Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2015

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Short-Term Borrowings

			January 31,
(in thousands)	2015		2014
Short-term borrowings:
Credit Facilities	$	92,519	$	119,212
Other credit facilities	141,494		133,153
	$	234,013	$	252,365

Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt:
Unsecured Senior Notes:
2008 9.05% Series A, due December 2015 a, b	$		$	103,804
2009 10.00% Series A, due April 2018 a	—		50,000
2009 10.00% Series A, due February 2017 a	—		125,000
2009 10.00% Series B, due February 2019 a	—		125,000
2010 1.72% Notes, due September 2016 c, d	84,470		97,350
2012 4.40% Series B Notes, due July 2042 e	250,000		250,000
2014 3.80% Senior Notes, due October 2024 c, f	249,277		—
2014 4.90% Senior Notes, due October 2044 c, f	298,788		—
	$	882,535	$	751,154

^a These Notes were redeemed with the net proceeds from the offering of the 2024 Notes and the 2044 Notes.

^b These Notes were issued, at par, $100,000,000. In 2009, the Company entered into an interest rate swap to effectively convert this fixed rate obligation to a floating rate obligation. The Company terminated the interest rate swap in 2011 and recognized the remaining gain on the swap upon redemption of these Notes.

^c  These agreements require lump sum repayments upon maturity.

^d  These Notes were issued, at par, ¥10,000,000,000.

^e  The agreements governing these Notes require repayments of $50,000,000 in aggregate every five years beginning in 2022.

^f  These Notes were issued at a discount which will be amortized until the debt maturity.

Aggregate Maturities of Long-term Debt

Aggregate maturities of long-term debt as of January 31, 2015 are as follows:

Years Ending January 31,	Amount a (in thousands)
2016	$
2017	84,470
2018	—
2019	—
2020	—
Thereafter	800,000
	$	884,470

^a  Amounts exclude any unamortized discount or premium.