Intangible Assets - Fair Value of Acquired Identifiable Intangible Assets and Related Estimated Useful Lives (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jul. 29, 2023	Jan. 31, 2023
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 40,447	$ 40,447
Accumulated Amortization	(20,547)	(19,336)
Currency Translation Adjustment	133	121
Net Carrying Amount	20,033	21,232
Customer Contract Relationships [Member] \| Honeywell Asset Purchase and License Agreement [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	27,773	27,773
Accumulated Amortization	(12,362)	(11,913)
Net Carrying Amount	15,411	15,860
Customer Contract Relationships [Member] \| Miltope [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	3,100	3,100
Accumulated Amortization	(2,938)	(2,777)
Net Carrying Amount	162	323
Customer Contract Relationships [Member] \| RITEC [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	2,830	2,830
Accumulated Amortization	(1,656)	(1,623)
Net Carrying Amount	1,174	1,207
Customer Contract Relationships [Member] \| Agreement With Astro Machine For Asset Acquisitions [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	3,060	3,060
Accumulated Amortization	(612)	(306)
Net Carrying Amount	2,448	2,754
Existing Technology [Member] \| TrojanLabel ApS [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	2,327	2,327
Accumulated Amortization	(2,255)	(2,087)
Currency Translation Adjustment	96	94
Net Carrying Amount	168	334
Distributor Relations [Member] \| TrojanLabel ApS [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	937	937
Accumulated Amortization	(640)	(588)
Currency Translation Adjustment	37	27
Net Carrying Amount	334	376
Trademarks [Member] \| Agreement With Astro Machine For Asset Acquisitions [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	420	420
Accumulated Amortization	(84)	(42)
Net Carrying Amount	$ 336	$ 378

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