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Fair Value Measurements | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2015
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] |
Fair Value Measurements | Note 19—Fair Value Measurements We measure our financial assets at fair value on a recurring basis in accordance with the guidance provided in ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurement and Disclosures,” which defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In addition, ASC 820 establishes a three-tiered hierarchy for inputs used in management’s determination of fair value of financial instruments that emphasizes the use of observable inputs over the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect management’s belief about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing a financial instrument based on the best information available in the circumstances. The fair value hierarchy is summarized as follows:
| • |  | Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
| • |  | Level 2—Inputs other than Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities; and
| • |  | Level 3—Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities
Cash and cash equivalents; accounts receivables; line of credit receivable; accounts payable, note receivable, accrued compensation and other expenses; and income tax payable are reflected in the consolidated balance sheet at carrying value, which approximates fair value due to the short term nature of the these instruments. Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below:
January 31, 2015 |  | Level 1 |  |  | Level 2 |  |  | Level 3 |  |  | Total |
(In thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Money market funds (included in cash and cash equivalents) |  | $ | 3,028 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,028 |
State and municipal obligations (included in securities available for sale) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 15,174 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 15,174 |
Total |  | $ | 3,028 |  |  | $ | 15,174 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 18,202 |
January 31, 2014 |  | Level 1 |  |  | Level 2 |  |  | Level 3 |  |  | Total |
(In thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Money market funds (included in cash and cash equivalents) |  | $ | 4,734 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4,734 |
State and municipal obligations (included in securities available for sale) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 18,766 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 18,766 |
Total |  | $ | 4,734 |  |  | $ | 18,766 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 23,500 |
For our money market funds and state and municipal obligations, we utilize the market approach to measure fair value. The market approach is based on using quoted market prices for identical assets. Non-financial assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis are summarized below:
January 31, 2015 |  | Level 1 |  |  | Level 2 |  |  | Level 3 |
(In thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Held for Sale |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,900 |  |  | $ | — |
January 31, 2014 |  | Level 1 |  |  | Level 2 |  |  | Level 3 |
(In thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Held for Sale |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,120 |  |  | $ | — |
Asset held for sale consists of Astro-Med’s former Grass facility in Rockland, Massachusetts which is being actively marketed for sale. In accordance with ASC 360, “Property, Plant and Equipment,” assets held for sale are written down to fair value less cost to sell and as such, the Company has recorded impairment charges of $220,000 and $779,000, in fiscal 2015 and 2014, respectively. In fiscal 2015, the impairment charge was included in other income (expense), other, net in the consolidated statement of income. In fiscal 2014, the impairment charge was included in the income from discontinued operations in the consolidated statement of income, as the Rockland facility was part of the Grass operations at that time. The Company estimated the fair value of the Rockland facility using the market values for similar properties less the cost to sell.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 825 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 21 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35750535&loc=d3e13537-108611 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 825 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 10 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35750535&loc=d3e13433-108611 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 825 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 28 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6957238&loc=d3e14064-108612 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=36462937&loc=d3e19207-110258 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 825 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 30 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6957238&loc=d3e14172-108612 Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 825 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 16 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35750535&loc=d3e13504-108611 + Details
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