SEGMENT REPORTING (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2017

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:

	Years Ended January 31,
	2017				2016
Domestic	$	46.54	54.00	%	$	56.54	56.74	%
International	$	39.64	46.00	%	$	43.11	43.26	%
Total	$	86.18	100.00	%	$	99.65	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:

	Years Ended January 31,
	2017		2016
	(in millions of dollars)		(in millions of dollars)
Net Sales from continuing operations:
USA	$	50.46	$	60.33
Other foreign		15.17		13.32
Europe (UK)		8.97		14.53
Mexico		3.27		3.65
China		40.64		50.32
Corporate		1.76		1.71
Less intersegment sales		(34.09)		(44.21)
Consolidated sales	$	86.18	$	99.65
External Sales from continuing operations:
USA	$	46.54	$	56.54
Other foreign		14.20		12.85
Europe (UK)		8.97		14.52
Mexico		1.66		1.61
China		14.81		14.13
Consolidated external sales	$	86.18	$	99.65
Intersegment Sales from continuing operations:
USA	$	3.92	$	3.79
Other foreign		0.97		0.47
Europe (UK)		—		0.01
Mexico		1.61		2.04
China		25.83		36.19
Corporate		1.76		1.71
Consolidated intersegment sales	$	34.09	$	44.21

	Year Ended  January 31
	2017		2016
	(in millions of dollars)		(in millions of dollars)
Operating Profit (Loss) from continuing operations:
USA	$	8.09	$	11.38
Other foreign		1.55		(0.12)
Europe (UK)		0.34		2.65
Mexico		(0.02)		0.04
China		4.09		4.69
Corporate		(7.35)		(6.65)
Less intersegment profit		0.15		(0.18)
Consolidated operating profit (loss)	$	6.85	$	11.81
Depreciation and Amortization Expense from continuing operations:
USA	$	0.15	$	0.15
Other foreign		0.15		0.06
Europe (UK)		—		0.02
Mexico		0.12		0.12
China		0.25		0.38
Corporate		0.57		0.43
Less intersegment		(0.05)		(0.17)
Consolidated depreciation and amortization expense	$	1.19	$	0.99
Interest Expense from continuing operations:
Other foreign	$	0.10	$	0.13
Europe (UK)		0.01		0.02
China		0.12		0.14
Corporate		0.39		0.50
Consolidated interest expense	$	0.62	$	0.79
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) from continuing operations:
USA (shown in Corporate)		—		—
Other foreign	$	0.23	$	0.21
Europe (UK)		0.14		0.49
Mexico		0.08		(0.21)
China		1.11		1.11
Corporate		0.80		1.56
Less intersegment		0.02		(0.04)
Consolidated income tax expense (benefit)	$	2.38	$	3.12

	Year Ended
	January 31
	2017		2016
	(in millions of dollars)		(in millions of dollars)
Total Assets: *
USA	$	56.34	$	48.18
Other foreign		18.16		17.55
Europe (UK)		3.61		5.05
Mexico		3.99		4.25
China		30.54		29.92
India		(1.36)		(1.35)
Corporate		26.00		37.18
Less intersegment		(52.73)		(52.52)
Consolidated assets	$	84.55	$	88.26
Total Assets Less Intersegment:*
USA	$	30.94	$	33.63
Other foreign		10.17		9.91
Europe (UK)		3.58		5.03
Mexico		4.07		4.23
China		18.44		17.63
India		0.43		0.44
Corporate		16.92		17.39
Consolidated assets	$	84.55	$	88.26
Property and Equipment (excluding assets held for sale at $0.9 million):
USA	$	2.09	$	2.20
Other foreign		1.55		1.57
Europe (UK)		0.03		0.06
Mexico		2.05		2.11
China		2.05		2.37
India		0.03		0.03
Corporate		0.75		1.00
Less intersegment		(0.02)		(0.07)
Consolidated long-lived assets	$	8.53	$	9.27
Capital Expenditures:
USA	$	0.04	$	0.06
Other foreign		0.01		0.08
Europe (UK)		—		—
Mexico		0.05		0.04
China		0.06		0.16
India		0.02		—
Corporate		0.23		0.50
Consolidated capital expenditure	$	0.41	$	0.84
Goodwill:
USA	$	0.87	$	0.87
Consolidated goodwill	$	0.87	$	0.87

* Negative assets reflect intersegment amounts eliminated in consolidation