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Contractual Obligations | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2013
Contractual Obligations [Abstract] |
Contractual Obligations | Note 9—Contractual Obligations The following table summarizes our contractual obligations:
|  | Total |  |  | 2014 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2018 and Thereafter |
(In thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase Commitments* |  | $ | 9,420 |  |  | $ | 8,173 |  |  | $ | 1,247 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Operating Lease Obligations |  | $ | 887 |  |  | $ | 372 |  |  | $ | 273 |  |  | $ | 138 |  |  |  | 104 |  |  |  | — |
|  | $ | 10,307 |  |  | $ | 8,545 |  |  | $ | 1,520 |  |  | $ | 138 |  |  | $ | 104 |  |  | $ | — |
* | Purchase commitments consists primarily of inventory and equipment purchase orders made in the ordinary course of business, including the purchase commitment agreement entered into with Buyer of the Asheboro operations as described in Note 2.
The Company incurred rent and lease expenses in the amount of $607,000 and $706,000 for the fiscal years 2013 and 2012, respectively.

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