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Employee Benefit Plans	12 Months Ended
Employee Benefit Plans	Jan. 31, 2015
Postemployment Benefits [Abstract]
Employee Benefit Plans	Note 14—Employee Benefit Plans Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP): Astro-Med has an ESOP providing retirement benefits to all eligible employees. Annual contributions in amounts determined by the Company’s Board of Directors are invested by the ESOP’s Trustees in shares of common stock of Astro-Med. Contributions may be in cash or stock. Astro-Med’s contributions (paid or accrued) amounted to $100,000 in both fiscal 2015 and 2014 and were recorded as compensation expense. All shares owned by the ESOP have been allocated to participants. Profit-Sharing Plan: Astro-Med sponsors a Profit-Sharing Plan (the “Plan”) which provides retirement benefits to all eligible domestic employees. The Plan allows participants to defer a portion of their cash compensation and contribute such deferral to the Plan through payroll deductions. The Company makes matching contributions up to specified levels. The deferrals are made within the limits prescribed by Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. All contributions are deposited into trust funds. It is the policy of the Company to fund any contributions accrued. The Company’s annual contribution amounts are determined by the Board of Directors. Contributions paid or accrued amounted to $294,000 and $251,000 in fiscal 2015 and 2014, respectively.