Segment Data (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

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

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

	Three Months Ended April 30,
	2016				2015
Domestic	$	12.19	59.86	%	$	12.84	51.73	%
International		8.18	40.14	%		11.98	48.27	%
Total	$	20.37	100.00	%	$	24.82	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 manufacturing segments for the years noted therein: 

	Three Months Ended April 30, (in millions of dollars)
	2016		2015
Net Sales from continuing operations:
USA	$	12.78	$	13.65
Other foreign		3.19		3.08
Europe (UK)		2.39		5.61
Mexico		0.76		0.86
China		8.41		11.26
Corporate		0.47		0.62
Less intersegment sales		(7.63)		(10.26)
Consolidated sales	$	20.37	$	24.82
External Sales from continuing operations:
USA	$	12.19	$	12.84
Other foreign		2.87		3.01
Europe (UK)		2.39		5.60
Mexico		0.37		0.31
China		2.55		3.06
Consolidated external sales	$	20.37	$	24.82
Intersegment Sales from continuing operations:
USA	$	0.59	$	0.81
Other foreign		0.32		0.07
Europe (UK)		—		0.01
Mexico		0.39		0.55
China		5.86		8.20
Corporate		0.47		0.62
Consolidated intersegment sales	$	7.63	$	10.26

	Three Months Ended April 30, (in millions of dollars)
	2016		2015
Operating Profit (Loss) from continuing operations:
USA	$	1.57	$	2.57
Other foreign		0.30		(0.10)
Europe (UK)		0.10		1.79
Mexico		(0.01)		(0.05)
China		0.47		0.77
Corporate		(2.33)		(1.62)
Less intersegment profit (loss)		0.07		(0.14)
Consolidated operating profit	$	0.17	$	3.22
Depreciation and Amortization Expense from continuing operations:
USA	$	0.04	$	0.04
Other foreign		0.02		0.02
Europe (UK)		—		—
Mexico		0.03		0.03
China		0.09		0.08
Corporate		0.15		0.10
Less intersegment		(0.04)		(0.03)
Consolidated depreciation & amortization expense	$	0.29	$	0.24
Interest Expense from continuing operations:
USA (shown in Corporate)	$	—	$	—
Other foreign		0.04		0.02
Europe (UK)		—		—
Mexico		—		—
China		0.04		0.04
Corporate		0.12		0.12
Less intersegment		—		—
Consolidated interest expense	$	0.20	$	0.18
Income Tax Expense (Benefits) from continuing operations:
USA (shown in Corporate)	$	—	$	—
Other foreign		0.03		0.05
Europe (UK)		0.01		0.40
Mexico		—		—
China		0.09		0.17
Corporate		(0.17)		0.30
Less intersegment		0.02		(0.03)
Consolidated income tax expense	$	(0.02)	$	0.89

	April 30, 2016 (in millions of dollars)		January 31, 2016 (in millions of dollars)
Total Assets:*
USA	$	49.37	$	48.18
Other foreign		19.57		17.55
Europe (UK)		5.19		5.05
Mexico		3.98		4.25
China		27.36		29.92
India		(1.40)		(1.35)
Corporate		34.35		37.18
Less intersegment		(47.38)		(52.52)
Consolidated assets	$	91.04	$	88.26
Total Assets Less Intersegment:*
USA	$	32.49	$	33.63
Other foreign		11.59		9.91
Europe (UK)		5.18		5.03
Mexico		3.89		4.23
China		20.11		17.63
India		0.43		0.44
Corporate		17.35		17.39
Consolidated assets	$	91.04	$	88.26
Property and Equipment:
USA	$	2.15	$	2.20
Other foreign		1.70		1.57
Europe (UK)		0.05		0.06
Mexico		2.08		2.11
China		2.29		2.37
India		0.03		0.03
Corporate		0.90		1.00
Less intersegment		(0.06)		(0.07)
Consolidated property and equipment	$	9.14	$	9.27
Capital Expenditures:
USA	$	—	$	0.06
Other foreign		—		0.08
Europe (UK)		—		—
Mexico		—		0.04
China		0.02		0.16
India		0.01		—
Corporate		—		0.50
Consolidated capital expenditures	$	0.03	$	0.84
Goodwill:
USA	$	0.87	$	0.87
Consolidated goodwill	$	0.87	$	0.87

  * Negative assets reflect intersegment accounts eliminated in consolidation