Special Charges (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2014

Jan. 31, 2013

Jan. 31, 2012

Components Of Special Charges

The following is a summary of the components of the special charges:

Year ended January 31,	2014		2013		2012
Litigation costs	$	11,597	$	3,632	$	—
Employee severance and related costs	4,392		4,016		8,437
Other	940		2,298		4,737
Total special charges	$	16,929	$	9,946	$	13,174

Schedule Of Accrued Special Charges

The following table shows changes in accrued special charges during the year ended January 31, 2014:

	Accrued special charges as of		Charges during the year ended		Payments during the year ended			Accrued special charges as of
	January 31, 2013		January 31, 2014		January 31, 2014			January 31, 2014		(1)
Litigation costs	$	624	$	11,597	$	(7,366	)	$	4,855
Employee severance and related costs	2,028		4,392		(5,416		)	1,004
Other costs	2,889		940		(1,842		)	1,987
Accrued special charges	$	5,541	$	16,929	$	(14,624	)	$	7,846

⁽¹⁾  Of the $7,846 total accrued special charges as of January 31, 2014, $587 represented the long-term portion, which primarily included accrued lease termination fees and other facility costs, net of sublease income and other long-term costs. The remaining balance of $7,259 represented the short-term portion of accrued special charges.

The following table shows changes in accrued special charges during the year ended January 31, 2013:

	Accrued special charges as of		Charges during the year ended		Payments during the year ended			Accrued special charges as of
	January 31, 2012		January 31, 2013		January 31, 2013			January 31, 2013		(1)
Litigation costs	$	—	$	3,632	$	(3,008	)	$	624
Employee severance and related costs	3,668		4,016		(5,656		)	2,028
Other costs	2,811		2,298		(2,220		)	2,889
Accrued special charges	$	6,479	$	9,946	$	(10,884	)	$	5,541

⁽¹⁾  Of the $5,541 total accrued special charges as of January 31, 2013, $2,213 represented the long-term portion, which primarily included accrued lease termination fees and other facility costs, net of sublease income. The remaining balance of $3,328 represented the short-term portion of accrued special charges.

The following table shows changes in accrued special charges during the year ended January 31, 2012:

	Accrued special charges as of		Charges during the year ended		Payments during the year ended			Accrued special charges as of
	January 31, 2011		January 31, 2012		January 31, 2012			January 31, 2012		(1)
Employee severance and related costs	$	2,664	$	8,437	$	(7,433	)	$	3,668
Other costs	4,266		4,737		(6,192		)	2,811
Accrued special charges	$	6,930	$	13,174	$	(13,625	)	$	6,479

⁽¹⁾  Of the $6,479 total accrued special charges as of January 31, 2012, $2,173 represented the long-term portion, which primarily included accrued lease termination fees and other facility costs, net of sublease income. The remaining balance of $4,306 represented the short-term portion of accrued special charges.