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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2013
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block] The (benefit) provision for income taxes from continuing operations for fiscal years 2012, 2011 and 2010 consists of the following (amounts in thousands):
    2012     2011     2010  
                         
Federal:                        
Current   $ —     $ 434       —  
Deferred     (1,611 )     13,842       10,731  
                         
      (1,611 )     14,276       10,731  
                         
State and Local:                        
Current     —       685       —  
Deferred     (28 )     996       1,627  
                         
      (28 )     1,681       1,627  
                         
(Benefit) provision for income taxes   $ (1,639 )   $ 15,957     $ 12,358  
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block] The tax effects of significant temporary differences representing deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows as of January 31, 2013 and 2012 (amounts in thousands):
    2013     2012  
                 
Assets:                
Deferral of service contract income   $ 136     $ 590  
Accrued liabilities     46       553  
Installment sales of limited partnerships     —       288  
Stock based compensation     338       406  
Property and equipment, net     613       —  
Federal net operating loss carryforward     7,625       —  
AMT credit carryforward     23,589       23,994  
Alcohol fuels tax credit     573       —  
State net operating loss carryforward     3,236       2,338  
Other items     748       1,305  
Valuation allowance     (1,891 )     (1,676 )
                 
Total     35,013       27,798  
Liabilities:                
Basis in pass through entities, including depreciation     (36,489 )     (29,068 )
Other     (1,735 )     (282 )
                 
Total     (38,224 )     (29,350 )
Net deferred tax liability   $ (3,211 )   $ (1,552 )
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block] The effective income tax rate on consolidated pre-tax loss or income differs from the federal income tax statutory rate for fiscal years 2012, 2011 and 2010 as follows:
    2012     2011     2010  
                         
Federal income tax at statutory rate     35.0 %     35.0 %     35.0 %
State and local taxes, net of federal tax benefit     5.3       4.1       0.9  
Net increase in valuation allowance     (4.7 )     1.6       2.1  
Domestic production activities deduction     —       (3.8 )     —  
Uncertain tax positions     (1.4 )     0.2       0.3  
Noncontrolling interest     6.5       (4.1 )     (2.3 )
Other     1.8       0.2       (0.3 )
                         
Total     42.5 %     33.2 %     35.7 %
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block] A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits, including interest and penalties, is as follows (dollars in thousands):
    Years Ended  
    January 31,  
    2013     2012  
             
Unrecognized tax benefits, beginning of year   $ 2,484     $ 2,976  
Changes for tax positions for prior years     (327 )     (492 )
Changes for tax positions for current year     —       —  
                 
Unrecognized tax benefits, end of year   $ 2,157     $ 2,484