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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block] The (benefit) provision for income taxes for fiscal years 2019, 2018 and 2017 consist of the following (amounts in thousands):

   2019  2018  2017
          
Federal:               
  Current  $752   $81   $(2,094)
  Deferred   (10,777)   (23,547)   (19,528)
                
    (10,025)   (23,466)   (21,622)
                
State and Local:               
  Current   (2,495)   361    1,180 
  Deferred   (293)   183    923 
                
    (2,788)   544    2,103 
                
Benefit for income taxes  $(12,813)  $(22,922)  $(19,519)
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 (amounts in thousands):

   January 31,
   2020  2019
       
Assets:          
  General business credit carryforward  $36,198   $26,523 
  Accrued liabilities   136    308 
  State net operating loss carryforward   366    294 
  Other items   230    647 
  Valuation allowance   (232)   (232)
           
Total   36,698    27,540 
Liabilities:          
  Basis in pass through entities, including depreciation   (23,823)   (25,725)
  Other   (148)   (157)
           
Total   (23,971)   (25,882)
Net deferred tax asset  $12,727   $1,658 
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block] Reconciliations of the federal statutory tax and the Company’s income tax (benefit) expense for fiscal years 2019, 2018 and 2017 are as follows (amounts in thousands):

   2019  2018  2017
          
Federal income tax at statutory rate  $(245)  $3,063   $8,583 
State and local taxes, net of federal tax benefit   (427)   811    822 
Section 45 production tax credits   (9,002)   (21,144)   (11,522)
Research and experimentation credits   (899)   (11,362)   —   
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act   —      272    (14,362)
Domestic production activities deduction   —      (62)   (1,503)
Uncertain tax positions   (1,435)   6,872    361 
Noncontrolling interest   (1,035)   (1,425)   (1,927)
Other   230    53    29 
                
Total  $(12,813)  $(22,922)  $(19,519)
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 (amounts in thousands):

   Fiscal Year 
    2019    2018 
           
Unrecognized tax benefits, beginning of year  $9,232   $2,325 
Changes for tax positions for prior years   (2,581)   5,973 
Changes for tax positions for current year   719    934 
           
Unrecognized tax benefits, end of year  $7,370   $9,232