Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2015	Jan. 31, 2015	Apr. 30, 2014
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 47,452	$ 51,949	$ 63,402
Short-term investments	250us-gaap_ShortTermInvestments	250us-gaap_ShortTermInvestments	250us-gaap_ShortTermInvestments
Accounts receivable, net	45,233us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent	56,576us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent	55,255us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
Inventories	58,981us-gaap_InventoryNet	55,152us-gaap_InventoryNet	55,066us-gaap_InventoryNet
Deferred income taxes	3,581us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent	3,958us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent	3,410us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
Other current assets	6,361us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent	3,094us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent	4,115us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
Total current assets	161,858us-gaap_AssetsCurrent	170,979us-gaap_AssetsCurrent	181,498us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Property, plant and equipment, net	118,429us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	117,513us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	96,745us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Goodwill	52,216us-gaap_Goodwill	52,148us-gaap_Goodwill	22,274us-gaap_Goodwill
Amortizable intangible assets, net	17,735	18,490	7,808
Other assets, net	4,359us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent	3,743us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent	3,752us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
TOTAL ASSETS	354,597us-gaap_Assets	362,873us-gaap_Assets	312,077us-gaap_Assets
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	9,123us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent	11,545us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent	11,294us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
Accrued liabilities	16,735us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	19,187us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	20,651us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Customer advances	1,008us-gaap_CustomerAdvancesCurrent	1,111us-gaap_CustomerAdvancesCurrent	1,489us-gaap_CustomerAdvancesCurrent
Total current liabilities	26,866us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent	31,843us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent	33,434us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Other liabilities	25,581us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	25,793us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	19,399us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders' equity
Common stock, $1 par value, authorized shares 100,000; issued 66,999; 66,947; and 65,326, respectively	66,999us-gaap_CommonStockValue	66,947us-gaap_CommonStockValue	65,326us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Paid-in capital	53,275us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital	53,237us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital	11,603us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
Retained earnings	244,055	244,180	237,662
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(5,863)	(5,849)	(2,081)
Treasury stock at cost; 29,047, 28,897 and 28,897 shares, respectively	(56,406)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue	(53,362)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue	(53,362)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue
Total Raven Industries, Inc. shareholders' equity	302,060us-gaap_StockholdersEquity	305,153us-gaap_StockholdersEquity	259,148us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Noncontrolling interest	90us-gaap_MinorityInterest	84us-gaap_MinorityInterest	96us-gaap_MinorityInterest
Total shareholders' equity	302,150	305,237	259,244
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	$ 354,597	$ 362,873	$ 312,077

Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 19

-Subparagraph a

-Article 5

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(a))

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682