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Note 20 - Segmented Information (Details) - Segmented Revenue by Revenue Type - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016	Jan. 31, 2015	Jan. 31, 2014
Revenues
Segmented Revenue	$ 184,993	$ 170,860	$ 151,294
Services [Member]
Revenues
Segmented Revenue	176,288	159,050	137,795
Licenses [Member]
Revenues
Segmented Revenue	$ 8,705	$ 11,810	$ 13,499

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Amount of revenue recognized from goods sold, services rendered, insurance premiums, or other activities that constitute an earning process. Includes, but is not limited to, investment and interest income before deduction of interest expense when recognized as a component of revenue, and sales and trading gain (loss).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26872669&loc=d3e20235-122688

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