STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended																								12 Months Ended											12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2013	Jan. 31, 2012	Jan. 31, 2011	Jan. 31, 2013 Non-Employee Directors [Member] Minimum [Member]	Jan. 31, 2013 Non-Employee Directors [Member] Maximum [Member]	Jan. 31, 2013 Options/SARs [Member]		Jan. 31, 2012 Options/SARs [Member]	Jan. 31, 2011 Options/SARs [Member]	Jan. 31, 2013 SARs [Member]	Jan. 31, 2012 SARs [Member]	Jan. 31, 2011 SARs [Member]	Jan. 31, 2013 New SARs [Member]	Jan. 31, 2012 New SARs [Member]	Jan. 31, 2011 New SARs [Member]	Jan. 31, 2013 RSUs [Member]		Jan. 31, 2012 RSUs [Member]		Jan. 31, 2011 RSUs [Member]		Jan. 31, 2013 Common Class A [Member]	Jan. 31, 2013 Common Class B [Member]	Jan. 31, 2013 2006 Stock Incentive Program [Member]	Jan. 31, 2013 2006 Stock Incentive Program [Member] Options/SARs [Member]	Jan. 31, 2012 2006 Stock Incentive Program [Member] Options/SARs [Member]	Jan. 31, 2011 2006 Stock Incentive Program [Member] Options/SARs [Member]	Jan. 31, 2013 2006 Stock Incentive Program [Member] RSUs [Member]	Jan. 31, 2013 2006 Stock Incentive Program [Member] Common Class A [Member]	Jan. 31, 2013 2006 Stock Incentive Program [Member] Common Class A [Member] SARs [Member]	Jan. 31, 2013 2006 Stock Incentive Program [Member] Common Class A [Member] RSUs [Member]	Jan. 31, 2013 2006 Stock Incentive Program [Member] Common Class B [Member]	Jan. 31, 2013 2006 Stock Incentive Program [Member] Common Class B [Member] SARs [Member]	Jan. 31, 2013 2006 Stock Incentive Program [Member] Common Class B [Member] RSUs [Member]	Jun. 12, 2012 Amendment to 2006 Stock Incentive Program [Member]	Jan. 31, 2013 1997 Stock Incentive Program [Member]	Jan. 31, 2013 1997 Stock Incentive Program [Member] Common Class A [Member]	Jan. 31, 2013 1997 Stock Incentive Program [Member] Common Class B [Member]	Jan. 31, 2013 Cost of Maintenance, Subscription and Other Revenue [Member]	Jan. 31, 2012 Cost of Maintenance, Subscription and Other Revenue [Member]	Jan. 31, 2011 Cost of Maintenance, Subscription and Other Revenue [Member]	Jan. 31, 2013 Cost of Professional Services [Member]	Jan. 31, 2012 Cost of Professional Services [Member]	Jan. 31, 2011 Cost of Professional Services [Member]	Jan. 31, 2013 Sales and Marketing [Member]	Jan. 31, 2012 Sales and Marketing [Member]	Jan. 31, 2011 Sales and Marketing [Member]	Jan. 31, 2013 Research and Development [Member]	Jan. 31, 2012 Research and Development [Member]	Jan. 31, 2011 Research and Development [Member]	Jan. 31, 2013 General and Administrative [Member]	Jan. 31, 2012 General and Administrative [Member]	Jan. 31, 2011 General and Administrative [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Share-based compensation	$ 4,608,000	$ 4,507,000	$ 5,303,000																																				$ 197,000	$ 221,000	$ 276,000	$ 482,000	$ 526,000	$ 664,000	$ 835,000	$ 813,000	$ 1,076,000	$ 658,000	$ 667,000	$ 846,000	$ 2,436,000	$ 2,280,000	$ 2,441,000
Excess tax benefits from stock awards	462,000	33,000	384,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Reduction in maximum number of shares authorized for issuance due to reverse stock split (in hundredths)																								50.00%					80.00%			20.00%
Number of shares authorized (in shares)																								4,150,000					3,320,000			830,000
Number of shares available for issuance (in shares)																													2,145,000			301,000			2,000,000
Term of award						8 years
Annual award vesting (in hundredths)						25.00%																						25.00%
Award vesting period	4 years			1 year	4 years																							4 years
Plan modification, description and terms	In connection with the Recapitalization, the Company's outstanding stock options, RSUs and SARs were adjusted to conform their terms to the Company's capital structure following implementation of the Recapitalization as follows: (i) each ten shares of stock covered by an outstanding option agreement, RSU or SAR agreement was converted, as nearly as possible, into equivalent rights to receive one share of Class B Common Stock and four shares of Class A Common Stock; and (ii) the exercise price per share of stock covered by an outstanding option agreement, RSU and SAR agreement shall be proportionately increased by 100% to account for the effective reverse stock split ratio of the Recapitalization.
Specified number of shares covered in agreement to be converted specified shares in classes of common stock (in shares)	10
Specified number of shares received on conversion of shares as per agreement in each class (in shares)																						4	1
Percentage increase in exercise price per share of stock (in hundredths)	100.00%
Weighted average assumptions used to value Option/SAR [Abstract]
Expected life in years										4 years 7 months 10 days	4 years 6 months 7 days	5 years 9 months 14 days
Risk free interest rate (in hundredths)										0.69%	0.98%	2.27%
Volatility (in hundredths)										61.00%	67.00%	61.00%
Dividend rate (in hundredths)										2.25%	2.59%	2.23%
Stock Options/SARs [Roll Forward]
Outstanding at beginning of period (in shares)						2,871,000		2,653,000	2,214,000																					2,301,000			400,000				175,000	44,000
Granted (in shares)						570,000		502,000	683,000																											0
Exercised (in shares)						(272,000)		(164,000)	(88,000)
Expired (in shares)						(222,000)		(46,000)	(58,000)
Forfeited (in shares)						(27,000)		(74,000)	(98,000)
Outstanding at end of period (in shares)						2,920,000		2,871,000	2,653,000																					2,301,000			400,000				175,000	44,000
Vested and expected to vest (in shares)						2,872,000	[1]
Vested and exercisable (in shares)						1,524,000
Weighted Average Exercise Price per Share [Abstract]
Outstanding at beginning of period (in dollars per shares)						$ 11.34		$ 11.33	$ 11.76
Granted (in dollars per shares)						$ 12.90		$ 10.28	$ 8.95
Exercised (in dollars per shares)						$ 8.34		$ 8.08	$ 6.44
Expired (in dollars per shares)						$ 22.26		$ 14.28	$ 10.42
Forfeited (in dollars per shares)						$ 9.49		$ 9.26	$ 8.93
Outstanding at end of period (in dollars per shares)						$ 11.11		$ 11.34	$ 11.33
Vested and expected to vest (in dollars per share)						$ 11.11	[1]
Vested and exercisable (in dollars per share)						$ 11.28
Additional disclosures [Abstract]
Weighted average remaining contractual term, outstanding at end of period						4 years 8 months 12 days
Weighted average remaining contractual term, vested and expected to vest at end of period						4 years 8 months 12 days	[1]
Weighted average remaining contractual term, vested and exercisable at end of period						3 years 2 months 12 days
Aggregate intrinsic value, outstanding at end of period						8,576,000
Aggregate intrinsic value, vested and expected to vest at end of period						8,440,000	[1]
Aggregate intrinsic value, vested and exercisable at end of period						4,566,000
Total intrinsic value of stock options or SARs exercised																									1,400,000	500,000	300,000
Weighted average grant date fair value of SARs granted (in dollars per share)													$ 5.37	$ 4.51	$ 4.10
Number of shares withheld for payment of taxes (in shares)										35,000	13,000	1,000				57,000		58,000		53,000
Value of shares withheld for payment of taxes										475,000	144,000	10,000				700,000		600,000		500,000
Total unrecognized compensation cost										$ 5,300,000						$ 3,000,000
Weighted-average period to recognize total unrecognized compensation cost										2 years 7 months 6 days						2 years 8 months 12 days
Summary of activity of RSUs [Roll Forward]
Restricted stock at beginning of period (in shares)																414,000		435,000		475,000											366,000			19,000
Granted (in shares)																200,000		174,000		128,000
Vested (in shares)																(223,000)	[2]	(178,000)	[2]	(165,000)	[2]
Forfeited (in shares)																(6,000)		(17,000)		(3,000)
Restricted stock at end of period (in shares)																385,000		414,000		435,000											366,000			19,000
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Abstract]
Restricted stock at beginning of period (in dollars per share)																$ 9.32		$ 10.02		$ 10.74
Granted (in dollars per share)																$ 12.20		$ 9.32		$ 8.81
Released (in dollars per share)																$ 9.84	[2]	$ 11.02	[2]	$ 11.37	[2]
Forfeited (in dollars per share)																$ 10.99		$ 9.35		$ 8.75
Restricted stock at end of period (in dollars per share)																$ 10.49		$ 9.32		$ 10.02

[1] The expected-to-vest options and SARs are the result of applying the pre-vesting forfeiture rate assumptions to total outstanding options and SARs.

[2] The number of RSUs released includes shares withheld on behalf of employees to satisfy minimum statutory tax withholding requirements. During the fiscal years ended January 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, the Company withheld 57,000 shares, 58,000 shares and 53,000 shares, respectively, for payment of these taxes. The value of the withheld shares for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 were $0.7 million, $0.6 million and $0.5 million, respectively.