Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) 10-K/A 14 May 20 2019 FY Annual report (amended) Financial data

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Cover - USD ($) $ in Billions	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 02, 2020	Mar. 30, 2020	Aug. 04, 2019
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-K/A
Amendment Flag	false
Document Annual Report	true
Document Transition Report	false
Document Period End Date	Feb. 2, 2020
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--02-02
Entity File Number	001-35664
Entity Registrant Name	Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001525769
Entity Tax Identification Number	35-2382255
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Address, Address Line One	2481 Mañana Drive
Entity Address, City or Town	Dallas
Entity Address, State or Province	TX
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	75220
City Area Code	214
Local Phone Number	357-9588
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Public Float			$ 1.3
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		30,606,840
Documents Incorporated by Reference [Text Block]	Portions of the definitive Proxy Statement for the registrant’s 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders have been incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Common Stock [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock $0.01 par value
Trading Symbol	PLAY
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Preferred Stock [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Preferred Stock Purchase Rights
Trading Symbol	PLAY
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ