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Income taxes | 9 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Income taxes [Text Block] | Income taxes. The determination of the consolidated provision for income taxes, deferred tax assets and liabilities and related valuation allowances requires management to make judgments and estimates. As a company with subsidiaries in foreign jurisdictions, the process of calculating income taxes involves estimating current tax obligations and exposures in each jurisdiction as well as making judgments regarding the future recoverability of deferred tax assets. Income earned in the United Arab Emirates ("U.A.E.") is not subject to local country income tax. Additionally, the relative proportion of taxable income earned domestically versus internationally can fluctuate significantly from period to period. Changes in the estimated level of annual pre-tax income, tax laws and the results of tax audits can affect the overall effective income tax rate, which impacts the level of income tax expense and net income. Judgments and estimates related to the Company's projections and assumptions are inherently uncertain; therefore, actual results could differ materially from projections. The Company's effective tax rate ("ETR") from continuing operations for the third quarter and year-to-date was 32.5% and 2.8%, respectively, compared to (187.3)% and (10.7)% during the respective prior-year periods. The change in the ETR from the prior year-to-date to the current year-to-date was mainly due to changes in the foreign income and loss activities. The amount of unrecognized tax benefits, including interest and penalties, at October 31, 2017, recorded in other long-term liabilities was $0.2 million, all of which would impact the Company’s ETR if recognized. The Company includes accrued interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense, with $1,150 included in expense for the current quarter. The amount of accrued interest and penalties at October 31, 2017 associated with unrecognized tax benefits was $49,100. The Company files income tax returns in U.S. federal and state jurisdictions. The Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") began an audit of the fiscal year ended January 31, 2015 in August 2016. In August 2017, the Company received a notice from the IRS that it had concluded the tax audit for the year ended January 31, 2015. No changes were made to the reported tax.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for income taxes. Disclosures may include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 740 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2144680 + Details
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