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Inventories

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2013

NOTE B — INVENTORIES

Inventories consist of:


	January 31,
	2013		2012
	(In thousands)
Finished goods	$	271,155	$	244,884
Raw materials and work-in-process		9,774		8,637

	$	280,929	$	253,521

Raw materials of $7.8 million and $8.1 million, net of allowances, were maintained in China at January 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for inventory. This may include, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the major classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory. If inventory is stated above cost, accrued net losses on firm purchase commitments for inventory and losses resulting from valuing inventory at the lower-of-cost-or-market may also be included. For LIFO inventory, may disclose the amount and basis for determining the excess of replacement or current cost over stated LIFO value and the effects of a LIFO quantities liquidation that impacts net income.

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