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Treasury Stock and Repurchase Program (Detail Textuals) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2014
Jul. 31, 2014
Jan. 31, 2015
Jan. 31, 2014
Sep. 19, 2012
Jan. 31, 2011
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]            
Number of treasury shares 2,008us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired 3,053us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired        
Total average cost $ 29,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod $ 42,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod $ 71,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod $ 509,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod    
September 2012 Share Repurchase Program            
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]            
Authorized repurchase amount of common stock         3,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount1
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Number of treasury shares         78,452us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired
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Total average cost         732,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod
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January 2011 Share Repurchase Program            
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]            
Number of treasury shares           18,400us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired
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Total average cost           354,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod
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Former Repurchase Program            
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]            
Number of treasury shares           85,219us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired
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Total average cost           $ 1,036,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod
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