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Share-Based Compensation - Summarized Plan Activity (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2015	Jan. 31, 2014
Equity [Abstract]
Shares Reserved, Beginning Balance	60,242alot_SharesReservedUnderEmployeeStockPurchasePlan	64,231alot_SharesReservedUnderEmployeeStockPurchasePlan
Shares Purchased	(3,237)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeStockPurchasePlans	(3,989)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeStockPurchasePlans
Shares Reserved, Ending Balance	57,005alot_SharesReservedUnderEmployeeStockPurchasePlan	60,242alot_SharesReservedUnderEmployeeStockPurchasePlan

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- Definition

Shares reserved under employee stock purchase plan.

+ References

No definition available.

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- Definition

Number of shares issued during the period as a result of an employee stock purchase plan.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 04

-Article 3



Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 505

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21463-112644



Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 505

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27012166&loc=d3e187085-122770



Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 29, 30

-Article 5

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