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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) € in Millions | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Jan. 31, 2025 USD ($) | Jan. 31, 2024 USD ($) | Jan. 31, 2023 USD ($) | Jan. 31, 2025 EUR (€) | Jan. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Effective tax rate for income from continuing operation | (17.90%) | 22.70% | 22.00% |  |
Valuation allowance | $ 4,400,000 | $ 2,534,000 |  |  |
Recognized (benefit) expense related to interest and penalties | 19,000 | 71,000 |  |  |
Accrued potential interest and penalties | 45,000 |  |  |  |
Deferred Tax Assets Operating loss carryforwards | $ 886,000 | 199,000 |  |  |
Deferred tax assets operating loss carryforwards expiration period | 2027 through 2045 |  |  |  |
Deferred tax assets operating loss interest expense carryforward | $ 11,700,000 |  |  |  |
Deferred tax assets tax credit carryforwards research | 1,721,000 | 2,160,000 |  |  |
Foreign Tax Credit | 154,000 | 154,000 |  |  |
Deemed repatriated earnings | 8,200,000 |  |  |  |
Recognized tax benefits excluding interest and penalties | 639,000 | 505,000 | $ 414,000 |  | $ 303,000
Unrecognized tax benefits as a result of the expiration of the statute of limitations | $ 19,000 | 71,000 | $ 49,000 |  |
Corporate Income Tax Due Percentage | 50.00% |  |  | 50.00% |
Incentive interest qualified investment percentage | 30.00% |  |  | 30.00% |
Incentive interest qualified investment amount | € |  |  |  | € 15 |
Incentive interest qualified investment exceeding limit percentage | 10.00% |  |  |  |
MTEX [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Tax incentives | $ 2.3 |  |  |  |
Additional Foreign Tax Credit [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Foreign Tax Credit | $ 200,000 |  |  |  |
Tax Credits Carry Forwards [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax assets operating loss carryforwards expiration period | 2026 through 2031 |  |  |  |
Deferred tax assets tax credit carryforwards research | $ 1,700,000 |  |  |  |
SIFIDE [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Tax credit carryforwards period | 10 years |  |  |  |
RFAI [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Tax credit carryforwards period | 12 years |  |  |  |
Federal Tax [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits as a result of the expiration of the statute of limitations |  | $ 6,000 |  |  |

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