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Lease information | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2018
Lease information [Abstract] |
Lease information [Text Block] | Note 9 - Lease information
Property under capitalized leases (in thousands) | 2017 |  | 2016 |
Machinery and equipment | $1,729 | $1,308
Transportation equipment | 9 |  | 22 |
Subtotal | 1,738 |  | 1,330 |
Less accumulated amortization | 699 |  | 646 |
Total | $1,039 | $684
The Company has several significant operating lease agreements as follows:
• | Office Space of approximately 31,650 square feet in Niles, IL is leased until October, 2023.
• | Seven acres of land in Louisiana is leased through March, 2022.
• | Eleven acres of land in Canada is leased through December, 2030.
• | Nine acres of land in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is leased through April, 2030.
• | Production facilities in the U.A.E. of approximately 80,200 square feet on approximately 107,600 square feet of land is leased until June, 2030.
• | Office space of approximately 21,500 square feet and open land for production facilities of approximately 423,000 square feet in the U.A.E. is leased until July, 2032.
• | Production facilities in the U.A.E. of approximately 78,100 square feet is leased until December, 2032.
The Company had leased one of its administrative offices in the U.A.E. from a partnership in which a former employee of the Company is a partner. Total rent paid to the partnership was $0.2 million and $0.3 million in 2017 and 2016, respectively. The Company has since ended this lease arrangement. Lease payments were based on prevailing market rates. On January 31, 2018, future minimum annual rental commitments under non-cancelable lease obligations were as follows:
(In thousands) | Operating Leases | Capital Leases
2018 | $1,884 | $323
2019 | 1,628 |  | 257 |
2020 | 1,536 |  | 255 |
2021 | 1,494 |  | 89 |
2022 | 1,468 |  | 22 |
Thereafter | 8,249 |  | — |
Subtotal | 16,259 |  | 946 |
Less Amount representing interest | — |  | 100 |
Future minimum lease payments | $16,259 | $846
Rental expense for operating leases was $2.9 million and $2.1 million in 2017 and 2016, 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 842 -SubTopic 20 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/subtopic&trid=77888251 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2208923 + Details
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