Amount of cash outflow for principal payment and interest on finance lease liability.

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Contractual interest rate for finance lease.

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Represents the amount of payment expected to be made per year under operating lease of lessee.

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Present value of lessee's discounted obligation for lease payments from finance lease.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of right-of-use asset from finance lease.

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Term of lessee's operating lease, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of operating lease expense. Excludes sublease income.

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Present value of lessee's discounted obligation for lease payments from operating lease.

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Amount of lessee's right to use underlying asset under operating lease.

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Note 10 - Leases (Details Textual) $ in Thousands, د.إ in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2020 AED (د.إ)	Apr. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2020 CAD ($)	Jan. 31, 2018 CAD ($)
Finance Lease, Right-of-Use Asset, after Accumulated Amortization, Total	$ 700
Operating Lease, Liability, Total	13,496						$ 14,576
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset	12,178						13,384
Finance Lease, Liability, Total	612						$ 701
Operating Lease, Expense	$ 700			$ 700
Maximum [Member]
Lessee, Operating Lease, Term of Contract (Year)	30 years
Minimum [Member]
Lessee, Operating Lease, Term of Contract (Year)	1 year
Finance Vehicle Equipment, One [Member]
Finance Lease, Right-of-Use Asset, after Accumulated Amortization, Total					$ 800	$ 800		$ 1.1	$ 1.1
Interest Rate for Finance Lease					8.00%			8.00%
Finance Vehicle Equipment, One [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Interest Rate for Finance Lease						7.80%			7.80%
Finance Lease, Principal Payments and Interest Payment on Liability					$ 100	$ 100
Finance Vehicle Equipment, One [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Interest Rate for Finance Lease						4.00%			4.00%
Abu Dhabi Land Lease [Member]
Lessee, Operating Lease, Annual Payment		$ 300	د.إ 1.2