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Note F - Debt Facilities (Details Textual)	Jan. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 03, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 29, 2018	Oct. 25, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 12, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2016	Dec. 15, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 24, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 02, 2018 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2016 USD ($)
Amortization of Debt Issuance Costs and Discounts, Total									$ 198,000	$ 199,000
Debt Related Commitment Fees and Debt Issuance Costs									372,000	$ 153,000
Debt Issuance Costs, Gross	$ 609,000								609,000		$ 609,000	$ 609,000		$ 435,000
Capital Lease Obligations, Total	916,000								916,000		916,000	916,000		1,100,000
Capital Leases, Lessee Balance Sheet, Assets by Major Class, Accumulated Depreciation	136,000								136,000		136,000	136,000		14,000
Assets Held under Capital Leases [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life			3 years
Note Payable Related to the Property Purchase Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount							$ 550,000
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Total							$ 10,005
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage							3.50%
Long-term Debt, Total	$ 222,000								$ 222,000		$ 222,000	$ 222,000		$ 305,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Dividend Restrictions Maximum Aggregate Amount of Stock Repurchases				$ 50,000,000	$ 40,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		$ 215,000,000			$ 200,000,000										$ 172,500,000
Debt Agreement, Accounts Receivable Advances, Term Range One, Rate					55.00%	50.00%
Debt Agreement, Accounts Receivable Advances, Term Range Two, Rate					50.00%	45.00%
Line of Credit Facility, Distribution Limitations Percentage of Sum of Borrowing Bases				20.00%				25.00%	20.00%			20.00%
Leverage Ratio, Maximum Threshold				1.75
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage	4.76%								4.76%		4.76%	4.76%		4.25%
Line of Credit Facility, Distribution Limitations, Maximum Aggregate Amount of Stock Repurchases								$ 40,000,000			$ 50,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Distribution Limitations Percentage of Consolidated Net Income									75.00%			75.00%
Line of Credit Facility Distribution Limitations Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Funds Available									12.50%			12.50%
Line of Credit Facility, Additional Borrowing Capacity, Accordion Feature	$ 44,000,000								$ 44,000,000		$ 44,000,000	$ 44,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	2.25%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Second Pricing Tier [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Increase (Decrease)				0.025%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Third Pricing Tier [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Increase (Decrease)				0.125%
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Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Increase (Decrease)				3.00%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Second Amendment [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Increase (Decrease)		0.10%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Agreement, Accounts Receivable Advances, Term Range One					3 years 30 days
Debt Agreement, Accounts Receivable Advances, Term Range Two					3 years 210 days
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Agreement, Accounts Receivable Advances, Term Range One					3 years 180 days
Debt Agreement, Accounts Receivable Advances, Term Range Two					5 years
Colonial Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
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