of notes receivable		1,052				754
			28,294				25,509
	Less — allowance for doubtful accounts:
	Wholesale customers		(204	)			(191	)
	Unaffiliated franchisees		(291	)			(50	)
			(495	)			(241	)
		$	27,799			$	25,268
	Receivables from equity method franchisees (Note 7):
	Trade	$	782			$	675
		February 1,				February 2,
		2015				2014
		(In thousands)
	Notes receivable:
	Note receivable from franchisees	$	4,534			$	3,980
	Less — portion due within one year included in receivables (Note 3)		(1,052	)			(754	)
	Less — allowance for doubtful accounts		-				(54	)
		$	3,482			$	3,172
Schedule of Changes in the Allowances for Doubtful Accounts		Year Ended
		February 1,				February 2,			February 3,
		2015				2014			2013
		(In thousands)
	Allowance for doubtful accounts related to receivables:
	Balance at beginning of year	$	241			$	615		$	1,158
	Provision for doubtful accounts		202				(275	)		259
	Net recoveries (chargeoffs)		52				(99	)		(802	)
	Balance at end of year	$	495			$	241		$	615
		Year Ended
		February 1,				February 2,			February 3,
		2015				2014			2013
		(In thousands)
	Balance at beginning of year	$	54			$	62		$	68
	Provision for doubtful accounts		(54	)			(8	)		(6	)
	Balance at end of year	$	-			$	54		$	62

Accrued_Liabilities_Tables

Accrued Liabilities (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015
Accrued Liabilities [Abstract]
Schedule of Components of Accrued Liabilities		February 1,			February 2,
		2015			2014
		(In thousands)
	Accrued compensation	$	10,533		$	8,901
	Accrued vacation pay		5,732			5,530
	Current portion of self-insurance claims, principally worker's compensation
	(Notes 1, 5, 9, and 12)		3,773			3,765
	Accrued taxes, other than income		2,541			2,043
	Accrued health care claims		1,330			1,240
	Customer deposits		1,017			1,115
	Gasoline commodity futures contracts		937			-
	Accrued guarantee liabilities (Note 13)		906			929
	Current portion of deferred franchise fee revenue (Note 12)		906			893
	Agricultural commodity futures contracts		874			313
	Current portion of lease termination costs (Notes 12 and 15)		94			74
	Other		3,887			4,473
		$	32,530		$	29,276
Schedule of Changes in the Assets and Liabilities Associated with Self-Insurance Programs		Year Ended
		February 1,				February 2,			February 3,
		2015				2014			2013
		(In thousands)
	Accrual for self-insurance programs, net of receivables from stop-loss policies:
	Balance at beginning of year	$	8,047			$	8,455		$	8,203
	Additions charged to costs and expenses		2,600				3,436			3,777
	Claims payments		(3,079	)			(3,844	)		(3,525	)
	Balance at end of year	$	7,568			$	8,047		$	8,455
	Accrual reflected in:
	Accrued liabilities	$	3,773			$	3,765		$	4,156
	Other long-term obligations and deferred credits		8,097				8,382			9,979
	Claims receivable under stop-loss insurance policies included in:
	Other current assets		(1,012	)			(893	)		(1,194	)
	Other assets		(3,290	)			(3,207	)		(4,486	)
		$	7,568			$	8,047		$	8,455

Credit_Facilities_and_Lease_Ob1

Credit Facilities and Lease Obligations (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015
Credit Facilities and Lease Obligations [Abstract]
Schedule of Lease Obligations		February 1,			February 2,
		2015			2014
		(In thousands)
	Capital lease obligations	$	2,940		$	2,003
	Financing obligations		6,747			-
			9,687			2,003
	Less: current portion		(333	)		(344	)
		$	9,354		$	1,659
Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments			Operating			Capital			Financing
	Fiscal Year		Leases			Leases			Obligations
			(In thousands)
	2016		$	11,379		$	840		$	764
	2017			9,207			791			764
	2018			8,557			660			764
	2019			7,382			472			765
	2020			7,338			427			783
	Thereafter			93,487			6,482			14,257
			$	137,350			9,672			18,097
	Portion representing interest						(6,495	)		(14,254	)
	Portion representing executory costs						(237	)		-
	Unamortized balance of financing obligations at end of lease term						-			2,904
	Total capital lease and financing obligations					$	2,940		$	6,747

Other_Long_Term_Obligations_an1

Other Long Term Obligations and Deferred Credits (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015
Other Long-Term Obligations and Deferred Credits [Abstract]
Schedule of Components of Other Long-Term Obligations and Deferred Credits		February 1,		February 2,
		2015		2014
		(In thousands)
	Non-current portion of self-insurance claims, principally worker's
	compensation (Notes 1, 5, 9 and 10)	$	8,097	$	8,382
	Accrued rent expense		6,571		6,025
	Non-current portion of deferred franchise fee revenue (Note 10)		4,877		4,526
	Mirror 401(k) plan liability (Notes 9 and 18)		2,496		2,585
	Landlord upfit allowances on leased premises		2,445		2,647
	Non-current portion of lease termination costs (Notes 10 and 15)		22		104
	Other		1,107		1,117
		$	25,615	$	25,386

Shareholders_Equity_Tables

Shareholders' Equity (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015
Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]
Schedule of Share-Based Compensation			Year Ended
			February 1,			February 2,			February 3,
			2015			2014			2013
			(In thousands)
	Costs charged to earnings related to:
	Stock options		$	1,209		$	1,865		$	1,537
	Restricted stock and restricted stock units			3,257			4,587			5,264
	Total costs		$	4,466		$	6,452		$	6,801
	Costs included in:
	Direct operating expenses		$	2,145		$	2,487		$	2,614
	General and administrative expenses			2,321			3,965			4,187
	Total costs		$	4,466		$	6,452		$	6,801
Schedule of Weighted Average Assumptions			Year Ended
			February 1,			February 2,			February 3,
			2015			2014			2013
	Expected life of option		7.0 years			7.0 years			N/A
	Risk-free interest rate		2.14	%		2.19	%		N/A
	Expected volatility of stock		65.0	%		65	%		N/A
	Expected dividend yield		0	%		0	%		N/A
Schedule of Options Granted			Year Ended
			February 1,			February 2,		February 3,
			2015			2014		2013
	Weighted average fair value per share of options granted		$	12.07	$	11.17			N/A
	Total number of options granted			88,300		251,000			N/A
	Total fair value of all options granted		$	1,065,200	$	2,804,800			N/A
Schedule of Stock Option Transactions												Weighted
												Average
						Weighted Average			Aggregate			Remaining
			Shares Subject			Exercise Price Per			Intrinsic			Contractual
			to Option			Share			Value			Term
			(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
	Outstanding at January 29, 2012		5,809,400			$	9.35		$	14,572		6.6 years
	Granted		-			$	-
	Exercised		(128,000	)		$	1.93		$	947
	Expired		(304,900	)		$	34.4
	Forfeited		(170,000	)		$	6.84
	Outstanding at February 3, 2013		5,206,500			$	8.15		$	36,388		5.8 years
	Granted		251,000			$	17.47
	Exercised		(459,500	)		$	5.25		$	5,324
	Expired		(391,000	)		$	38.66
	Forfeited		-			$	-
	Outstanding at February 2, 2014		4,607,000			$	6.27		$	51,044		5.7 years
	Granted		88,300			$	18.88
	Exercised		(1,929,600	)		$	5.32		$	25,515
	Expired		(129,800	)		$	18.15
	Forfeited		(90,700	)		$	8.66
	Outstanding at February 1, 2015		2,545,200			$	6.75		$	32,382		5.6 years
	Exercisable at February 1, 2015		2,227,400			$	5.65		$	30,775		5.2 years
Schedule of Additional Information Regarding Stock Options						Options Outstanding							Options Exercisable
								Weighted Average
								Remaining
								Contractual Life		Weighted Average					Weighted Average
	Range of Exercise Prices					Shares		(Years)		Exercise Price			Shares		Exercise Price
	$	1.40	- $	3.08		962,600		3.9		$	2.65		962,600		$	2.65
	$	6.39	- $	9.71		1,259,000		6.1		$	7.02		1,154,000		$	7.02
	$	17.47	- $	19.00		323,600		9.1		$	17.86		110,800		$	17.47
Schedule of Changes in Unvested Restricted Stock						Weighted
						Average Grant
			Unvested			Date Fair
			Shares			Value
	Unvested at January 29, 2012		1,056,500			$	5.95
	Granted		757,700			$	10.28
	Vested		(497,300	)		$	5.76
	Forfeited		(78,700	)		$	6.49
	Unvested at February 3, 2013		1,238,200			$	8.65
	Granted		300,200			$	18.14
	Vested		(509,900	)		$	8.46
	Forfeited		(52,600	)		$	7.38
	Unvested at February 2, 2014		975,900			$	11.73
	Granted		129,700			$	19.13
	Vested		(480,700	)		$	11.45
	Forfeited		(80,300	)		$	12.35
	Unvested at February 1, 2015		544,600			$	13.65
Schedule of Repurchase of Common Stock			Year Ended
			February 1,					February 2,					February 3,
			2015					2014					2013
					Common					Common						Common
			Shares		Stock			Shares		Stock			Shares			Stock
			(In thousands)
	Shares repurchased under share
	repurchase authorizations		2,237		$	39,225		1,185		$	22,342			3,113		$	20,000
	Shares surrendered in reimbursement
	for withholding taxes		153			2,811		136			2,560		100				758
			2,390		$	42,036		1,321		$	24,902			3,213		$	20,758

Impairment_Charges_and_Lease_T1

Impairment Charges and Lease Termination Costs (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015
Impairment Charges and Lease Termination Costs [Abstract]
Schedule of Impairment Charges and Lease Termination Costs				Year Ended
				February 1,					February 2,				February 3,
				2015					2014				2013
				(In thousands)
	Impairment of long-lived assets - current period charges			$	901				$	-			$	-
	Lease termination costs:
	Provision for termination costs				56					1,374				306
	Less - reversal of previously recorded accrued rent expense				(2	)				-				-
					54					1,374				306
	Total impairment charges and lease termination costs			$	955				$	1,374			$	306
Schedule of Lease Termination Liability		Year Ended
		February 1,				February 2,				February 3,
		2015				2014				2013
		(In thousands)
	Balance at beginning of year	$	178			$	646			$	709
	Provision for lease termination costs:
	Provisions associated with store closings, net of estimated
	sublease rentals		44				-				-
	Adjustments to previously recorded provisions resulting from settlements
	with lessors and adjustments of previous estimates		(5	)			1,351				276
	Accretion of discount		17				23				30
	Total provision		56				1,374				306
	Payments on unexpired leases, including settlements with lessors		(118	)			(1,842	)			(369	)
	Balance at end of year	$	116			$	178			$	646
	Accrued lease termination costs are included in the consolidated balance sheet
	as follows:
	Accrued liabilities	$	94			$	74			$	464
	Other long-term obligations and deferred credits		22				104				182
		$	116			$	178			$	646

Income_Taxes_Tables

Income Taxes (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Schedule of Components of the Provision for Income Taxes			Year Ended
			February 1,				February 2,				February 3,
			2015				2014				2013
			(In thousands)
		Current	$	2,427			$	2,790			$	2,124
		Deferred		15,729				8,014				13,413
			$	18,156			$	10,804			$	15,537
Reconciliation of the Tax Provision			Year Ended
			February 1,				February 2,				February 3,
			2015				2014				2013
			(In thousands)
		Income taxes at statutory federal rate	$	16,875			$	15,771			$	12,710
		State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit		1,662				1,902				1,340
		Reversal of valuation allowance on deferred income tax assets		(150	)			(4,306	)			-
		Benefit of foreign tax credits in excess of benefit previously recorded		-				(4,481	)			-
		Foreign taxes, principally withholding taxes		2,457				2,309				2,168
		Credit for foreign income taxes		(2,457	)			(2,309	)			-
		Deduction for foreign income taxes		-				-				(759	)
		Other changes in tax credit carryforwards		-				118				(86	)
		Accruals for uncertain tax positions		-				359				(50	)
		Accruals for interest and penalties		15				3				(82	)
		Reduction in net deferred tax assets from enacted change in North Carolina
		statutory income tax rate		-				686				-
		Other changes in estimated future blended state income tax rate		73				31				(565	)
		Other		(319	)			721				861
			$	18,156			$	10,804			$	15,537
Schedule of Tax Effects of Temporary Differences					February 1,				February 2,
					2015				2014
					(In thousands)
	Deferred income tax assets:
	Goodwill and other intangible assets				$	2,830			$	5,710
	Allowance for doubtful accounts					191				93
	Other current assets					1,124				989
	Property and equipment					6,202				5,083
	Other non-current assets					2,777				2,830
	Self-insurance accruals					3,434				3,586
	Deferred revenue					2,608				2,584
	Accrued compensation					5,154				4,938
	Other current liabilities					998				1,263
	Other non-current liabilities					3,488				3,444
	Share-based compensation					8,489				10,507
	Federal net operating loss carryforwards					34,709				48,171
	Federal tax credit carryforwards					12,642				10,216
	State net operating loss and credit carryforwards					8,938				10,083
	Other					505				486
	Gross deferred income tax assets					94,089				109,983
	Valuation allowance on deferred income tax assets					(2,566	)			(2,675	)
	Deferred income tax assets, net of valuation allowance					91,523				107,308
	Deferred income tax liabilities					-				-
	Net deferred income tax assets				$	91,523			$	107,308
Schedule of Deferred Income Tax Assets			February 1,				February 2,
			2015				2014
			(In thousands)
		Net current assets	$	23,245			$	23,847
		Net noncurrent assets		68,278				83,461
			$	91,523			$	107,308
Schedule of Changes in the Valuation Allowance						Year Ended
						February 1,				February 2,				February 3,
						2015				2014				2013
						(In thousands)
	Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets:
	Balance at beginning of year					$	2,675			$	9,767			$	10,652
	Reduction in allowance due to amendment of tax return						-				-				(885	)
	Reversal of allowance credited to earnings						(150	)			(4,306	)			-
	Reclassification of valuation allowance against deferred tax assets
	not affecting earnings						-				(2,472	)			-
	Reduction in valuation allowance related to enacted change in
	North Carolina statutory income tax rate						-				(314	)			-
	Other						41				-				-
	Balance at end of year					$	2,566			$	2,675			$	9,767
Reconciliation of the Beginning and Ending Amounts of Unrecognized Tax Benefits			Year Ended
			February 1,				February 2,				February 3,
			2015				2014				2013
			(In thousands)
		Unrecognized tax benefits at beginning of year	$	1,952			$	1,327			$	1,378
		Increases related to positions taken in the current year		108				105				128
		Increases (decreases) related to positions taken in prior years		(21	)			702				-
		Lapsing of statutes of limitations		(74	)			(182	)			(179	)
		Unrecognized tax benefits at end of year	$	1,965			$	1,952			$	1,327

Fair_Value_Measurements_Tables

Fair Value Measurements (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015
Fair Value Measurements [Abstract]
Schedule of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis		February 1, 2015(1)
		Level 1			Level 2			Level 3
		(In thousands)
	Assets:
	401(k) mirror plan assets	$	2,496		$	-		$	-
	Liabilities:
	Agricultural commodity futures contracts		874			-			-
	Gasoline commodity futures contracts		937			-			-
	Total liabilities	$	1,811		$	-		$	-
		February 2, 2014(1)
		Level 1			Level 2			Level 3
		(In thousands)
	Assets:
	401(k) mirror plan assets	$	2,585		$	-		$	-
	Liabilities:
	Agricultural commodity futures contracts	$	313		$	-		$	-
	-1	There were no transfers of financial assets or liabilities among the levels within the fair value hierarchy during the years ended February 1, 2015 or February 2, 2014.
Schedule of Non-Recurring Measurements		Year Ended February 1, 2015
		Level 1			Level 2			Level 3			Total gain (loss)
		(In thousands)
	Long-lived assets	$	-		$	270		$	-		$	(901	)
Schedule of Fair Values of Financial Instruments			1-Feb-15						2-Feb-14
			Carrying			Fair			Carrying			Fair
			Value			Value			Value			Value
			(In thousands)
	Assets:
	Cash and cash equivalents		$	50,971		$	50,971		$	55,748		$	55,748
	Receivables			27,799			27,799			25,268			25,268
	Receivables from equity method franchisees			782			782			675			675
	Liabilities:
	Accounts payable			17,095			17,095			16,788			16,788
	Agriculture commodity futures contracts			874			874			313			313
	Gasoline commodity futures contracts			937			937			-			-
	Lease obligations (including current portion)			9,687			9,687			2,003			2,003

Derivative_Instruments_Tables

Derivative Instruments (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015
Derivative Instruments [Abstract]
Schedule of Derivative Fair Value			Liability Derivatives
			Fair Value
	Derivatives Not Designated as		February 1,			February 2,
	Hedging Instruments	Balance Sheet Location	2015			2014
			(In thousands)
	Agricultural commodity futures contracts	Accrued liabilities	$	874		$	313
	Gasoline commodity futures contracts	Accrued liabilities		937			-
			$	1,811		$	313
Schedule of Derivative Gain (Loss)			Amount of Derivative Gain or (Loss)
			Recognized in Income
			Year Ended
	Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging	Location of Derivative Gain or (Loss)	February 1,				February 2,			February 3,
	Instruments	Recognized in Income	2015				2014			2013
			(In thousands)
	Agricultural commodity futures contracts	Direct operating expenses	$	(903	)		$	(1,459	)	$	837
	Gasoline commodity futures contracts	Direct operating expenses		(1,221	)			-			-
	Total		$	(2,124	)		$	(1,459	)	$	837
			Amount of Derivative Gain or (Loss)
			Recognized in Income
			Year Ended
		Location of Derivative Gain or (Loss)	February 1,				February 2,			February 3,
	Derivatives Designated as a Cash Flow Hedge	Recognized in Income	2015				2014			2013
			(In thousands)
	Interest rate derivative	Interest expense	$	-			$	(39	)	$	(34	)
	Interest rate derivative	Loss on retirement of debt	$	-			$	(516	)	$	-
			Amount of Derivative Gain
			or (Loss) Recognized in OCI
			Year Ended
		Derivative Gain or (Loss) Recognized in	February 1,				February 2,			February 3,
	Derivatives Designated as a Cash Flow Hedge	OCI	2015				2014			2013
			(In thousands)
	Interest rate derivative	Change in fair value of derivative	$	-			$	36		$	(3	)
		Less-income tax effect		-				(14	)		1
			$	-			$	22		$	(2	)
		Loss on cash flow hedge
		reclassified to net income,
		previously charged to other
		comprehensive income		-				516			-
		Less - income tax effect		-				(200	)		-
				-				316			-
		Net change in amount recognized
		in OCI	$	-			$	338		$	(2	)

Acquisitions_and_Divestitures_

Acquisitions and Divestitures (Tables) (Birmingham, Alabama Store Acquisition [Member])	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015
Birmingham, Alabama Store Acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Summary of Purchase Price Allocation		(In thousands)
	Purchase price allocated to:
	Working capital, exclusive of cash	$	(5	)
	Property and equipment		710
	Reacquired franchise rights associated with the Company Stores segment		3,853
	Goodwill associated with the Company Stores segment		2,594
		$	7,152

Selected_Quarterly_Financial_D1

Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015
Selected Quarterly Financial Data [Abstract]
Schedule of Quarterly Financial Data		Quarter Ended
		May 4,			August 3,			November 2,			February 1,
		2014			2014			2014			2015
		(In thousands, except per share data)
	Revenues	$	121,580		$	120,516		$	122,871		$	125,367
	Operating expenses:
	Direct operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and
	amortization expense shown below)		95,172			101,084			101,165			102,323
	General and administrative expenses		7,047			6,737			5,553			9,221
	Depreciation and amortization expense		3,173			3,033			3,280			3,354
	Impairment charges and lease termination costs		8			38			4			905
	Operating income		16,180			9,624			12,869			9,564
	Interest income		171			64			62			109
	Interest expense		(143	)		(162	)		(230	)		(321	)
	Equity in losses of equity method franchisees		(57	)		(61	)		(53	)		53
	Other non-operating income and (expense), net		168			152			91			136
	Income before income taxes		16,319			9,617			12,739			9,541
	Provision for income taxes		6,663			3,865			4,633			2,995
	Net income	$	9,656		$	5,752		$	8,106		$	6,546
	Earnings per common share:
	Basic	$	0.15		$	0.09		$	0.12		$	0.10
	Diluted	$	0.14		$	0.08		$	0.12		$	0.10
	The sum of the quarterly earnings per share amounts does not necessarily equal earnings per share for the year.
		Quarter Ended
		May 4,			August 3,			November 2,			February 1,
		2014			2014			2014			2015
		(In thousands)
	Revenues by business segment:
	Company Stores	$	80,448		$	78,535		$	82,579		$	83,744
	Domestic Franchise		3,499			3,296			3,274			3,381
	International Franchise		6,581			7,534			6,852			7,631
	KK Supply Chain:
	Total revenues		60,312			59,503			61,581			63,292
	Less - intersegment sales elimination		(29,260	)		(28,352	)		(31,415	)		(32,681	)
	External KK Supply Chain revenues		31,052			31,151			30,166			30,611
	Total revenues	$	121,580		$	120,516		$	122,871		$	125,367
	Operating income:
	Company Stores	$	4,416		$	1,261		$	2,233		$	1,377
	Domestic Franchise		2,156			1,900			1,989			2,058
	International Franchise		4,280			5,111			5,048			5,587
	KK Supply Chain		12,754			8,489			9,529			11,051
	Total segment operating income		23,606			16,761			18,799			20,073
	General and administrative expenses		(7,047	)		(6,737	)		(5,553	)		(9,221	)
	Corporate depreciation and amortization expense		(371	)		(362	)		(373	)		(383	)
	Impairment charges and lease termination costs		(8	)		(38	)		(4	)		(905	)
	Consolidated operating income	$	16,180		$	9,624		$	12,869		$	9,564
		Quarter Ended
		May 5,			August 4,			November 3,			February 2,
		2013			2013			2013			2014
		(In thousands, except per share data)
	Revenues	$	120,625		$	112,729		$	114,231		$	112,746
	Operating expenses:
	Direct operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and
	amortization expense shown below)		96,558			93,806			92,466			93,302
	General and administrative expenses		6,055			5,655			5,730			7,709
	Depreciation and amortization expense		2,820			2,664			2,788			2,834
	Impairment charges and lease termination costs		8			4			1,531			(169	)
	Operating income		15,184			10,600			11,716			9,070
	Interest income		61			70			341			144
	Interest expense		(437	)		(354	)		(131	)		(135	)
	Loss on retirement of debt		-			(967	)		-			-
	Equity in losses of equity method franchisees		(53	)		(60	)		(61	)		(47	)
	Other non-operating income and (expense), net		(5	)		(1	)		29			96
	Income before income taxes		14,750			9,288			11,894			9,128
Provision for income taxes		6,751			4,571			5,114			(5,632	)
Net income	$	7,999		$	4,717		$	6,780		$	14,760
Earnings per common share:
Basic	$	0.12		$	0.07		$	0.1		$	0.22
Diluted	$	0.11		$	0.07		$	0.09		$	0.21
The sum of the quarterly earnings per share amounts does not necessarily equal earnings per share for the year.
	Quarter Ended
	May 5,			August 4,			November 3,			February 2,
	2013			2013			2013			2014
	(In thousands)
Revenues by business segment:
Company Stores	$	81,921		$	75,689		$	74,886		$	74,329
Domestic Franchise		2,871			2,799			3,026			3,143
International Franchise		6,445			6,057			6,205			6,900
KK Supply Chain:
Total revenues		59,811			57,201			58,304			55,913
Less - intersegment sales elimination		(30,423	)		(29,017	)		(28,190	)		(27,539	)
External KK Supply Chain revenues		29,388			28,184			30,114			28,374
Total revenues	$	120,625		$	112,729		$	114,231		$	112,746
Operating income:
Company Stores	$	5,314		$	1,790		$	2,599		$	1,631
Domestic Franchise		1,439			1,526			3,156			1,962
International Franchise		4,531			4,239			4,449			4,758
KK Supply Chain		10,239			8,999			9,098			8,617
Total segment operating income		21,523			16,554			19,302			16,968
General and administrative expenses		(6,055	)		(5,655	)		(5,730	)		(7,709	)
Corporate depreciation and amortization expense		(276	)		(295	)		(325	)		(358	)
Impairment charges and lease termination costs		(8	)		(4	)		(1,531	)		169
Consolidated operating income	$	15,184		$	10,600		$	11,716		$	9,070

Accounting_Policies_Schedule_o

Accounting Policies (Schedule of Computation of Earnings Per Share) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Feb. 01, 2015	Nov. 02, 2014	Aug. 03, 2014	4-May-14	Feb. 02, 2014	Nov. 03, 2013	Aug. 04, 2013	5-May-13	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014	Feb. 03, 2013
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Net income	$6,546	$8,106	$5,752	$9,656	$14,760	$6,780	$4,717	$7,999	$30,060	$34,256	$20,779
Basic earnings per share - weighted average shares outstanding									66,360	67,261	67,624
Diluted earnings per share - weighted average shares outstanding plus dilutive potential common shares									68,929	71,054	69,896
Stock Options [Member]
Effect of dilutive securities:
Share-based payment arrangement									2,037	2,998	1,781
Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Effect of dilutive securities:
Share-based payment arrangement									532	795	491

Accounting_Policies_Narrative_

Accounting Policies (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014	Feb. 03, 2013
Marketing and Brand Promotion:
Costs associated with products including advertising and other brand promotional activities	$9,800,000	$8,200,000	$7,500,000
Self-Insurance Risks and Receivables from Insurers:
Adjustment self insurance claims liabilities related to prior years	$1,700,000	$1,100,000	$730,000
Customer Concentration Risk [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Credit Risk, Financial Instruments	In fiscal 2015, 2014 and 2013, no customer accounted for more than 10% of Company Stores segment revenues.
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Sales Revenue, Segment [Member] | Company Stores [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	16.00%	17.00%	16.00%
Credit Concentration Risk [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member] | Company Stores [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	24.00%	27.00%
Stock options [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities	257,000	301,000	2,700,000
Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities	57,000		98,000
Buildings [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	5 years
Buildings [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	35 years
Machinery and Equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	3 years
Machinery and Equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	15 years
Computer Software [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	3 years
Computer Software [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	10 years
Leasehold Improvements [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	5 years
Leasehold Improvements [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	20 years

Segment_Information_Details

Segment Information (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Feb. 01, 2015	Nov. 02, 2014	Aug. 03, 2014	4-May-14	Feb. 02, 2014	Nov. 03, 2013	Aug. 04, 2013	5-May-13	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014	Feb. 03, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$125,367	$122,871	$120,516	$121,580	$112,746	$114,231	$112,729	$120,625	$490,334	$460,331	$435,843
General and administrative expenses	-9,221	-5,553	-6,737	-7,047	-7,709	-5,730	-5,655	-6,055	-28,558	-25,149	-25,089
Depreciation and amortization expense	-3,354	-3,280	-3,033	-3,173	-2,834	-2,788	-2,664	-2,820	-12,840	-11,106	-9,891
Impairment charges and lease termination costs	-905	-4	-38	-8	169	-1,531	-4	-8	-955	-1,374	-306
Operating income	9,564	12,869	9,624	16,180	9,070	11,716	10,600	15,184	48,237	46,570	37,729
Non-US [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues									52,000	48,000	44,000
Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income	20,073	18,799	16,761	23,606	16,968	19,302	16,554	21,523	79,239	74,347	63,961
Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
General and administrative expenses	-9,221	-5,553	-6,737	-7,047	-7,709	-5,730	-5,655	-6,055	-28,558	-25,149	-25,089
Depreciation and amortization expense	-383	-373	-362	-371	-358	-325	-295	-276	-1,489	-1,254	-837
Impairment charges and lease termination costs	-905	-4	-38	-8	169	-1,531	-4	-8	-955	-1,374	-306
Company Stores [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	83,744	82,579	78,535	80,448	74,329	74,886	75,689	81,921	325,306	306,825	296,494
Depreciation and amortization expense									-10,534	-9,039	-8,142
Operating income	1,377	2,233	1,261	4,416	1,631	2,599	1,790	5,314	9,287	11,334	8,534
Domestic Franchise [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	3,381	3,274	3,296	3,499	3,143	3,026	2,799	2,871	13,450	11,839	10,325
Depreciation and amortization expense									-135	-119	-164
Operating income	2,058	1,989	1,900	2,156	1,962	3,156	1,526	1,439	8,103	8,083	5,590
International Franchise [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	7,631	6,852	7,534	6,581	6,900	6,205	6,057	6,445	28,598	25,607	24,941
Depreciation and amortization expense									-5	-7	-10
Operating income	5,587	5,048	5,111	4,280	4,758	4,449	4,239	4,531	20,026	17,977	17,387
KK Supply Chain [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	30,611	30,166	31,151	31,052	28,374	30,114	28,184	29,388	122,980	116,060	104,083
Depreciation and amortization expense									-677	-687	-738
Operating income	11,051	9,529	8,489	12,754	8,617	9,098	8,999	10,239	41,823	36,953	32,450
KK Supply Chain [Member] | Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	63,292	61,581	59,503	60,312	55,913	58,304	57,201	59,811	244,688	231,229	215,412
KK Supply Chain [Member] | Intersegment Elimination [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	($32,681)	($31,415)	($28,352)	($29,260)	($27,539)	($28,190)	($29,017)	($30,423)	($121,708)	($115,169)	($111,329)

Receivables_Components_of_Rece

Receivables (Components of Receivables) (Details) (USD $)	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Other receivables	$867	$640
Current portion of notes receivable	1,052	754
Receivables	28,294	25,509
Less - allowance for doubtful accounts:	-495	-241
Receivables, net	27,799	25,268
Receivables from equity method franchisees	782	675
Wholesale Customers [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Trade receivables	9,557	9,919
Less - allowance for doubtful accounts:	-204	-191
Unaffiliated Franchisees [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Trade receivables	12,743	10,934
Less - allowance for doubtful accounts:	-291	-50
Third Party Distributors [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Trade receivables	$4,075	$3,262

Receivables_Allowance_for_Doub

Receivables (Allowance for Doubtful Accounts) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014	Feb. 03, 2013
Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Receivable [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of year	$241
Provision for doubtful accounts	90	-345	194
Balance at end of year	495	241
Trade Accounts Receivable [Member]
Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Receivable [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of year	241	615	1,158
Provision for doubtful accounts	202	-275	259
Net recoveries (chargeoffs)	52	-99	-802
Balance at end of year	$495	$241	$615

Inventories_Details

Inventories (Details) (USD $)	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Inventories [Abstract]
Raw materials	$6,779	$6,200
Work in progress	115	114
Finished goods and purchased merchandise	11,300	10,436
Inventories, Net, Total	$18,194	$16,750

Other_Current_Assets_Details

Other Current Assets (Details) (USD $)	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014	Feb. 03, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Other Current Assets [Abstract]
Current portion of claims against insurance carriers related to self-insurance programs (Notes 1, 9, 10 and 12)	$1,012	$893	$1,194
Margin deposits in derivative brokerage accounts	2,744	792
Prepaid expenses and other	3,100	3,514
Other current assets	$6,856	$5,199

Property_and_Equipment_Details

Property and Equipment (Details) (USD $)	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment	$200,851	$170,846
Less: accumulated depreciation	-85,093	-78,023
Property plant and equipment, net	115,758	92,823
Land [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment	13,512	13,822
Buildings [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment	86,337	71,873
Leasehold Improvements [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment	15,200	14,527
Machinery and Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment	65,596	57,611
Computer Software [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment	7,911	7,100
Construction and Projects in Progress [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment	$12,295	$5,913

Property_and_Equipment_Narrati

Property and Equipment (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014	Feb. 03, 2013
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciation expense	$12,400,000	$11,000,000	$9,900,000
Machinery and Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Assets acquired under capital leases, net book value	839,000	921,000
Buildings [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Assets acquired under capital leases, net book value	1,800,000	920,000
Assets acquired under build-to-suit leasing arrangements	5,700,000
Construction and Projects in Progress [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Assets acquired under build-to-suit leasing arrangements	$1,000,000

Investments_in_Franchisees_Sch

Investments in Franchisees (Schedule of Information Information About the Company's Ownership) (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015
	stores
Kremeworks LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of Stores	9
Equity Method Investments Geographic Development Market	Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	25.00%
Equity Method Investment Third Party Ownership Percentage	75.00%
Kremeworks Canada LP [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of Stores	1
Equity Method Investments Geographic Development Market	Western Canada
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	24.50%
Equity Method Investment Third Party Ownership Percentage	75.50%
Krispy Kreme South Florida LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of Stores	3
Equity Method Investments Geographic Development Market	South Florida
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	35.30%
Equity Method Investment Third Party Ownership Percentage	64.70%

Investments_in_Franchisees_Fin

Investments in Franchisees (Financial Exposure Related to Franchisee Investments) (Details) (USD $)	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investment and advances	$1,567	$1,567
Reserves and allowances	-1,567	-1,567
Investment and advances
Receivables	782	675
Reserves and allowances
Receivables	782	675
Loan guarantees		140
Kremeworks LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investment and advances	900	900
Receivables	353	280
Loan guarantees		140
Kremeworks Canada LP [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investment and advances	667	667
Receivables	30	19
Loan guarantees
Krispy Kreme South Florida LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investment and advances
Receivables	399	376
Loan guarantees

Investments_in_Franchisees_Nar

Investments in Franchisees (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015	Nov. 02, 2014	Aug. 03, 2014	4-May-14	Feb. 02, 2014	Nov. 03, 2013	Aug. 04, 2013	5-May-13	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014	Feb. 03, 2013	Jan. 29, 2012	Nov. 01, 2013	Dec. 31, 2011
	franchises								franchises
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number Of Investments In Franchisees	3								3
Investments in equity method franchisees
Accrued guarantee liabilities	906,000				929,000				906,000	929,000
Other non-operating income and (expense), net	136,000	91,000	152,000	168,000	96,000	29,000	-1,000	-5,000	547,000	119,000	317,000
Kremeworks LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	25.00%								25.00%
Guarantee Obligations Maximum Exposure Percentage	20.00%								20.00%
Equity Method Investment Third Party Ownership Percentage	75.00%								75.00%
Krispy Kreme South Florida LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	35.30%								35.30%
Accrued guarantee liabilities											1,600,000
Notes Receivable Unrecognized	1,000,000				1,500,000				1,000,000	1,500,000			1,600,000
Notes receivable, gross, previously written-off														825,000
Notes Receivable Payment Received									550,000	95,000		180,000
Other non-operating income and (expense), net									30,000
Equity Method Investment Third Party Ownership Percentage	64.70%								64.70%
Notes Receivable Number Of Payments Due													36
Notes receivable, interest rate spread													3.00%
Kremeworks, LLC and Kremeworks Canada, LP [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Accrued but uncollected interest on advances	$390,000								$390,000

Investments_in_Franchisees_Sum

Investments in Franchisees (Summarized Financial Information) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Kremeworks LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Revenues	$19,691	$18,512	$17,383
Operating Income (Loss)	1,038	637	-561
Net Income (Loss)	893	463	-781
Current Assets	2,397	1,982	1,083
Noncurrent Assets	8,851	9,791	10,622
Current Liabilities	6,520	7,172	8,438
Noncurrent Liabilities	1,849	1,946	1,883
Total Equity (Deficit)	2,879	2,655	1,384
Kremeworks Canada LP [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Revenues	1,973	1,800	1,516
Operating Income (Loss)	-119	-92	1
Net Income (Loss)	-233	-201	-106
Current Assets	565	572	534
Noncurrent Assets	859	1,061	1,247
Current Liabilities	448	672	883
Noncurrent Liabilities
Total Equity (Deficit)	-2,131	-2,080	-2,014
Krispy Kreme South Florida LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Revenues	12,098	12,408	13,271
Operating Income (Loss)	280	848	1,421
Net Income (Loss)	207	626	1,290
Current Assets	1,142	1,237	1,182
Noncurrent Assets	2,105	2,887	3,182
Current Liabilities	1,669	2,120	3,418
Noncurrent Liabilities	3,713	3,251	1,754
Total Equity (Deficit)	($2,135)	($1,247)	($808)

Goodwill_and_Other_Intangible_2

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Schedule of Goodwill and Other Intangibles) (Details) (USD $)	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Goodwill And Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill and other intangible assets	$30,070	$24,097
International Franchise [Member]
Goodwill And Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill	15,664	15,664
Domestic Franchise [Member]
Goodwill And Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill	7,832	7,832
Company Stores [Member]
Goodwill And Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill	2,594
Intangible Reacquired Franchise Rights	$3,980	$601

Goodwill_and_Other_Intangible_3

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Parenthetical and Narrative Data) (Details) (Company Stores [Member], USD $)	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014
Company Stores [Member]
Goodwill And Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill, Impaired, Accumulated Impairment Loss	$139,400,000	$139,400,000
Reacquired franchise rights accumulated impairment loss	1,800,000	1,800,000
Accumulated amortization of reacquired franchise rights	$556,000	$82,000

Goodwill_and_Other_Intangible_4

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Schedule of Reacquired Franchise Rights) (Details) (Franchise Rights [Member], USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014
Franchise Rights [Member]
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) [Abstract]
Balance at beginning of year	$601	$699
Acquisition of stores from franchisee (Note 21)	3,853
Amount related to refranchised store		-40
Amortization expense	-474	-58
Balance at end of year	$3,980	$601

Other_Assets_Schedule_of_Other

Other Assets (Schedule of Other Assets) (Details) (USD $)	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014	Feb. 03, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Other Assets [Abstract]
Non-current portion of notes receivable	$3,482	$3,172
Non-current portion of claims against insurance carriers related to self-insurance programs (Notes 1, 5, 10 and 12)	3,290	3,207	4,486
401(k) mirror plan assets (Notes 12 and 18)	2,496	2,585
Deposits	734	765
Deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization	370	478
Other	388	471
Other assets	$10,760	$10,678

Other_Assets_Schedule_of_Other1

Other Assets (Schedule of Other Notes Receivables) (Details) (USD $)	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Other Assets [Abstract]
Note receivable from franchisees	$4,534	$3,980
Less - portion due within one year included in receivables (Note 3)	-1,052	-754
Less - allowance for doubtful accounts		-54
Non-current portion of notes receivable	$3,482	$3,172

Other_Assets_Narrative_Details

Other Assets (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014	Jan. 29, 2012	Nov. 01, 2013
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Unrecognized franchise revenue	$1,900,000	$2,900,000
Collection of previously unrecognized franchise revenue	900,000	380,000
Krispy Kreme South Florida LLC [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Unrecognized notes receivable	1,000,000	1,500,000		1,600,000
Collection of notes receivable	$550,000	$95,000	$180,000

Other_Assets_Schedule_of_Allow

Other Assets (Schedule of Allowance) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014	Feb. 03, 2013
Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Receivable [Rollforward]
Balance at beginning of year	$241
Provision for doubtful accounts	90	-345	194
Balance at end of year	495	241
Notes Receivable [Member]
Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Receivable [Rollforward]
Balance at beginning of year	54	62	68
Provision for doubtful accounts	-54	-8	-6
Balance at end of year		$54	$62

Accrued_Liabilities_Components

Accrued Liabilities (Components) (Details) (USD $)	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014	Feb. 03, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Accrued compensation	$10,533	$8,901
Accrued vacation pay	5,732	5,530
Current portion of self-insurance claims, principally worker's compensation (Notes 1, 5, 9, and 12)	3,773	3,765	4,156
Accrued taxes, other than income	2,541	2,043
Accrued health care claims	1,330	1,240
Customer deposits	1,017	1,115
Accrued guarantee liabilities (Note 13)	906	929
Current portion of deferred franchise fee revenue (Note 12)	906	893
Commodity futures contracts	1,811	313
Current portion of lease termination costs (Notes 12 and 15)	94	74	464
Other	3,887	4,473
Accrued liabilities	32,530	29,276
Gasoline Commodity Futures Contracts [Member]
Commodity futures contracts	937
Agricultural Commodity Futures Contracts [Member]
Commodity futures contracts	$874	$313

Accrued_Liabilities_Self_Insur

Accrued Liabilities (Self Insurance Rollforward) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014	Feb. 03, 2013
Self Insurance [Rollforward]
Balance at beginning of year	$8,047	$8,455	$8,203
Additions charged to cost and expenses	2,600	3,436	3,777
Claims payments	-3,079	-3,844	-3,525
Balance at end of year	$7,568	$8,047	$8,455

Accrued_Liabilities_Self_Insur1

Accrued Liabilities (Self Insurance Balance) (Details) (USD $)	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014	Feb. 03, 2013	Jan. 29, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Accrued Liabilities [Abstract]
Accrued liabilities	$3,773	$3,765	$4,156
Other long-term obligations and deferred credits	8,097	8,382	9,979
Other current assets	-1,012	-893	-1,194
Other assets	-3,290	-3,207	-4,486
Self Insurance Reserve Net	$7,568	$8,047	$8,455	$8,203

Credit_Facilities_and_Lease_Ob2

Credit Facilities and Lease Obligations (Schedule of Lease Obligations) (Details) (USD $)	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Lease obligations:
Lease obligations	$9,687	$2,003
Less: current portion	-333	-344
Lease obligations, less current portion	9,354	1,659
Capital lease obligations [Member]
Lease obligations:
Lease obligations	2,940	2,003
Assets Under Financing Obligations [Member]
Lease obligations:
Lease obligations	$6,747

Credit_Facilities_and_Lease_Ob3

Credit Facilities and Lease Obligations (2013 Revolving Credit Facility) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Feb. 01, 2015	Jul. 12, 2013
Credit Facilities and Lease Obligations [Abstract]
Letters of credit outstanding	$8.70	$9.20
2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Issuance date	12-Jul-13
Debt maturity date	12-Jul-18
Maximum borrowing capacity	40
Available borrowing capacity	31.3
Spread over variable rate	1.25%
Description of variable rate basis	greatest of the prime rate, the Fed funds rate plus 0.50%, or the one-month LIBOR rate plus 1.00%
Fee on unused portion	0.15%
Leverage ratio	0.3
Fixed charge coverage ratio	3.1
Default triggering event	5
Covenant calculation, reference period threshold for guaranty obligations	1
Covenant calculation, aggregate threshold for guaranty obligations	3
Covenant calculation, reference period threshold for lease termination obligations	1.5
Covenant calculation, aggregate threshold for lease termination obligations	$5
2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Fee on unused portion	0.15%
Fixed charge coverage ratio	1.3
2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Minimum [Member] | LIBOR [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Spread over variable rate	1.25%
2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Base Rate [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Spread over variable rate	0.25%
2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Fee on unused portion	0.35%
Leverage ratio	2.25
2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Maximum [Member] | LIBOR [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Spread over variable rate	2.15%
2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Base Rate [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Spread over variable rate	1.15%

Credit_Facilities_and_Lease_Ob4

Credit Facilities and Lease Obligations (2011 Secured Credit Facilities) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Feb. 02, 2014	Nov. 03, 2013	Aug. 04, 2013	5-May-13	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014	Feb. 03, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of secured debt			$21,700,000
Loss on retirement of debt			967,000			967,000
Loss on cash flow hedge reclassified to net income, previously charged to other comprehensive income						516,000
Interest Rate Contract [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Inception date			3-Mar-11
Effective date			1-Apr-12
Maturity date			31-Dec-15
Termination date			12-Jul-13
Notional amount			17,500,000
Loss on cash flow hedge reclassified to net income, previously charged to other comprehensive income			516,000
Description of variable rate basis			three-month LIBOR rate over 3.00%
LIBOR [Member] | Interest Rate Contract [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread over variable rate			3.00%
2011 Secured Credit Facilities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Issuance date			28-Jan-11
Debt maturity date			1-Jan-16
Retirement date			12-Jul-13
Loss on retirement of debt			967,000
Description of variable rate basis			greatest of the prime rate, the Fed funds rate plus 0.50%, or the one-month LIBOR rate plus 1.00%
Fronting fee			0.13%
2011 Secured Credit Facilities [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fee on unused portion			0.35%
2011 Secured Credit Facilities [Member] | Minimum [Member] | LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread over variable rate			2.25%
2011 Secured Credit Facilities [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Base Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread over variable rate			1.25%
2011 Secured Credit Facilities [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fee on unused portion			0.65%
2011 Secured Credit Facilities [Member] | Maximum [Member] | LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread over variable rate			3.00%
2011 Secured Credit Facilities [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Base Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread over variable rate			2.00%
2011 Secured Credit Facilities [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			25,000,000
2011 Secured Credit Facilities [Member] | Secured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			$35,000,000

Credit_Facilities_and_Lease_Ob5

Credit Facilities and Lease Obligations (Lease Obligations and Interest) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014	Feb. 03, 2013
Operating Leases
2016	$11,379,000
2017	9,207,000
2018	8,557,000
2019	7,382,000
2020	7,338,000
Thereafter	93,487,000
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due	137,350,000
Capital Leases
2016	840,000
2017	791,000
2018	660,000
2019	472,000
2020	427,000
Thereafter	6,482,000
Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due	9,672,000
Less: portion representing interest	-6,495,000
Less: portion representing executory costs	-237,000
Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Present Value of Net Minimum Payments	2,940,000
Financing Obligations
2016	764,000
2017	764,000
2018	764,000
2019	765,000
2020	783,000
Thereafter	14,257,000
Total	18,097,000
Portion representing interest	-14,254,000
Unamortized balance of financing obligations at end of lease term	2,904,000
Total capital lease and financing obligations	6,747,000
Rent expense, net of rental income	13,400,000	12,300,000	12,800,000
Interest paid, inclusive of deferred financing costs	$750,000	$940,000	$1,200,000

Other_Long_Term_Obligations_an2

Other Long Term Obligations and Deferred Credits (Details) (USD $)	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014	Feb. 03, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Other Long-Term Obligations and Deferred Credits [Abstract]
Non-current portion of self-insurance claims, principally worker's compensation (Notes 1, 5, 9 and 10)	$8,097	$8,382	$9,979
Accrued rent expense	6,571	6,025
Non-current portion of deferred franchise fee revenue (Note 10)	4,877	4,526
Mirror 401(k) plan liability (Notes 9 and 18)	2,496	2,585
Landlord upfit allowances on leased premises	2,445	2,647
Non-current portion of lease termination costs (Notes 10 and 15)	22	104	182
Other	1,107	1,117
Other long-term obligations and deferred credits	$25,615	$25,386

Commitments_and_Contingencies_

Commitments and Contingencies (Narratives) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014	Jul. 12, 2013
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Accrued guarantee liabilities	906,000	$929,000
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount	8,700,000		9,200,000
Purchase Obligation	60,000,000
K2 Asia Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Actions Taken by Plaintiff	On April 7, 2009, a Cayman Islands corporation, K2 Asia Ventures, and its owners filed a lawsuit in Forsyth County, North Carolina Superior Court against the Company, its franchisee in the Philippines, and other persons associated with the franchisee. The suit alleges that the Company and the other defendants conspired to deprive the plaintiffs of claimed bexclusive rightsb to negotiate franchise and development agreements with prospective franchisees in the Philippines, and seeks unspecified damages. The Company therefore does not know the amount or range of possible loss related to this matter. The Company believes that these allegations are false and intends to vigorously defend against the lawsuit. On July 26, 2013, the Superior Court dismissed the Philippines-based defendants for lack of personal jurisdiction, and the plaintiffs appealed that decision. On January 22, 2015, the North Carolina Supreme Court denied the plaintiffsb request to review the case.

Shareholders_Equity_Narrative_

Shareholders' Equity (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			19 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014	Feb. 03, 2013	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 03, 2008	Jan. 29, 2006
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting term	4 years
Options, contractual term	10 years
Total unrecognized compensation cost	$8,800,000			$8,800,000
Remaining service periods, minimum	3 months
Remaining service periods, maximum	4 years
Weighted average remaining service period	1 year 6 months
Shares of common stock reserved for issuance	6,600,000			6,600,000
Disclosure Of Tax Asset Protection Plan [Abstract]
Operating Loss Carryforwards Federal	159,000,000			159,000,000
Description Of Tax Asset Protection Plan	Under the Internal Revenue Code (the bCodeb), the Companybs ability to make use of these carryforwards would be subject to limitation in the event of a cumulative change of more than 50% of the Companybs shares during any three year period by shareholders owning 5% or more of the Companybs stock. Because a limitation in the Companybs ability to utilize its tax carryforwards could increase the amount of the Companybs future tax payments or accelerate the timing of such payments, in January 2013, the Companybs Board of Directors adopted a tax asset protection plan (the bPlanb) intended to discourage persons from acquiring more than 4.99% of the Companybs common shares, in order to reduce the likelihood of an ownership change and a resulting limitation on the Companybs ability to utilize its carryforwards that could adversely affect the Companybs cash flows. Under the Plan, subject to certain exceptions, the acquisition by any person or group of 4.99% or more of the Companybs outstanding shares of common stock could have resulted in significant dilution in the ownership and economic interest of such acquiring person. Under the Plan, the Board was granted the discretion to exempt persons from the 4.99% threshold if it were to determine that such ownership is in the best interests of shareholders and not inconsistent with the purpose of the Plan. During fiscal 2014, the Board granted one person a limited exemption from the 4.99% threshold. In January 2015, the Companybs Board of Directors determined that the Plan was no longer necessary to protect the Companybs income tax assets and amended it to accelerate its expiration to February 2, 2015, effectively terminating the Plan.
Equity Disclosure [Line Items]
Shares repurchased under share repurchase authorizations, shares	2,237,000	1,185,000	3,113,000
Value of shares repurchased under share repurchase authorization	39,225,000	22,342,000	20,000,000
Repurchase of common shares	43,881,000	23,057,000	20,758,000
Shares surrendered in reimbursement for withholding taxes	2,811,000	2,560,000	758,000
Share Repurchase 2012 Program [Member]
Equity Disclosure [Line Items]
Value of shares repurchased under share repurchase authorization			20,000,000
Authorization Under Share Repurchase 2013 Program [Member]
Equity Disclosure [Line Items]
Authorization amount for repurchases of common stock	105,000,000	50,000,000		105,000,000
Shares repurchased under share repurchase authorization, average price per share				$17.99
Shares repurchased under share repurchase authorizations, shares				3,422,000
Repurchase of common shares				61,600,000
Litigation Warrant [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Number of shares covered by warrants					4,300,000
Warrants issue stock price					$12.21
Warrants expiration date	2-Mar-12
Warrants Issued As Compensation For Services Provided [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Number of shares covered by warrants						1,200,000
Warrants issue stock price						$7.75
Warrants expiration date	31-Jan-13
Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Grant date fair value of restricted stock and restricted stock unit awards vested	$2,500,000	$4,300,000	$2,900,000
Stock Incentive 2012 Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares provided for issuance under stock plan	5,100,000			5,100,000
Description	The Companybs shareholders have approved the Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. 2012 Stock Incentive Plan (the b2012 Planb), which provides for the grant of incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, stock awards, performance unit awards, performance share awards, stock appreciation rights and phantom stock awards. The 2012 Plan provides for the issuance of approximately 5.1 million shares of Company common stock (as adjusted to reflect forfeitures and expirations subsequent to January 29, 2012 of awards issued under predecessor plans, pursuant to the 2012 Plan), of which approximately 3.5 million remain available for grant through June 2022. Any shares that are subject to options or stock appreciation rights awarded under the 2012 Plan will be counted against the 2012 Plan limit as one share for every one share granted, and any shares that are subject to 2012 Plan awards other than options or stock appreciation rights will be counted against this limit as one and thirty three-hundredths (1.33) shares for every one share granted. The 2012 Plan provides that options may be granted with exercise prices not less than the closing sale price of the Companybs common stock on the date of grant. The Company measures and recognizes compensation expense for share-based payment (bSBPb) awards based on their fair values. The fair value of SBP awards for which employees and directors render the requisite service necessary for the award to vest is recognized over the related vesting period. The fair value of SBP awards which vest in increments and for which vesting is subject solely to service conditions is charged to expense on a straight-line basis over the aggregate vesting period of each award, which generally is four years.
Number of shares available for grant	3,500,000			3,500,000

Shareholders_Equity_Allocation

Shareholders' Equity (Allocation of Share-based Compensation) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014	Feb. 03, 2013
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Share-based compensation	$4,466	$6,452	$6,801
Direct Operating Expense [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Share-based compensation	2,145	2,487	2,614
General and Administration Expenses [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Share-based compensation	2,321	3,965	4,187
Stock Options [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Share-based compensation	1,209	1,865	1,537
Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Share-based compensation	$3,257	$4,587	$5,264

Shareholders_Equity_Schedule_o

Shareholders' Equity (Schedule of Stock Option Fair Value Assumptions) (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014	Feb. 03, 2013
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expected life of option	7 years	7 years
Risk-free interest rate	2.14%	2.19%
Expected volatility of stock	65.00%	65.00%
Expected dividend yield	0.00%	0.00%

Shareholders_Equity_Schedule_o1

Shareholders' Equity (Schedule of Stock Options Granted) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014	Feb. 03, 2013
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted average fair value per share of options granted	$12.07	$11.17
Total number of options granted	88,300	251,000
Total fair value of all options granted	$1,065,200	$2,804,800

Shareholders_Equity_Schedule_o2

Shareholders' Equity (Schedule of Stock Option Transactions) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014	Feb. 03, 2013	Jan. 29, 2012
Shares Subject to Option
Outstanding	4,607,000	5,206,500	5,809,400
Granted	88,300	251,000
Exercised	-1,929,600	-459,500	-128,000
Expired	-129,800	-391,000	-304,900
Forfeited	-90,700		-170,000
Outstanding	2,545,200	4,607,000	5,206,500	5,809,400
Exercisable	2,227,400
Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share
Outstanding	$6.27	$8.15	$9.35
Granted	$18.88	$17.47
Exercised	$5.32	$5.25	$1.93
Expired	$18.15	$38.66	$34.40
Forfeited	$8.66		$6.84
Outstanding	$6.75	$6.27	$8.15	$9.35
Exercisable	$5.65
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding	$51,044	$36,388	$14,572
Exercised	25,515	5,324	947
Outstanding	32,382	51,044	36,388	14,572
Exercisable	$30,775
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term
Outstanding	5 years 7 months 6 days	5 years 8 months 12 days	5 years 9 months 18 days	6 years 7 months 6 days
Exercisable	5 years 2 months 12 days

Shareholders_Equity_Schedule_o3

Shareholders' Equity (Schedule of Stock Options Outstanding) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015
First Exercise Price Range [Member]
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Range of Exercise Prices (Minimum)	$1.40
Range of Exercise Prices (Maximum)	$3.08
Options Outstanding: Shares	962,600
Options Outstanding: Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life	3 years 10 months 24 days
Options Outstanding: Weighted Average Exercise Price	$2.65
Options Exercisable: Shares	962,600
Options Exercisable: Weighted Average Exercise Price	$2.65
Second Exercise Price Range [Member]
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Range of Exercise Prices (Minimum)	$6.39
Range of Exercise Prices (Maximum)	$9.71
Options Outstanding: Shares	1,259,000
Options Outstanding: Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life	6 years 1 month 6 days
Options Outstanding: Weighted Average Exercise Price	$7.02
Options Exercisable: Shares	1,154,000
Options Exercisable: Weighted Average Exercise Price	$7.02
Third Exercise Price Range [Member]
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Range of Exercise Prices (Minimum)	$17.47
Range of Exercise Prices (Maximum)	$19
Options Outstanding: Shares	323,600
Options Outstanding: Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life	9 years 1 month 6 days
Options Outstanding: Weighted Average Exercise Price	$17.86
Options Exercisable: Shares	110,800
Options Exercisable: Weighted Average Exercise Price	$17.47

Shareholders_Equity_Schedule_o4

Shareholders' Equity (Schedule of Changes in Unvested Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Unit Awards) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014	Feb. 03, 2013
Unvested Shares
Unvested	975,900	1,238,200	1,056,500
Granted	129,700	300,200	757,700
Vested	-480,700	-509,900	-497,300
Forfeited	-80,300	-52,600	-78,700
Unvested	544,600	975,900	1,238,200
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested	$11.73	$8.65	$5.95
Granted	$19.13	$18.14	$10.28
Vested	$11.45	$8.46	$5.76
Forfeited	$12.35	$7.38	$6.49
Unvested	$13.65	$11.73	$8.65

Shareholders_Equity_Repurchase

Shareholders' Equity (Repurchases of Common Stock) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014	Feb. 03, 2013
Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]
Shares repurchased under share repurchase authorizations, shares	2,237	1,185	3,113
Shares surrendered in reimbursement for withholding taxes, shares	153	136	100
Repurchases of common shares, shares	2,390	1,321	3,213
Shares repurchased under share repurchase authorizations	$39,225	$22,342	$20,000
Shares surrendered in reimbursement for withholding taxes	2,811	2,560	758
Repurchase of common shares	$42,036	$24,902	$20,758

Impairment_Charges_and_Lease_T2

Impairment Charges and Lease Termination Costs (Schedule of Impairment Charges and Lease Termination Costs) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Feb. 01, 2015	Nov. 02, 2014	Aug. 03, 2014	4-May-14	Feb. 02, 2014	Nov. 03, 2013	Aug. 04, 2013	5-May-13	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014	Feb. 03, 2013
Impairment Charges and Lease Termination Costs [Abstract]
Impairment of long-lived assets									$901
Provision for termination costs									56	1,374	306
Less - reversal of previously recorded accrued rent expense									-2
Net provision									54	1,374	306
Total impairment charges and lease termination costs	$905	$4	$38	$8	($169)	$1,531	$4	$8	$955	$1,374	$306

Impairment_Charges_and_Lease_T3

Impairment Charges and Lease Termination Costs (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014	Feb. 03, 2013	Feb. 02, 2014
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Impairment charges	$901,000
Adjustments to previously recorded provisions	-5,000	1,351,000	276,000
Colchester Security Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Adjustments to previously recorded provisions				1,400,000
Litigation settlement, amount				$1,800,000

Impairment_Charges_and_Lease_T4

Impairment Charges and Lease Termination Costs (Schedule of Lease Termination Liability) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014	Feb. 03, 2013
Lease Termination Costs [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	$178	$646	$709
Provisions associated with leased properties, net of estimated sublease rentals	44
Adjustments to previously recorded provisions resulting from settlements with lessors and adjustments of previous estimates	-5	1,351	276
Accretion of Discount	17	23	30
Total provision	56	1,374	306
Payments on unexpired leases, including settlements with lessors	-118	-1,842	-369
Balance at end of period	116	178	646
Current portion of lease termination costs (Notes 12 and 15)	94	74	464
Non-current portion of lease termination costs (Notes 10 and 15)	22	104	182
Total	$116	$178	$646

Income_Taxes_Schedule_of_Compo

Income Taxes (Schedule of Components of Provision for Income Taxes) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Feb. 01, 2015	Nov. 02, 2014	Aug. 03, 2014	4-May-14	Feb. 02, 2014	Nov. 03, 2013	Aug. 04, 2013	5-May-13	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014	Feb. 03, 2013
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Current									$2,427	$2,790	$2,124
Deferred									15,729	8,014	13,413
Provision for income taxes	$2,995	$4,633	$3,865	$6,663	($5,632)	$5,114	$4,571	$6,751	$18,156	$10,804	$15,537

Income_Taxes_Schedule_of_Recon

Income Taxes (Schedule of Reconciliation of Tax Provision) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Feb. 01, 2015	Nov. 02, 2014	Aug. 03, 2014	4-May-14	Feb. 02, 2014	Nov. 03, 2013	Aug. 04, 2013	5-May-13	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014	Feb. 03, 2013
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Income taxes at statutory federal rate									$16,875	$15,771	$12,710
State income taxes									1,662	1,902	1,340
Reversal of valuation allowance on deferred income tax assets									-150	-4,306
Benefit of foreign tax credits in excess of benefit previously recorded										-4,481
Foreign taxes, principally withholding taxes									2,457	2,309	2,168
Credit for foreign income taxes									-2,457	-2,309
Deduction for foreign income taxes											-759
Other changes in tax credit carryforwards										118	-86
Accruals for uncertain tax positions										359	-50
Accruals for interest and penalties									15	3	-82
Reduction in net deferred tax assets from enacted change in North Carolina statutory income tax rate										686
Other change in estimated future blended state income tax rate									73	31	-565
Other									-319	721	861
Provision for income taxes	$2,995	$4,633	$3,865	$6,663	($5,632)	$5,114	$4,571	$6,751	$18,156	$10,804	$15,537

Income_Taxes_Narrative_Details

Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014	Feb. 03, 2013	Jan. 29, 2012	Feb. 03, 2008	Jan. 29, 2006
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Valuation allowance on deferred income tax assets	$2,566,000	$2,675,000	$9,767,000	$10,652,000
Reversal of valuation allowance on deferred income tax assets	-150,000	-4,306,000
Benefit of foreign tax credits in excess of benefit previously recorded		-4,481,000
Current Year Benefit Of Foreign Tax Credits In Excess Of Benefit Previously Recorded		-1,500,000
Income Tax Reconciliation Other Foreign Taxes	2,457,000	2,309,000	2,168,000
Aggregate Credit To Income Tax Expense		10,300,000
Gross Deferred Tax Asset Change Due To Nc Rate Change		1,000,000
Reduction in valuation allowance related to enacted change in North Carolina statutory income tax rate		314,000
Reduction in net deferred tax assets from enacted change in North Carolina statutory income tax rate		686,000
Reduction In Allowance Amendment Tax Return			-885,000
Reversal Foreign Tax Credits		3,800,000
Reclassification Valuation Allowance Foreign Tax Credits		2,472,000
Net Reclassification Related To Foreign Tax Credits		1,300,000
Tax Benefits If Recognized Recorded To Common Stock	21,000,000
Income Taxes Paid, Net	2,500,000	2,500,000	2,300,000
Unrecognized Tax Benefits	1,965,000	1,952,000	1,327,000	1,378,000
Unrecognized Tax Benefits That Would Impact Income Tax Expense	2,000,000
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties and Interest Accrued	313,000	298,000
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating Loss Carryforwards Federal	159,000,000
Litigation Warrant [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Warrants issue stock price					$12.21
Deferred Tax Assets Nonemployee Stock Warrants				7,200,000
Warrants Issued As Compensation For Services Provided [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Warrants issue stock price						$7.75
Deferred Tax Assets Nonemployee Stock Warrants				2,600,000
Foreign Tax Credit Carryforwards [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Tax Credit Carryforward, Amount	5,200,000	5,200,000
Federal Tax Credit Carryforwards [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Tax Credit Carryforward, Amount	12,600,000
Federal Income Tax Loss Carryforwards Excluding Employee Equity Awards [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating Loss Carryforwards Federal	103,000,000
Federal Income Tax Loss Carryforwards Related To Employee Equity Awards [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating Loss Carryforwards Federal	$56,000,000

Income_Taxes_Schedule_of_Tax_E

Income Taxes (Schedule of Tax Effects of Temporary Differences) (Details) (USD $)	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014	Feb. 03, 2013	Jan. 29, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Goodwill and other intangible assets	$2,830	$5,710
Allowance for doubtful accounts	191	93
Other current assets	1,124	989
Property and equipment	6,202	5,083
Other non-current assets	2,777	2,830
Self-insurance accruals	3,434	3,586
Deferred revenue	2,608	2,584
Accrued compensation	5,154	4,938
Other current liabilities	998	1,263
Other non-current liabilities	3,488	3,444
Share-based compensation	8,489	10,507
Federal net operating loss carryforwards	34,709	48,171
Federal tax credit carryforwards	12,642	10,216
State net operating loss and credit carryforwards	8,938	10,083
Other	505	486
Gross deferred income tax assets	94,089	109,983
Valuation allowance on deferred income tax assets	-2,566	-2,675	-9,767	-10,652
Deferred income tax assets, net of valuation allowance	91,523	107,308
Deferred income tax liabilities
Net deferred income tax assets	$91,523	$107,308

Income_Taxes_Schedule_of_Defer

Income Taxes (Schedule of Deferred Assets and Liabilities) (Details) (USD $)	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Net current assets	$23,245	$23,847
Net noncurrent assets	68,278	83,461
Net deferred income tax assets	$91,523	$107,308

Income_Taxes_Schedule_of_Valua

Income Taxes (Schedule of Valuation Allowance) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014	Feb. 03, 2013
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Balance at beginning of year	$2,675	$9,767	$10,652
Reduction in allowance due to amendment of tax return			-885
Reversal of allowance credited to earnings	-150	-4,306
Reclassification of valuation allowance against deferred tax assets not affecting earnings		-2,472
Reduction in valuation allowance related to enacted change in North Carolina statutory income tax rate		-314
Other	41
Balance at end of year	$2,566	$2,675	$9,767

Income_Taxes_Schedule_of_Unrec

Income Taxes (Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014	Feb. 03, 2013
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Unrecognized tax benefits at beginning of year	$1,952	$1,327	$1,378
Increases related to positions taken in the current year	108	105	128
Increases related to positions taken in prior years		702
(Decreases) related to positions taken in prior years	-21
Lapsing of statutes of limitations	-74	-182	-179
Unrecognized tax benefits at end of year	$1,965	$1,952	$1,327

Related_Transactions_Details

Related Transactions (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Feb. 03, 2013	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014	Dec. 19, 2012
Principal Owner [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from related party	$6.70
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners				13.00%
K K Supply Chain Revenue [Member] | Equity Method Investee [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from related party	8.9	9.5	9.4
Royalty Revenue [Member] | Equity Method Investee [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from related party	$1.30	$1.30	$1.30

Employee_Benefit_Plans_Details

Employee Benefit Plans (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014	Feb. 03, 2013
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
401(k) mirror plan assets	$2,496,000	$2,585,000
401(k) mirror plan liability	2,496,000	2,585,000
Employee 401(k) Savings Plan [Member]
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Contribution Plan, Maximum Annual Contributions Per Employee, Percent	100.00%
Company match of participant contribution	50.00%
Defined Contribution Plan Employer Matching Contribution Percent	6.00%
Defined Contribution Plan, Cost Recognized	$910,000	$860,000	$820,000
Minimum [Member] | Employee 401(k) Mirror Savings Plan [Member]
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Nonqualified Deferred Comp Plan Annual Contribution Per Employee Percent	1.00%
Nonqualified Deferred Comp Plan Annual Bonus Contribution Per Employee Percent	1.00%
Maximum [Member] | Employee 401(k) Mirror Savings Plan [Member]
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Nonqualified Deferred Comp Plan Annual Contribution Per Employee Percent	15.00%
Nonqualified Deferred Comp Plan Annual Bonus Contribution Per Employee Percent	100.00%

Fair_Value_Measurements_Assets

Fair Value Measurements (Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis) (Details) (USD $)	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Assets:
401(k) mirror plan assets	$2,496	$2,585
Liabilities:
Commodity futures contracts	1,811	313
Agricultural Commodity Futures Contracts [Member]
Liabilities:
Commodity futures contracts	874	313
Gasoline Commodity Futures Contracts [Member]
Liabilities:
Commodity futures contracts	937
Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Assets:
401(k) mirror plan assets	2,496	2,585
Liabilities:
Total liabilities	1,811
Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Agricultural Commodity Futures Contracts [Member]
Liabilities:
Commodity futures contracts	874	313
Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Gasoline Commodity Futures Contracts [Member]
Liabilities:
Commodity futures contracts	937
Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Assets:
401(k) mirror plan assets
Liabilities:
Total liabilities
Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Agricultural Commodity Futures Contracts [Member]
Liabilities:
Commodity futures contracts
Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Gasoline Commodity Futures Contracts [Member]
Liabilities:
Commodity futures contracts
Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Assets:
401(k) mirror plan assets
Liabilities:
Total liabilities
Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Agricultural Commodity Futures Contracts [Member]
Liabilities:
Commodity futures contracts
Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Gasoline Commodity Futures Contracts [Member]
Liabilities:
Commodity futures contracts

Fair_Value_Measurements_Assets1

Fair Value Measurements (Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Non-Recurring Basis) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014	Feb. 03, 2013
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Total gain (loss)	($901)
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member] | Carrying Value [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Long-lived assets	1,200
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Long-lived assets
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Long-lived assets	270
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Long-lived assets

Fair_Value_Measurements_Fair_V

Fair Value Measurements (Fair Values of Financial Instruments at Balance Sheet Dates) (Details) (USD $)	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Liabilities:
Commodity futures contracts	$1,811	$313
Agricultural Commodity Futures Contracts [Member]
Liabilities:
Commodity futures contracts	874	313
Gasoline Commodity Futures Contracts [Member]
Liabilities:
Commodity futures contracts	937
Carrying Value [Member]
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	50,971	55,748
Receivables	27,799	25,268
Receivables from equity method franchisees	782	675
Liabilities:
Accounts payable	17,095	16,788
Lease obligations (including current portion)	9,687	2,003
Carrying Value [Member] | Agricultural Commodity Futures Contracts [Member]
Liabilities:
Commodity futures contracts	874	313
Carrying Value [Member] | Gasoline Commodity Futures Contracts [Member]
Liabilities:
Commodity futures contracts	937
Fair Value [Member]
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	50,971	55,748
Receivables	27,799	25,268
Receivables from equity method franchisees	782	675
Liabilities:
Accounts payable	17,095	16,788
Lease obligations (including current portion)	9,687	2,003
Fair Value [Member] | Agricultural Commodity Futures Contracts [Member]
Liabilities:
Commodity futures contracts	874	313
Fair Value [Member] | Gasoline Commodity Futures Contracts [Member]
Liabilities:
Commodity futures contracts	$937

Derivative_Instruments_Narrati

Derivative Instruments (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014	Feb. 03, 2013	Aug. 04, 2013
Derivative [Line Items]
Loss on cash flow hedge reclassified to net income, previously charged to other comprehensive income		$516,000
Agricultural Commodity Futures Contracts [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Aggregate contract volume	1,300,000
Gasoline Commodity Futures Contracts [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Aggregate contract volume	2,500,000
Interest Rate Contract [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Inception date				3-Mar-11
Effective date				1-Apr-12
Maturity date				31-Dec-15
Termination date				12-Jul-13
Notional amount				17,500,000
Loss on cash flow hedge reclassified to net income, previously charged to other comprehensive income				$516,000
Interest Rate Contract [Member] | LIBOR [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Spread over variable rate				3.00%

Derivative_Instruments_Fair_Va

Derivative Instruments (Fair Value by Balance Sheet Location) (Details) (USD $)	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Commodity futures contracts	$1,811	$313
Agricultural Commodity Futures Contracts [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Commodity futures contracts	874	313
Gasoline Commodity Futures Contracts [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Commodity futures contracts	937
Accrued Liabilities [Member] | Agricultural Commodity Futures Contracts [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Commodity futures contracts	874	313
Accrued Liabilities [Member] | Gasoline Commodity Futures Contracts [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Commodity futures contracts	$937

Derivative_Instruments_Effect_

Derivative Instruments (Effect of Derivative Instuments by Income Statement Location) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014	Feb. 03, 2013	Aug. 04, 2013
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Change in fair value of derivative		$36	($3)
Less - income tax effect		-14	1
Unrealized gain on cash flow hedge, net of taxes		22	-2
Loss on cash flow hedge reclassified to net income, previously charged to other comprehensive income		516
Less - income tax effect		-200
Loss on cash flow hedge reclassified to net income, previously charged to other comprehensive income, net of taxes		316
Total other comprehensive income (loss)		338	-2
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (loss) recognized in income	-2,124	-1,459	837
Interest Rate Contract [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Loss on cash flow hedge reclassified to net income, previously charged to other comprehensive income				516
Direct Operating Expense [Member] | Agricultural Commodity Futures Contracts [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (loss) recognized in income	-903	-1,459	837
Direct Operating Expense [Member] | Gasoline Commodity Futures Contracts [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (loss) recognized in income	-1,221
Interest Expense [Member] | Interest Rate Contract [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (loss) recognized in income		-39	-34
Loss on Retirement of Debt [Member] | Interest Rate Contract [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (loss) recognized in income		($516)

Acquisitions_and_Divestitures_1

Acquisitions and Divestitures (Acquisition of Krispy Kreme Shops) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014	Feb. 03, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 17, 2014	Aug. 03, 2014	Aug. 30, 2012	Aug. 31, 2006
				stores	stores		stores	stores
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to acquire businesses, net of cash acquired	$7,152,000	$1,603,000	$915,000
Illinois Store Acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net sales		3,000,000
Number of stores acquired				1
Payments to acquire businesses, net of cash acquired				1,600,000
Birmingham, Alabama Store Acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net sales		9,000,000
Number of stores acquired					4
Acquisition expenses						431,000
Settlement of pre-existing franchise agreement						343,000
Acquisition-related transaction costs						88,000
Cash consideration for acquisition					7,500,000
Property and equipment						710,000
Birmingham, Alabama Store Acquisition [Member] | Company Stores [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Reacquired franchise rights						3,853,000
August 2012 Business Acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of stores acquired							2
Payments to acquire businesses, net of cash acquired							915,000
Property and equipment							464,000
Other assets							8,000
Reacquired franchise rights							443,000
August 2006 Asset Acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of stores acquired								3
Cash consideration for acquisition								$2,900,000

Acquisitions_and_Divestitures_2

Acquisitions and Divestitures (Schedule of Acquired Business) (Details) (USD $)	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014	Aug. 03, 2014
Company Stores [Member]
Purchase price allocated to:
Goodwill	$2,594,000
Birmingham, Alabama Store Acquisition [Member]
Purchase price allocated to:
Working capital, exclusive of cash			-5,000
Property and equipment			710,000
Purchase price			7,152,000
Birmingham, Alabama Store Acquisition [Member] | Company Stores [Member]
Purchase price allocated to:
Reacquired franchise rights			3,853,000
Goodwill			$2,594,000

Acquisitions_and_Divestitures_3

Acquisitions and Divestitures (Asset Divestitures) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended		1 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015	Nov. 02, 2014	Aug. 03, 2014	4-May-14	Feb. 02, 2014	Nov. 03, 2013	Aug. 04, 2013	5-May-13	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014	Feb. 03, 2013	Sep. 09, 2014	Jul. 11, 2013	Oct. 31, 2014	Jul. 31, 2013	Feb. 22, 2013	Sep. 27, 2012
												stores	stores		stores	stores	stores
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from refranchising									$1,847,000	$681,000
Gain on refranchising transaction									1,247,000	876,000
Gain (loss) on sale of equipment									-238,000	1,879,000	-543,000
Gain on reversal of accrued rent expense									2,000
Interest income	109,000	62,000	64,000	171,000	144,000	341,000	70,000	61,000	406,000	616,000	114,000
Maryland Divestiture [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from refranchising												1,800,000
Gain on refranchising transaction												1,200,000
Future store locations required												20
Dallas Divestiture [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of stores sold															3
Proceeds from refranchising															681,000
Aggregate purchase price														2,100,000
Net sales attributable to refranchised stores											7,000,000
Wholesale percentage of net sales											45.00%
Gain on refranchising transaction													876,000
Gain (loss) on sale of equipment													462,000
Gain on reversal of accrued rent expense													414,000
Leased stores to franchisee													2
Future store locations required													15
Kansas and Missouri Divestiture [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of stores sold																3
Aggregate purchase price																1,100,000
Notes receivable, gross																1,100,000
Percent of sales used to calculate principal payment on note receivable																3.50%
Notes receivable, interest rate spread																7.00%
Net sales attributable to refranchised stores											9,000,000
September 2012 Divestiture [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of stores sold																	3
Proceeds from refranchising																	360,000
Aggregate purchase price																	3,600,000
Notes receivable, gross																	3,200,000
Gain on refranchising transaction						1,700,000
Notes receivable, periodic payment																	51,000
Deferred gain on sale																	1,700,000
Interest income						210,000
Percent investment must exceed to consider gain recognition																	20.00%
Carrying amount of assets sold																	$1,900,000

Selected_Quarterly_Financial_D2

Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Schedule of Income Statement Data) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Feb. 01, 2015	Nov. 02, 2014	Aug. 03, 2014	4-May-14	Feb. 02, 2014	Nov. 03, 2013	Aug. 04, 2013	5-May-13	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014	Feb. 03, 2013
Selected Quarterly Financial Data [Abstract]
Revenues	$125,367	$122,871	$120,516	$121,580	$112,746	$114,231	$112,729	$120,625	$490,334	$460,331	$435,843
Operating expenses:
Direct operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization expense shown below)	102,323	101,165	101,084	95,172	93,302	92,466	93,806	96,558	399,744	376,132	362,828
General and administrative expenses	9,221	5,553	6,737	7,047	7,709	5,730	5,655	6,055	28,558	25,149	25,089
Depreciation and amortization expense	3,354	3,280	3,033	3,173	2,834	2,788	2,664	2,820	12,840	11,106	9,891
Impairment charges and lease termination costs	905	4	38	8	-169	1,531	4	8	955	1,374	306
Operating income	9,564	12,869	9,624	16,180	9,070	11,716	10,600	15,184	48,237	46,570	37,729
Interest income	109	62	64	171	144	341	70	61	406	616	114
Interest expense	-321	-230	-162	-143	-135	-131	-354	-437	-856	-1,057	-1,642
Loss on retirement of debt							-967			-967
Equity in losses of equity method franchisees	53	-53	-61	-57	-47	-61	-60	-53	-118	-221	-202
Other non-operating income and (expense), net	136	91	152	168	96	29	-1	-5	547	119	317
Income before income taxes	9,541	12,739	9,617	16,319	9,128	11,894	9,288	14,750	48,216	45,060	36,316
Provision for income taxes	2,995	4,633	3,865	6,663	-5,632	5,114	4,571	6,751	18,156	10,804	15,537
Net income	$6,546	$8,106	$5,752	$9,656	$14,760	$6,780	$4,717	$7,999	$30,060	$34,256	$20,779
Earnings per common share:
Basic	$0.10	$0.12	$0.09	$0.15	$0.22	$0.10	$0.07	$0.12	$0.45	$0.51	$0.31
Diluted	$0.10	$0.12	$0.08	$0.14	$0.21	$0.09	$0.07	$0.11	$0.44	$0.48	$0.30

Selected_Quarterly_Financial_D3

Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Schedule of Segment Data) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Feb. 01, 2015	Nov. 02, 2014	Aug. 03, 2014	4-May-14	Feb. 02, 2014	Nov. 03, 2013	Aug. 04, 2013	5-May-13	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014	Feb. 03, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$125,367	$122,871	$120,516	$121,580	$112,746	$114,231	$112,729	$120,625	$490,334	$460,331	$435,843
General and administrative expenses	-9,221	-5,553	-6,737	-7,047	-7,709	-5,730	-5,655	-6,055	-28,558	-25,149	-25,089
Depreciation and amortization expense	-3,354	-3,280	-3,033	-3,173	-2,834	-2,788	-2,664	-2,820	-12,840	-11,106	-9,891
Impairment charges and lease termination costs	-905	-4	-38	-8	169	-1,531	-4	-8	-955	-1,374	-306
Operating income	9,564	12,869	9,624	16,180	9,070	11,716	10,600	15,184	48,237	46,570	37,729
Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income	20,073	18,799	16,761	23,606	16,968	19,302	16,554	21,523	79,239	74,347	63,961
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
General and administrative expenses	-9,221	-5,553	-6,737	-7,047	-7,709	-5,730	-5,655	-6,055	-28,558	-25,149	-25,089
Depreciation and amortization expense	-383	-373	-362	-371	-358	-325	-295	-276	-1,489	-1,254	-837
Impairment charges and lease termination costs	-905	-4	-38	-8	169	-1,531	-4	-8	-955	-1,374	-306
Company Stores [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	83,744	82,579	78,535	80,448	74,329	74,886	75,689	81,921	325,306	306,825	296,494
Depreciation and amortization expense									-10,534	-9,039	-8,142
Operating income	1,377	2,233	1,261	4,416	1,631	2,599	1,790	5,314	9,287	11,334	8,534
Domestic Franchise [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	3,381	3,274	3,296	3,499	3,143	3,026	2,799	2,871	13,450	11,839	10,325
Depreciation and amortization expense									-135	-119	-164
Operating income	2,058	1,989	1,900	2,156	1,962	3,156	1,526	1,439	8,103	8,083	5,590
International Franchise [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	7,631	6,852	7,534	6,581	6,900	6,205	6,057	6,445	28,598	25,607	24,941
Depreciation and amortization expense									-5	-7	-10
Operating income	5,587	5,048	5,111	4,280	4,758	4,449	4,239	4,531	20,026	17,977	17,387
KK Supply Chain [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	30,611	30,166	31,151	31,052	28,374	30,114	28,184	29,388	122,980	116,060	104,083
Depreciation and amortization expense									-677	-687	-738
Operating income	11,051	9,529	8,489	12,754	8,617	9,098	8,999	10,239	41,823	36,953	32,450
KK Supply Chain [Member] | Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	63,292	61,581	59,503	60,312	55,913	58,304	57,201	59,811	244,688	231,229	215,412
KK Supply Chain [Member] | Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	($32,681)	($31,415)	($28,352)	($29,260)	($27,539)	($28,190)	($29,017)	($30,423)	($121,708)	($115,169)	($111,329)

SCHEDULE_I_CONDENSED_FINANCIAL1

SCHEDULE I - CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015	Nov. 02, 2014	Aug. 03, 2014	4-May-14	Feb. 02, 2014	Nov. 03, 2013	Aug. 04, 2013	5-May-13	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014	Feb. 03, 2013	Jan. 29, 2012
STATEMENT OF INCOME
Equity in income of subsidiaries	$53,000	($53,000)	($61,000)	($57,000)	($47,000)	($61,000)	($60,000)	($53,000)	($118,000)	($221,000)	($202,000)
Miscellaneous expenses	136,000	91,000	152,000	168,000	96,000	29,000	-1,000	-5,000	547,000	119,000	317,000
Income before income taxes	9,541,000	12,739,000	9,617,000	16,319,000	9,128,000	11,894,000	9,288,000	14,750,000	48,216,000	45,060,000	36,316,000
Provision for income taxes	2,995,000	4,633,000	3,865,000	6,663,000	-5,632,000	5,114,000	4,571,000	6,751,000	18,156,000	10,804,000	15,537,000
Net income	6,546,000	8,106,000	5,752,000	9,656,000	14,760,000	6,780,000	4,717,000	7,999,000	30,060,000	34,256,000	20,779,000
Earnings per common share:
Basic	$0.10	$0.12	$0.09	$0.15	$0.22	$0.10	$0.07	$0.12	$0.45	$0.51	$0.31
Diluted	$0.10	$0.12	$0.08	$0.14	$0.21	$0.09	$0.07	$0.11	$0.44	$0.48	$0.30
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Net income	6,546,000	8,106,000	5,752,000	9,656,000	14,760,000	6,780,000	4,717,000	7,999,000	30,060,000	34,256,000	20,779,000
Other comprehensive income (loss)										338,000	-2,000
Comprehensive income									30,060,000	34,594,000	20,777,000
ASSETS
Investment in and advances to subsidiaries
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Preferred stock
Common stock	310,768,000				338,135,000				310,768,000	338,135,000
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
Accumulated deficit	-42,982,000				-73,042,000				-42,982,000	-73,042,000
Total shareholders equity	267,786,000				265,093,000				267,786,000	265,093,000	246,432,000	249,126,000
CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	6,546,000	8,106,000	5,752,000	9,656,000	14,760,000	6,780,000	4,717,000	7,999,000	30,060,000	34,256,000	20,779,000
Equity in income of subsidiaries	-53,000	53,000	61,000	57,000	47,000	61,000	60,000	53,000	118,000	221,000	202,000
Net cash provided by operating activities									62,874,000	56,912,000	59,310,000
CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Net cash used for investing activities									-33,645,000	-22,166,000	-14,438,000
CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from exercise of warrants											9,000
Repurchase of common shares									-43,881,000	-23,057,000	-20,758,000
Net cash used for financing activities									-34,006,000	-45,330,000	-22,859,000
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents									-4,777,000	-10,584,000	22,013,000
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year				55,748,000				66,332,000	55,748,000	66,332,000	44,319,000
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	50,971,000				55,748,000				50,971,000	55,748,000	66,332,000
Parent Company [Member]
STATEMENT OF INCOME
Equity in income of subsidiaries									30,060,000	34,256,000	20,779,000
Miscellaneous expenses
Income before income taxes									30,060,000	34,256,000	20,779,000
Provision for income taxes
Net income									30,060,000	34,256,000	20,779,000
Earnings per common share:
Basic									$0.45	$0.51	$0.31
Diluted									$0.44	$0.48	$0.30
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Net income									30,060,000	34,256,000	20,779,000
Other comprehensive income (loss)										338,000	-2,000
Comprehensive income									30,060,000	34,594,000	20,777,000
ASSETS
Investment in and advances to subsidiaries	267,786,000				265,093,000				267,786,000	265,093,000
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Preferred stock
Common stock	310,768,000				338,135,000				310,768,000	338,135,000
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
Accumulated deficit	-42,982,000				-73,042,000				-42,982,000	-73,042,000
Total shareholders equity	267,786,000				265,093,000				267,786,000	265,093,000
CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income									30,060,000	34,256,000	20,779,000
Equity in income of subsidiaries									-30,060,000	-34,256,000	-20,779,000
Net cash provided by operating activities
CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Investments in subsidiaries									33,622,000	20,540,000	20,502,000
Net cash used for investing activities									33,622,000	20,540,000	20,502,000
CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from exercise of stock options									10,259,000	2,517,000	247,000
Proceeds from exercise of warrants											9,000
Repurchase of common shares									-43,881,000	-23,057,000	-20,758,000
Net cash used for financing activities									-33,622,000	-20,540,000	-20,502,000
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year