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Period Focus Document Fiscal Period Focus Entity Registrant Name Entity Registrant Name Entity Central Index Key Entity Central Index Key Current Fiscal Year End Date Current Fiscal Year End Date Entity Filer Category Entity Filer Category Entity Emerging Growth Company Entity Emerging Growth Company Entity Small Business Company Entity Small Business Entity Shell Company Entity Shell Company Entity Current Reporting Status Entity Current Reporting Status Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding Noncontrolling Interest [Table] Noncontrolling Interest [Table] Ownership [Axis] Ownership [Axis] Ownership [Domain] Ownership [Domain] Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Roll Forward] Increase (Decrease) in Temporary Equity [Roll Forward] Redeemable noncontrolling interest, beginning balance Fair value of noncontrolling interest at acquisition Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest, Increase From Business Acquisition Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest, Increase From Business Acquisition Net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest Redeemable noncontrolling interest, ending balance Raw materials Inventory, Raw Materials, Gross Finished goods Inventory, Finished Goods, Gross Total inventories Numerator: Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent [Abstract] Less: Net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest Net income attributable to Vera Bradley, Inc. Denominator: Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding Reconciliation [Abstract] Weighted-average number of common shares (basic) Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic Dilutive effect of stock-based awards Incremental Common Shares Attributable to Dilutive Effect of Share-based Payment Arrangements Weighted-average number of common shares (diluted) Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted Net income per share attributable to Vera Bradley, Inc.: Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Abstract] Basic (in dollars per share) Earnings Per Share, Basic Diluted (in dollars per share) Earnings Per Share, Diluted Commercial paper Commercial Paper [Member] U.S. treasury securities US Treasury Securities [Member] Schedule of Net Revenues and Operating Income Information for Reportable Segments Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block] Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block] Investments Investment Holdings, Schedule of Investments [Text Block] Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] Lessee, Lease, Description [Table] Lessee, Lease, Description [Table] Adjustments for New Accounting Pronouncements [Axis] Adjustments for New Accounting Pronouncements [Axis] Type of Adoption [Domain] Type of Adoption [Domain] Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 [Member] Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items] Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items] Number of reportable segments Number of Reportable Segments Number of full-line stores Number Of Full Line Stores Number Of Full Line Stores Number of factory outlet stores Number Of Factory Outlet Stores Number Of Factory Outlet Stores Operating lease liabilities Income Statement [Abstract] Cost of sales Cost of Goods and Services Sold Gross profit Gross Profit Selling, general, and administrative expenses Selling, General and Administrative Expense Other income Other Operating Income Interest income, net Interest Income (Expense), Nonoperating, Net Income before income taxes Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest Income tax expense Income Tax Expense (Benefit) Net income Basic weighted-average shares outstanding Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding Basic net income per share (in dollars per share) Diluted net income per share (in dollars per share) Debt Debt Disclosure [Text Block] Leases Lessee, Operating Leases [Text Block] Stock-Based Compensation Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Text Block] Unearned revenue, current Contract with Customer, Liability, Current Accounts receivable from contracts with customers, net of allowances Contract with Customer, Asset, Accounts Receivable, Net Contract with Customer, Asset, Accounts Receivable, Net Provision for doubtful accounts Contract with Customer, Provision For Doubtful Accounts Contract with Customer, Provision For Doubtful Accounts Fair Value, Recurring and Nonrecurring [Table] Fair Value, Recurring and Nonrecurring [Table] Level 3 Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Impairment of intangible assets, finite-lived Impairment of Intangible Assets, Finite-lived Parent Parent [Member] Pro forma net revenues Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Revenue Pro forma net income Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Net Income (Loss) Pro forma basic net income per share attributable to Vera Bradley, Inc. (in dollar per share) Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Earnings Per Share, Basic Pro forma diluted net income per share attributable to Vera Bradley, Inc. (in dollar per share) Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Earnings Per Share, Diluted Earnings Per Share Earnings Per Share [Text Block] Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] Income Taxes Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block] Goodwill [Roll Forward] Goodwill [Roll Forward] Goodwill, beginning balance Goodwill at acquisition Goodwill, Acquired During Period Goodwill, ending balance Fair Value of Financial Instruments Fair Value Disclosures [Text Block] Cash equivalents Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure Effective income tax rate Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent