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Note 3 - Retention
12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2023
Notes to Financial Statements  
Loans, Notes, Trade and Other Receivables, Excluding Allowance for Credit Losses [Text Block]

Note 3 - Retention

 

A retention receivable is a portion of an outstanding receivable balance amount withheld by a customer until a contract is fully completed as specified in the contract. Retention receivables of $2.4 million and $2.8 million were included in the balance of trade accounts receivable as of January 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. A retention receivable of $2.9 million and $4.3 million was included in the balance of other long-term assets as of  January 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, due to the long-term nature of the receivables. See Note 2 - Accounts receivable for further information regarding the future realization of these long-term balances.