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Note Receivable and Revolving Line of Credit Issued	12 Months Ended
Note Receivable and Revolving Line of Credit Issued	Jan. 31, 2014
Receivables [Abstract]
Note Receivable and Revolving Line of Credit Issued	Note 7—Note Receivable and Revolving Line of Credit Issued On January 30, 2012, we completed the sale of our label manufacturing operations in Asheboro, North Carolina to Label Line Ltd. The net sales price of $1,000,000 was received in the form of a promissory note issued by Label Line Ltd. and is fully secured by a first lien on various collateral, including the Asheboro plant and plant assets. The note bears interest at the United States prime rate as of January 30, 2013 plus 50 basis points (3.75% at January 31, 2014) and is payable in sixteen quarterly installments of principal and interest commencing on January 30, 2013. The Note Receivable is disclosed at its present value on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. As of January 31, 2014, $690,000 remains outstanding on this note. The terms of the Asheboro sale also included an agreement for Astro-Med to provide Label Line Ltd. with additional financing in form of a revolving line of credit in the amount of $600,000, which is fully secured by a first lien on various collateral, including the Asheboro plant and plant assets. This line of credit bears interest at a rate equal to the United States prime rate plus an additional margin of two percent of the outstanding credit balance (5.25% at January 31, 2014). Although the initial term was for a period of one-year from the date of the sale, the agreement has been extended through January 31, 2015. As of January 31, 2014, $240,000 remains outstanding on this revolving line of credit.