Decrease In amortization expense

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Increase in diluted earnings per share due to change in the method of amortization.

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Increase in net income due to change in the method of amortization.

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Increase in net income loss net of tax due to change in the method of amortization.

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Intangible Assets [Line Items]

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Remaining amortization period of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The amount of impairment loss recognized in the period resulting from the write-down of the carrying amount of a finite-lived intangible asset to fair value.

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Intangible Assets - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2021	Aug. 01, 2020	Jul. 31, 2021	Aug. 01, 2020
Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Impairments of intangible assets			$ 0	$ 0
Amortization expense	$ 400,000	$ 1,000,000.0	1,400,000	$ 2,100,000
Customer Contracts [Member] \| RITEC [Member]
Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite lived intangible assets remaining useful Life	4 years
Customer Contracts [Member] \| Honeywell Asset Purchase and License Agreement [Member]
Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite lived intangible assets remaining useful Life	6 years
Customer Contracts [Member] \| Intangible Assets, Amortization Period [Member]
Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Decrease In amortization expense	$ 587,000		587,000
Increase in net income due to change of amortization method	587,000		587,000
Increase in net income loss net of tax due to change in the method of amortization	$ 553,000		$ 553,000
Increase in diluted earnings per share due to change in the method of amortization	$ 0.08		$ 0.08
Customer Contracts [Member] \| Intangible Assets, Amortization Period [Member] \| RITEC [Member]
Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite lived intangible assets remaining useful Life	20 years
Customer Contracts [Member] \| Intangible Assets, Amortization Period [Member] \| Honeywell Asset Purchase and License Agreement [Member]
Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite lived intangible assets remaining useful Life	20 years