Income taxes Components of income tax (benefit) expense (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2018

Income taxes [Abstract]

Components of income tax expense (benefit) [Table Text Block]

Components of income tax benefit (in thousands)	2017		2016
Current
Federal		$—	($106)
Foreign	697		837
State and other	28		(1,309	)
Total current income tax expense (benefit)	725		(578	)
Deferred
Federal	(33)		—
Foreign	(925)		(33)
State and other	—		—
Total deferred income tax benefit	(958)		(33)
Total income tax benefit	($233)		$(611)

Effective income tax rate reconciliation[Table Text Block]

(In thousands)	2017		2016
Tax benefit at federal statutory rate	($3,459)		($4,683)
Federal rate change	2,243		—
State benefit, net of federal income tax effect	(440	)	(103		)
Excess income tax on share-based compensation	(183	)	—
Domestic valuation allowance	(1,206	)	838
Permanent differences other	162		205
Valuation allowance for state NOLs	297		122
Differences in foreign tax rate	732		2,131
Foreign tax credit	—		(1,249)
Domestic deferred tax true ups	(364	)	—
Repatriation	1,880		1,338
Valuation allowance for foreign NOLs	—		(36		)
Nontaxable income from the Canadian joint venture	—		551
Nondeductible interest	—		242
All other, net expense	105		33
Total income tax benefit	($233)			($611	)