VAT Tax Issue in Brazil (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2012

VAT Tax Issue Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule Of Value Added Tax [Table Text Block]

	BRL (millions)						USD (millions)
Foreign exchange rate							1.82		1.82		1.82
	Total Paid Or To Be Paid Into Government Under Amnesty Program		Total Not Available For Credit1		Available For Credit2		Total Paid Or To Be Paid Into Government Under Amnesty Program		Total Not Available For Credit¹		Available For Credit2
Original claim 2004-2006		3.5		1.4		2.1		1.9		0.8		1.1
Second claim
Preacquisition 2007-April 2008		2.4		1.0		1.4		1.3		0.5		0.8
Postacquisition May 2008-April 2009		3.3		1.4		1.9		1.8		0.8		1.0
Totals		9.2		3.8		5.4		5.0		2.1		2.9
Escrow released from one seller		1.0		1.0		-		0.5		0.5		-
Charged to expense at April 30, 2010		-		2.8		-		-		1.6		-

Schedule Of Components Of Value Added Tax [Table Text Block]

Summary of Cash Flow Requirements: (R$ millions and US$ millions)

Claim period/description	Taxes	Fines and penalties	Maximum judicial deposit
2004-2006 not paid into amnesty and being defended. Management does not plan to pay this into amnesty	R$1.3	R$1.9	R$3.2	US$1.6
2007-2009 claim by State of Bahia (1)	R$6.2	R$6.1	R$12.3	US$6.2
TOTAL	R$7.5	R$8.0	R$15.5	US$7.8

Schedule Of Unused Value Added Tax Credit [Table Text Block]

The Company has reflected the above items on its July 31, 2012, balance sheet as follows:

		(R$ millions)	US$ millions
Noncurrent assets	VAT taxes eligible for future credit	3.4	1.7
Long-term liabilities	Taxes payable	6.2	3.0