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RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2012
Restructuring and Related Activities Disclosure [Text Block] |
13. | RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER
| During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2008, the Company entered into an agreement with an unrelated company pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell certain appliance inventory, furniture, fixtures and equipment at 37 store locations to be leased by the unrelated company.
| During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2008, the Company recorded a restructuring charge of approximately $4.2 million related to (i) a workforce reduction of a majority of employees located at its corporate headquarters, retail stores and distribution facilities and (ii) certain costs associated with the transition of the Company’s retail business to the unrelated company.
| On September 30, 2009, the Company entered into an agreement with the unrelated company pursuant to which (i) the unrelated company agreed to vacate all properties leased from the Company and turn over possession of the leased premises to the Company and (ii) the Company and the unrelated company agreed to release and discharge each other from all claims or causes of action whatsoever. The Company completed its exit of the retail business as of July 31, 2009. The following is a summary of restructuring charges and payments (in thousands):
|  | Employee Severance and Bonus Costs |  | Lease Termination Costs |  | Investment Banker Fees |  | Other |  | Total Restructuring Accrual |
Balance, January 31, 2009 |  | $ | 2,839 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 834 |  | $ | 498 |  | $ | 4,171 |
Restructuring charges |  |  | 85 |  |  | 2,951 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3,036 |
Reversal of restructuring charges |  |  | (706 | ) |  | (41 | ) |  | (325 | ) |  | (287 | ) |  | (1,359 | )
Payments of restructuring liabilities |  |  | (1,999 | ) |  | (2,471 | ) |  | (509 | ) |  | (211 | ) |  | (5,190 | )
Balance, January 31, 2010 |  |  | 219 |  |  | 439 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 658 |
Restructuring charges |  |  | 63 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 63 |
Payments of restructuring liabilities |  |  | (282 | ) |  | (293 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (575 | )
Balance, January 31, 2011 |  |  | — |  |  | 146 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 146 |
Restructuring charges |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Payments of restructuring liabilities |  |  | — |  |  | (146 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (146 | )
Balance, January 31, 2012 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |

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- Definition The entire disclosure for restructuring and related activities. Description of restructuring activities such as exit and disposal activities, include facts and circumstances leading to the plan, the expected plan completion date, the major types of costs associated with the plan activities, total expected costs, the accrual balance at the end of the period, and the periods over which the remaining accrual will be settled. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) -Number Topic 5 -Section P -Subsection 3, 4 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6394359&loc=d3e17939-110869 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 146 -Paragraph 20 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 5.P.4) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6394695&loc=d3e140904-122747 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 5.P.3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6394695&loc=d3e140864-122747 + Details
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