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PURCHASED INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2021
PURCHASED INTANGIBLE ASSETS |
Schedule of changes in the balances of goodwill | ​
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​ |  | GPS |  | TRC |  | APC |  | Totals
Balances, February 1, 2018 | ​ | $ | 18,476 | ​ | $ | 13,781 | ​ | $ | 2,072 | ​ | $ | 34,329
Impairment loss | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | (1,491) | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | (1,491)
Balances, January 31, 2019 | ​ |  | 18,476 | ​ |  | 12,290 | ​ |  | 2,072 | ​ |  | 32,838
Impairment losses | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | (2,823) | ​ |  | (2,072) | ​ |  | (4,895)
Balances, January 31, 2020 | ​ |  | 18,476 | ​ |  | 9,467 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 27,943
Impairment loss | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | —
Balances, January 31, 2021 | ​ | $ | 18,476 | ​ | $ | 9,467 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 27,943
Schedule of company's purchased intangible assets, other than goodwill | ​
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​ | ​ | Estimated | ​ | Gross | ​ | Accumulated | ​ | Net | ​ | 2020, (net
​ |  | Useful Life |  | Amounts |  | Amortization |  | Amounts |  | amounts)
Trade names |  | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
TRC | ​ | 15 years | ​ | $ | 4,499 | ​ | $ | 1,550 | ​ | $ | 2,949 | ​ | $ | 3,249
GPS | ​ | 15 years | ​ | ​ | 3,643 | ​ | ​ | 3,435 | ​ | ​ | 208 | ​ | ​ | 450
Process certifications |  | 7 years | ​ |  | 1,897 | ​ | ​ | 1,400 | ​ | ​ | 497 | ​ | ​ | 768
Customer relationships | ​ | 4-10 years | ​ | ​ | 1,346 | ​ | ​ | 903 | ​ | ​ | 443 | ​ | ​ | 534
Totals | ​ | ​ | ​ | $ | 11,385 | ​ | $ | 7,288 | ​ | $ | 4,097 | ​ | $ | 5,001
Schedule of expected amortization expense | The future amounts of amortization related to purchased intangibles are presented below for the years ending January 31,
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2022 |  | $ | 870
2023 | ​ |  | 617
2024 | ​ |  | 392
2025 | ​ |  | 392
2026 | ​ | ​ | 376
Thereafter | ​ |  | 1,450
Total | ​ | $ | 4,097

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of amortizable finite-lived intangible assets, in total and by major class, including the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, and indefinite-lived intangible assets not subject to amortization, excluding goodwill, in total and by major class. A major class is composed of intangible assets that can be grouped together because they are similar, either by their nature or by their use in the operations of a company. + References No definition available. + Details
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