Significant accounting policies Accumulated other comprehensive loss (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2014

Accumulated other comprehensive loss [Abstract]

Accumulated other comprehensive loss [Table Text Block]

	2013			2012
Equity adjustment foreign currency		($90	)		$1,179
Minimum pension liability, gross	(1,513)			(2,479)
Interest rate swap, gross	(68)			(219)
Subtotal excluding tax effect	(1,671)			(1,519)
Tax effect of foreign exchange	12			12
Tax effect of minimum pension liability	482			765
Tax effect of interest rate swap	17			17
Total other comprehensive loss	($1,160)			($725)