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Recent accounting pronouncements | 9 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2013
Recent accounting pronouncements [Abstract] |
Recent accounting pronouncements [Text Block] | Recent accounting pronouncements. The Company evaluated recent accounting pronouncements and does not expect them to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for a new accounting pronouncement that has been issued but not yet adopted. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 250 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 5 -Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 11.M) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26874127&loc=d3e31137-122693 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) -Number Topic 11 -Section M + Details
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