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Lease information | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2014
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Lease information [Text Block] | Note 7 - Lease information
Property under capitalized leases | 2013 |  | 2012 |
Machinery and equipment | $3,328 | $3,325
Transportation equipment | 31 |  | 42 |
Computer equipment | 92 |  | 92 |
Subtotal | 3,451 |  | 3,459 |
Less accumulated amortization | 871 |  | 546 |
Total | $2,580 | $2,913
Fixed assets acquired under capital leases | $107 | $569
The Company has several significant operating lease agreements as follows:
• | Nine acres of land in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is leased through 2030 and an additional ten acres of land is leased through 2031.
• | Land for production facilities in the U.A.E of approximately 80,200 square feet is leased until June 30, 2030. Office space and land for production facilities of approximately 37,700 square feet in the U.A.E. is leased until July 2032.
• | Office space of approximately 6,000 square feet in Virginia is leased through August 31, 2015.
At January 31, 2014, future minimum annual rental commitments under non-cancelable lease obligations were as follows:
| Operating Leases | Capital Leases
2014 | $2,211 | $705
2015 | 1,567 |  | 724 |
2016 | 1,378 |  | 678 |
2017 | 1,274 |  | 157 |
2018 | 1,243 |  | 24 |
Thereafter | 1,526 |  | — |
Subtotal | 9,199 |  | 2,288 |
Less Amount representing interest |  | 221 |
Future minimum lease payments | $9,199 | $2,067
Rental expense for operating leases was $1.4 million and $2.1 million in 2013 and 2012, respectively

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- Definition The entire disclosure for lessee entity's leasing arrangements including, but not limited to, all of the following: (a.) The basis on which contingent rental payments are determined, (b.) The existence and terms of renewal or purchase options and escalation clauses, (c.) Restrictions imposed by lease agreements, such as those concerning dividends, additional debt, and further leasing. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6851643&loc=d3e12069-110248 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6455398&loc=d3e45280-112737 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6452660&loc=d3e36991-112694 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6453985&loc=d3e41499-112717 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 10 -Section 55 -Paragraph 40 -Subparagraph (Note 1,3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6584154&loc=d3e38371-112697 Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6453985&loc=d3e41502-112717 + Details
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