Lease information Rental expense (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2013	Jan. 31, 2012
Rental expense [Abstract]
Rental expense for operating leases	$ 2.1	$ 2.5
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--01-31

Rental expense for the reporting period incurred under operating leases, including minimum and any contingent rent expense, net of related sublease income.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 840

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6453985&loc=d3e41499-112717

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Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration