Note 3 - Retention

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Loans, Notes, Trade and Other Receivables, Excluding Allowance for Credit Losses [Text Block]

Note

3

- Retention

A retention receivable is a portion of an outstanding receivable balance amount withheld by a customer until a contract is fully completed as specified in the contractual agreement. Retention receivables of

$2.7

 million and

$3.0

 million were included in the balance of trade accounts receivable as of

January 31, 2021

and

2020

, respectively. A retention receivable of

$2.7

 million and

$2.6

million was included in the balance of other long-term assets as of 

January 31, 2021

and

2020

due to the long-term nature of the receivables. See Note

2

- Accounts receivable for further information regarding the future realization of these long-term balances.