Debt (Details)		9 Months Ended
Mar. 11, 2020 USD ($) Rate	Oct. 31, 2021 USD ($) quarter
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Number of fiscal quarters \| quarter		4
Line of Credit \| Letter of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity	$ 30,000,000
Debt instrument, collateral amount		$ 14,300,000
Line of Credit \| Bridge Loan
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity	10,000,000
Secured Debt \| Revolving Credit Line
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity	$ 50,000,000	50,000,000
Debt instrument term (in years)	3 years
Incremental borrowing available under certain conditions	$ 50,000,000
Capital stock of foreign subsidiary, percent	66.00%
Covenant terms, minimum adjusted quick ratio \| Rate	0.015%
Line of credit facility, available borrowing capacity		$ 35,700,000
Secured Debt \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Revolving Credit Line \| Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	2.50%
Secured Debt \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Revolving Credit Line \| Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	3.00%
Secured Debt \| Base Rate \| Revolving Credit Line \| Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.50%
Secured Debt \| Base Rate \| Revolving Credit Line \| Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.00%

Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Amount of assets pledged to secure a debt instrument.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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