Inventory (Details Textual) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jan. 31, 2014 contracts	Jan. 31, 2013
Inventory (Textual) [Abstract]
Number of VIE Land Purchase Contracts (in ones)	86
Aggregate purchase price of VIE lands	$ 865.2
Deposits for purchase of lands with VIE entities	47.6
Reduction in Capitalized Interest	$ 37.1	$ 46.2

The estimated amount, had inventory impairment changes been allocated on a pro rata bases to the individual components of inventory, that capitalized interest would have been reduced by.

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