Property, Plant and Equipment (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2015

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT



	January 31,
(in thousands)	2015			2014
Land	$	42,666		$	42,710
Buildings	125,846			118,622
Leasehold and building improvements	1,036,422			990,488
Office equipment	586,225			517,622
Furniture and fixtures	261,076			246,751
Machinery and equipment	155,184			141,880
Construction-in-progress	59,771			40,569
	2,267,190			2,098,642
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(1,367,683		)	(1,243,547		)
	$	899,507		$	855,095

The provision for depreciation and amortization for the years ended January 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 was $182,761,000, $171,452,000 and $159,018,000.

- 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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