Property, Plant and Equipment (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2014

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]


F.	PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT



	January 31,
(in thousands)	2014			2013
Land	$	42,710		$	42,707
Buildings	118,622			118,687
Leasehold and building improvements	990,488			914,737
Office equipment	517,622			460,968
Furniture and fixtures	246,751			224,750
Machinery and equipment	141,880			135,637
Construction-in-progress	40,569			24,509
	2,098,642			1,921,995
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(1,243,547		)	(1,103,157		)
	$	855,095		$	818,838

The provision for depreciation and amortization for the years ended January 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 was $171,452,000, $159,018,000 and $149,109,000.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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