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Intangible Assets - Fair Value of Acquired Identifiable Intangible Assets and Related Estimated Useful Lives (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	May 02, 2020	Jan. 31, 2020
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 37,387	$ 37,387
Accumulated Amortization	(13,149)	(12,109)
Currency Translation Adjustment	90	105
Net Carrying Amount	24,328	25,383
Customer Contract Relationships [Member] | Honeywell Asset Purchase and License Agreement [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	27,243	27,243
Accumulated Amortization	(7,521)	(6,791)
Net Carrying Amount	19,722	20,452
Customer Contract Relationships [Member] | Miltope [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	3,100	3,100
Accumulated Amortization	(2,098)	(2,021)
Net Carrying Amount	1,002	1,079
Customer Contract Relationships [Member] | RITEC [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	2,830	2,830
Accumulated Amortization	(1,156)	(1,076)
Net Carrying Amount	1,674	1,754
Non-Competition Agreement [Member] | RITEC [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	950	950
Accumulated Amortization	(918)	(871)
Net Carrying Amount	32	79
Existing Technology [Member] | TrojanLabel ApS [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	2,327	2,327
Accumulated Amortization	(1,136)	(1,053)
Currency Translation Adjustment	68	78
Net Carrying Amount	1,259	1,352
Distributor Relations [Member] | TrojanLabel ApS [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	937	937
Accumulated Amortization	(320)	(297)
Currency Translation Adjustment	22	27
Net Carrying Amount	$ 639	$ 667

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