Discontinued operations (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2016

Discontinued operations

Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended April 30,
	2016			2015
Net sales		$7,191			$17,397
Gain on disposal of discontinued operations		$867			$—
Loss from discontinued operations		($1,083	)		($1,303	)
Loss from discontinued operations before income taxes	(216		)	(1,303		)
Income tax benefit	(16		)	—
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		($200	)		($1,303	)

Components of assets, and liabilities from discontinued operations consist of the following:

	April 30, 2016		January 31, 2016
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$—		$5
Trade accounts receivable, net	4,998		5,720
Inventories, net	1,939		2,000
Other assets	1,565		1,552
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	6,369		6,456
Total assets from discontinued operations		$14,871		$15,733
Current liabilities
Trade accounts payable, accrued expenses and other		$5,356		$7,514
Current maturities of long-term debt	4,447		5,322
Other liabilities	2,629		2,629
Total liabilities from discontinued operations		$12,432		$15,465

Cashflows from discontinued operations:

	Three Months Ended April 30,
	2016			2015
Net cash used in discontinued operating activities		($1,408	)		($1,568	)
Net cash used in discontinued investing activities	(1		)	(383		)
Net cash provided by discontinued financing activities	858			1,666