Summary of Business and Significant Accounting Policies (Asset Retirement Obligations) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2024	Jan. 31, 2023
Asset Retirement Obligation [Roll Forward]
Asset retirement obligation beginning of period	$ 205	$ 198
Decrease in obligation	0	0
Accretion expense	7	7
Asset retirement obligation end of period	$ 212	$ 205

The carrying amount of a liability for an asset retirement obligation. An asset retirement obligation is a legal obligation associated with the disposal or retirement of a tangible long-lived asset that results from the acquisition, construction or development, or the normal operations of a long-lived asset, except for certain obligations of lessees.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 410
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 25
-Paragraph 4
-Publisher FASB
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- Definition

Amount of accretion expense recognized during the period that is associated with an asset retirement obligation. Accretion expense measures and incorporates changes due to the passage of time into the carrying amount of the liability.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 410
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147481879/410-20-45-1

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The increase (decrease) during the reporting period in the carrying amount of asset retirement obligations.

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-Section 45
-Paragraph 28
-Subparagraph (a)
-SubTopic 10
-Topic 230
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- Definition

Asset Retirement Obligation

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No definition available.

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