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Income taxes Income taxes (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2015 Rate | Apr. 30, 2014 Rate
Income tax [Abstract] |  |
effective income tax rate from continuing operations | (0.60%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations | 23.20%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
Unrecognized tax benefits | $ 100,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits |
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate | 100,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate |
Unrecognized tax benefits, income tax penalties and interest expense | 2,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense |
Unrecognized tax benefits, income tax penalties and interest accrued | $ 40,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued |
Open tax year beginning | 2012 |
Open tax years up to the amount of research tax credit generated | January 31, 2002 through January 31, 2012 |
Operating loss carryforwards, expiration dates beginning | Jan. 31, 2030 |

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