Manufacturing Segment Data (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule Of Revenue From External Customers Geographic Areas [Table Text Block]

Domestic and international sales are as follows in millions of dollars:

	Three Months Ended								Six Months Ended
	July 31,								July 31,
	2013				2012				2013				2012
Domestic	$	12.32	50.0	%	$	9.09	38.7	%	$	24.19	52.1	%	$	18.86	39.7	%
International		12.32	50.0	%		14.41	61.3	%		22.19	47.9	%		28.62	60.3	%
Total	$	24.64	100.0	%	$	23.50	100.0	%	$	46.38	100.0	%	$	47.48	100.0	%

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas [Table Text Block]

The table below represents information about reported manufacturing segments for the years noted therein:

	Three Months Ended July 31 (in millions of dollars)				Six Months Ended July 31 (in millions of dollars)
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Net Sales:
USA	$	13.47	$	9.99	$	26.29	$	20.58
Other foreign		6.32		5.43		12.18		10.43
Mexico		0.83		0.56		1.46		1.07
China		12.43		10.10		21.36		18.27
Brazil		1.70		4.69		3.48		9.89
Less intersegment sales		(10.11)		(7.27)		(18.39)		(12.76)
Consolidated sales	$	24.64	$	23.50	$	46.38	$	47.48
External Sales:
USA	$	12.32	$	9.09	$	24.19	$	18.86
Other foreign		5.58		5.26		10.88		10.21
Mexico		0.33		0.17		0.51		0.27
China		4.78		4.29		7.39		8.25
Brazil		1.63		4.69		3.41		9.89
Consolidated external sales	$	24.64	$	23.50	$	46.38	$	47.48
Intersegment Sales:
USA	$	1.15	$	0.90	$	2.10	$	1.72
Other foreign		0.74		0.17		1.30		0.22
Mexico		0.50		0.39		0.95		0.80
China		7.65		5.81		13.97		10.02
Brazil		0.07		—		0.07		—
Consolidated intersegment sales	$	10.11	$	7.27	$	18.39	$	12.76
Operating Profit (Loss):
USA	$	0.48	$	(0.79)	$	0.77	$	(2.25)
Other foreign		0.31		0.22		0.50		0.51
Mexico		0.03		(0.01)		(0.08)		(0.07)
China		1.21		0.31		1.60		1.14
Brazil		(0.88)		(0.24)		(1.81)		0.13
Less intersegment profit		0.15		0.66		0.08		0.72
Consolidated operating profit	$	1.30	$	0.15	$	1.06	$	0.18

	Three Months Ended July 31 (in millions of dollars)				Six Months Ended July 31 (in millions of dollars)
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Depreciation and Amortization Expense:
USA	$	0.16	$	0.15	$	0.35	$	0.29
Other foreign		0.04		0.05		0.08		0.09
Mexico		0.01		0.01		0.03		0.02
China		0.05		0.08		0.13		0.17
Brazil		0.08		0.08		0.19		0.18
Consolidated depreciation and amortization expense	$	0.34	$	0.37	$	0.78	$	0.75
Interest Expense:
USA	$	0.28	$	0.15	$	0.41	$	0.25
Other foreign		0.06		0.04		0.08		0.08
Mexico		0.02		0.01		0.04		0.02
China		—		—		—		—
Brazil		0.28		0.28		0.53		0.52
Less intersegment		(0.17)		(0.22)		(0.32)		(0.37)
Consolidated interest expense	$	0.47	$	0.26	$	0.74	$	0.50
Income Tax Expense (Benefits):
USA	$	(3.92)	$	(0.24)	$	(3.86)	$	(0.75)
Other foreign		0.08		0.06		0.15		0.12
Mexico		0.01		—		0.01		0.01
China		0.33		0.21		0.48		0.37
Brazil		—		(0.19)		—		(0.28)
Less intersegment		(0.11)		0.13		(0.21)		0.16
Consolidated income tax benefit	$	(3.61)	$	(0.03)	$	(3.43)	$	(0.37)
Total Assets (at Balance Sheet Date):
USA		—		—	$	29.48	$	32.40
Other foreign		—		—		15.74		13.24
Mexico		—		—		3.46		3.48
China		—		—		26.10		24.96
India assets of discontinued operations		—		—		0.74		1.92
Brazil		—		—		10.00		25.38
Consolidated assets		—		—	$	85.52	$	101.38
Long-Lived Assets (at Balance Sheet Date)
USA		—		—	$	3.35	$	3.78
Other foreign		—		—		2.29		2.42
Mexico		—		—		2.16		2.22
China		—		—		2.48		2.74
India		—		—		—		—
Brazil		—		—		2.18		2.63
Consolidated long-lived assets		—		—	$	12.46	$	13.79