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OTHER INCOME (Detail Textuals) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016	Jan. 31, 2015
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Income from minority interest		$ (1,370)
Gain on repurchase of unsecured promissory notes		1,893
Vilebrequin
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gain on revised estimated contingent consideration payable	$ 899,000	4,200
Compensation for termination of agreement		3,500
Proceeds from the sale of interest in joint venture		1,900
Gain on repurchase of unsecured promissory notes		$ 1,900
Karl Lagerfeld North America joint venture
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Income from minority interest	$ 272,000

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