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Note Receivable and Revolving Line of Credit Issued - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended |
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Jan. 31, 2014 Installment | Jan. 30, 2012
Credit Facilities [Line Items] |  |
Net sales price |  | $ 1,000,000
Promissory note interest rate | 3.75% |
Interest commencement date | Jan. 30, 2013 |
Interest installments | 16 |
Promissory note outstanding | 690,000 |
Revolving line of credit | 600,000 |
Extended revolving line of credit | $ 240,000 |
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] |  |
Credit Facilities [Line Items] |  |
Promissory note interest rate | 5.25% |
Line of credit facility maturity date | Jan. 31, 2015 |
Line of credit facility initial term | 1 year |
Prime Rate [Member] |  |
Credit Facilities [Line Items] |  |
Interest rate on outstanding credit balance | 0.50% |
Prime Rate [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] |  |
Credit Facilities [Line Items] |  |
Interest rate on outstanding credit balance | 2.00% |

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- Details
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- Definition Debt received upon sale of operation. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Line of credit facility initial term. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Loan receivable date considered for interest payments. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Loan receivable interest rate stated percentage. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Notes and loans receivable net. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Number of installments. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Revolving line of credit facility issued amount outstanding. + References No definition available. + Details
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Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
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- Definition Revolving line of credit facility issued maximum capacity. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 22 -Article 5 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(2)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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- Definition The percentage points (also referred to as 'margin') added to the reference rate as stated in the loan agreement and used to compute the variable rate on the loans receivable. For instance, the loan agreement might state that the interest rate the borrower is obligated to pay is the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus three quarters (3/4) of a percentage point adjusted quarterly (each three months). LIBOR in this example is the index or reference rate, 3/4 percentage point is the margin, the reference rate plus the margin is the fully indexed rate. This element would be used to report separately the margin. + References No definition available. + Details
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