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Note 3 - Accounts Receivable (Details Textual) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2020	Jan. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Accounts Receivable, Outstanding for Several Years	$ 3,800		$ 3,800
Retention Receivable	3,400		$ 3,400
Proceeds from Collection of Accounts Receivable Outstanding for Several Years	100
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable Outstanding for Several Years	$ 0
Revenue Benchmark [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member]
Number of Major Customers	1	0
Revenue Benchmark [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | One Customer [Member]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	10.00%
Accounts Receivable [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member]
Number of Major Customers	1		0
Accounts Receivable [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | One Customer [Member]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	11.00%
Other Noncurrent Assets [Member]
Retention Receivable	$ 2,100		$ 2,100

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Represents the amount of accounts receivable, inclusive of retention receivables, that have been outstanding for several years as of the balance sheet date.

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Represents the number of major customers accounting for 10% or more of the specified concentration risk benchmark, which includes, but not limited to, sales revenue, accounts receivable, etc.

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Represents the proceeds received during the period from the collection of accounts receivable that have been outstanding for several years.

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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

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