Segment Data (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2014

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
	April 30,
	2014				2013
Domestic	$	12.20	51.89	%	$	11.86	56.56	%
International		11.31	48.11	%		9.88	45.44	%
Total	$	23.51	100.00	%	$	21.74	100.00	%

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

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

	Three Months Ended April 30 (in millions of dollars)
	2014		2013
Net Sales:
USA	$	13.11	$	12.30
Other foreign		6.46		5.86
Mexico		0.92		0.62
China		10.70		8.93
Brazil		1.75		1.78
Corporate		0.98		0.53
Less intersegment sales		(10.41)		(8.28)
Consolidated sales	$	23.51	$	21.74
External Sales:
USA	$	12.20	$	11.86
Other foreign		6.24		5.31
Mexico		0.42		0.18
China		2.90		2.61
Brazil		1.75		1.78
Consolidated external sales	$	23.51	$	21.74
Intersegment Sales:
USA	$	0.91	$	0.44
Other foreign		0.22		0.55
Mexico		0.50		0.44
China		7.80		6.32
Corporate		0.98		0.53
Consolidated intersegment sales	$	10.41	$	8.28
Operating Profit (Loss):
USA	$	0.91	$	1.42
Other foreign		0.38		0.18
Mexico		(0.02)		(0.10)
China		0.96		0.39
Brazil		(0.28)		(0.93)
Corporate		(1.33)		(1.13)
Less intersegment profit		(0.04)		(0.07)
Consolidated operating profit	$	0.58	$	(0.24)

	Three Months Ended April 30 (in millions of dollars)
	2014		2013
Depreciation and Amortization Expense:
USA	$	0.04	$	0.06
Other foreign		0.03		0.05
Mexico		0.01		0.01
China		0.06		0.07
Brazil		0.08		0.11
Corporate		0.15		0.13
Consolidated depreciation and amortization expense	$	0.37	$	0.43
Interest Expense:
USA (shown in Corporate)	$	—	$	—
Other foreign		0.05		0.03
Mexico		0.02		0.01
China		(0.02)		—
Brazil		0.15		0.25
Corporate		0.49		0.13
Less intersegment		(0.05)		(0.15)
Consolidated interest expense	$	0.64	$	0.27
Income Tax Expense (Benefits):
USA (shown in Corporate)	$	—	$	—
Other foreign		0.08		0.07
Mexico		(0.04)		—
China		0.25		0.15
Corporate		(0.25)		0.06
Less intersegment		(0.02)		(0.10)
Consolidated income tax expense	$	0.02	$	0.18
	April 30, 2014		January 31, 2014
Total Assets:*
USA	$	30.26	$	28.88
Other foreign		21.30		19.93
Mexico		3.73		3.73
China		29.52		30.11
India		(1.16)		(1.19)
Brazil		8.52		6.92
Corporate		(3.96)		(4.63)
Consolidated assets	$	88.21	$	83.75
Property and Equipment:
USA	$	2.37	$	2.42
Other foreign		2.10		2.14
Mexico		2.08		2.09
China		2.59		2.64
India		0.02		0.01
Brazil		1.97		1.86
Corporate		0.96		0.91
Consolidated property and equipment	$	12.09	$	12.07
Capital Expenditures:
USA	$	—	$	0.08
Other foreign		—		0.08
Mexico		—		0.01
China		0.01		0.44
India		0.01		—
Brazil		—		0.09
Corporate		0.07		0.13
Consolidated capital expenditures	$	0.09	$	0.83
Goodwill:
USA	$	0.87	$	0.87
Consolidated goodwill	$	0.87	$	0.87

 * Negative assets reflect intersegment accounts eliminated in consolidation