Property, Plant, and Equipment, Net

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2013

Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

Property, Plant, and Equipment, Net

A summary of property, plant, and equipment, net follows:



As of January 31,	2013			2012
Computer equipment and furniture	$	308,229		$	284,191
Buildings and building equipment	97,989			85,704
Land and improvements	21,345			21,179
Leasehold improvements	35,753			36,998
Property, plant, and equipment, gross	463,316			428,072
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization	(300,914		)	(280,053		)
Property, plant, and equipment, net	$	162,402		$	148,019

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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