Segment Data (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 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 July 31,								Six Months Ended July 31,
	2016				2015				2016				2015
Domestic	$	11.79	52.94	%	$	18.48	62.71	%	$	23.98	56.24	%	$	31.33	57.72	%
International		10.48	47.06	%		10.99	37.29	%		18.66	43.76	%		22.95	42.28	%
Total	$	22.27	100.00	%	$	29.47	100.00	%	$	42.64	100.00	%	$	54.28	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				Six Months Ended
	July 31,				July 31,
	(in millions of dollars)				(in millions of dollars)
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Net Sales from continuing operations:
USA	$	12.56	$	19.51	$	25.34	$	33.16
Other foreign		3.72		3.76		6.91		6.84
Europe (UK)		2.67		3.45		5.06		9.06
Mexico		0.81		0.90		1.57		1.75
China		11.55		15.93		19.96		27.19
Corporate		0.70		0.61		1.17		1.23
Less intersegment sales		(9.74)		(14.69)		(17.37)		(24.95)
Consolidated sales	$	22.27	$	29.47	$	42.64	$	54.28
External Sales from continuing operations:
USA	$	11.79	$	18.48	$	23.98	$	31.33
Other foreign		3.53		3.61		6.40		6.61
Europe (UK)		2.67		3.45		5.06		9.05
Mexico		0.36		0.35		0.73		0.65
China		3.92		3.58		6.47		6.64
Consolidated external sales	$	22.27	$	29.47	$	42.64	$	54.28
Intersegment Sales from continuing operations:
USA	$	0.77	$	1.03	$	1.36	$	1.83
Other foreign		0.19		0.15		0.51		0.23
Europe (UK)		—		—		—		0.01
Mexico		0.45		0.55		0.84		1.10
China		7.63		12.35		13.49		20.55
Corporate		0.70		0.61		1.17		1.23
Consolidated intersegment sales	$	9.74	$	14.69	$	17.37	$	24.95

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	July 31,				July 31,
	(in millions of dollars)				(in millions of dollars)
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Operating Profit (Loss) from continuing operations:
USA	$	2.47	$	5.12	$	4.04	$	7.69
Other foreign		0.25		0.41		0.55		0.31
Europe (UK)		0.18		0.41		0.28		2.20
Mexico		0.02		(0.04)		0.01		(0.09)
China		1.31		1.41		1.78		2.18
Corporate		(1.59)		(1.64)		(3.92)		(3.26)
Less intersegment profit (loss)		(0.01)		0.03		0.06		(0.11)
Consolidated operating profit	$	2.63	$	5.70	$	2.80	$	8.92
Depreciation and Amortization Expense from continuing operations:
USA	$	0.04	$	0.04	$	0.08	$	0.07
Other foreign		0.06		0.01		0.08		0.03
Europe (UK)		—		—		—		0.01
Mexico		0.03		0.04		0.06		0.07
China		0.08		0.08		0.17		0.16
Corporate		0.14		0.10		0.29		0.20
Less intersegment		(0.04)		(0.04)		(0.08)		(0.07)
Consolidated depreciation and amortization expense	$	0.31	$	0.23	$	0.60	$	0.47
Interest Expense from continuing operations:
USA (shown in Corporate)	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Other foreign		0.02		0.04		0.06		0.06
Europe (UK)		—		—		—		0.01
Mexico		—		—		—		—
China		0.04		0.04		0.09		0.07
Corporate		0.12		0.13		0.22		0.25
Less intersegment		—		—		—		—
Consolidated interest expense	$	0.18	$	0.21	$	0.37	$	0.39
Income Tax Expense (Benefits) from continuing operations:
USA (shown in Corporate)	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Other foreign		0.08		0.07		0.11		0.12
Europe (UK)		0.02		0.02		0.03		0.42
Mexico		—		—		—		—
China		0.36		0.31		0.45		0.48
Corporate		0.54		1.50		0.37		1.80
Less intersegment		(0.01)		—		0.01		(0.03)
Consolidated income tax expense	$	0.99	$	1.90	$	0.97	$	2.79

	July 31, 2016  (in millions of dollars)		January 31, 2016  (in millions of dollars)
Total Assets:*
USA	$	51.87	$	48.18
Other foreign		19.13		17.55
Europe (UK)		5.09		5.05
Mexico		3.97		4.25
China		28.61		29.92
India		(1.36)		(1.35)
Corporate		31.18		37.18
Less intersegment		(49.80)		(52.52)
Consolidated assets	$	88.69	$	88.26
Total Assets Less Intersegment:*
USA	$	32.34	$	33.63
Other foreign		10.71		9.91
Europe (UK)		5.08		5.03
Mexico		3.95		4.23
China		19.22		17.63
India		0.43		0.44
Corporate		16.96		17.39
Consolidated assets	$	88.69	$	88.26
Property and Equipment:
USA	$	2.11	$	2.20
Other foreign		1.61		1.57
Europe (UK)		0.04		0.06
Mexico		2.05		2.11
China		2.21		2.37
India		0.04		0.03
Corporate		0.79		1.00
Less intersegment		(0.04)		(0.07)
Consolidated property and equipment	$	8.81	$	9.27
Capital Expenditures:
USA	$	—	$	0.06
Other foreign		0.01		0.08
Europe (UK)		—		—
Mexico		—		0.04
China		0.02		0.16
India		0.02		—
Corporate		—		0.50
Consolidated capital expenditures	$	0.05	$	0.84
Goodwill:
USA	$	0.87	$	0.87
Consolidated goodwill	$	0.87	$	0.87

* Negative assets reflect intersegment accounts eliminated in consolidation