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Note 19 - Other Charges

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2016

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

Other Income and Other Expense Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 19 - Other Charges

Other charges are comprised of executive departure charges, restructuring initiatives which have been undertaken from time to time under various restructuring plans, and acquisition-related costs. Acquisition-related costs primarily include retention bonuses, advisory services, brokerage services and administrative costs, and relate to completed and prospective acquisitions.

Other charges included in our consolidated statements of operations are as follows:

		January 31, 2016				January 31, 2015				January 31, 2014
Executive departure charges			-				396				3,313
Acquisition-related costs			1,416				1,666				1,308
Fiscal 2015 restructuring plan			50				715				-
Fiscal 2014 restructuring plan			33				100				1,904
Other restructuring plans			(7	)			(1	)			(13	)
			1,492				2,876				6,512

Executive Departure Charges

In the fourth quarter of 2014, the Company incurred charges related to the departure of the former Chairman and CEO. In the second quarter of 2015, the Company incurred charges related to the departure of the former CFO. To date $3.7 million has been recorded within other charges in conjunction with executive departure charges. At January 31, 2016, $0.5 million remains payable relating to this charge ($0.9 million at January 31, 2015).

Fiscal 2015 Restructuring Plan

In the fourth quarter of 2015, management approved and began to implement the fiscal 2015 restructuring plan to reduce operating expenses and increase operating margins. To date, $0.8 million has been recorded within other charges in conjunction with this restructuring plan. These charges are comprised of workforce reduction charges, office closure costs and other costs. This plan is complete with no further expected costs.

The following table shows the changes in the restructuring provision for the fiscal 2015 restructuring plan.

		Workforce Reduction				Office Closure Costs				Other Costs				Total
Balance at January 31, 2014			-				-				-				-
Accruals and adjustments			464				224				27				715
Cash draw downs			(238	)			(4	)			(27	)			(269	)
Balance at January 31, 2015			226				220				-				446
Accruals and adjustments			24				14				12				50
Cash payments			(250	)			(93	)			(12	)			(355	)
Balance at January 31, 2016			-				141				-				141

Fiscal 2014 Restructuring Plan

In the second quarter of 2014, management approved and began to implement the fiscal 2014 restructuring plan to reduce operating expenses and increase operating margins. To date, $2.0 million has been recorded within other charges in conjunction with this restructuring plan. These charges are comprised of workforce reduction charges, office closure costs and network consolidation costs. This plan is complete with no further expected costs.

The following table shows the changes in the restructuring provision for the fiscal 2014 restructuring plan.

		Workforce Reduction				Office Closure Costs				Total
Balance at January 31, 2014			52				96				148
Accruals and adjustments			64				36				100
Cash draw downs			(116	)			(99	)			(215	)
Foreign exchange			-				(8	)			(8	)
Balance at January 31, 2015			-				25				25
Accruals and adjustments			-				33				33
Cash payments			-				(57	)			(57	)
Foreign exchange			-				(1	)			(1	)
Balance at January 31, 2016			-				-				-