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Acquisitions - Additional Information (Detail) |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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May 06, 2024 USD ($) | May 06, 2024 EUR (€) | May 04, 2024 | Aug. 04, 2022 USD ($) a ft² | Jan. 31, 2025 USD ($) | Jan. 31, 2025 USD ($) | Jan. 31, 2024 USD ($) | Jan. 31, 2023 USD ($) | May 06, 2024 EUR (€)
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred |  |  |  |  |  | $ 19,109,000 | $ 0 | $ 17,034,000 |
Area of Land | ft² |  |  |  | 34,460 |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | $ 14,515,000 | 14,515,000 | 14,633,000 |  |
Goodwill impairment charges |  |  |  |  |  | 13,403,000 | 0 | 0 |
MTEX New Solutions, S.A. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price of acquisition | $ 18,700,000 | € 17,268,345 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Date of acquisition agreement |  |  | May 04, 2024 |  |  |  |  |  |
Closing date of acquisition | May 06, 2024 | May 06, 2024 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Potential earn-out payments | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00%
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | $ 14,300,000 | $ 14,300,000 |  |  |
MTEX New Solutions, S.A. [Member] | Measurement Input Royalty Rate [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Of Intangible Assets Measurement Input | 0.0075 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0075
MTEX New Solutions, S.A. [Member] | Measurement Input, Discount Rate [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Of Intangible Assets Measurement Input | 0.155 |  |  |  | 0.155 | 0.155 |  |  | 0.155
MTEX New Solutions, S.A. [Member] | Fiscal Year 2025 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Potential earn-out payments | $ 1,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 1,000,000
MTEX New Solutions, S.A. [Member] | Fiscal Year 2026 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Potential earn-out payments | 1,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,500,000
MTEX New Solutions, S.A. [Member] | Fiscal Year 2027 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Potential earn-out payments | 1,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,500,000
MTEX New Solutions, S.A. [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional amount retained to secure indemnification obligations | 800,000 | € 731,655 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Potential earn-out payments | $ 4,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 4,000,000
MTEX New Solutions, S.A. [Member] | General and Administrative Expense [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,200,000 |  |  |
Agreement With Astro Machine For Asset Acquisitions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price of acquisition |  |  |  | $ 15,600,000 |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred |  |  |  | $ 17,100,000 |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Additional Interest in Subsidiaries |  |  |  | $ 1,500,000 |  |  |  |  |
Number of acre of land | a |  |  |  | 1.26 |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  | $ 2,730,000 | $ 2,700,000 | 2,700,000 |  |  |
Agreement With Astro Machine For Asset Acquisitions [Member] | Measurement Input Royalty Rate [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Of Intangible Assets Measurement Input |  |  |  | 0.0075 |  |  |  |  |
Agreement With Astro Machine For Asset Acquisitions [Member] | Measurement Input Customer Attrition Rate [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Of Intangible Assets Measurement Input |  |  |  | 0.18 |  |  |  |  |
Agreement With Astro Machine For Asset Acquisitions [Member] | Measurement Input, Discount Rate [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Of Intangible Assets Measurement Input |  |  |  | 0.19 |  |  |  |  |
Agreement With Astro Machine For Asset Acquisitions [Member] | General and Administrative Expense [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 700,000 |
PI [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | 9,993,000 | 9,993,000 | 10,111,000 |  |
Goodwill impairment charges |  |  |  |  |  | 13,403,000 | $ 0 | $ 0 |
PI [Member] | MTEX New Solutions, S.A. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | 14,300,000 | $ 14,300,000 |  |  |
Goodwill impairment charges |  |  |  |  | $ 13,400,000 |  |  |  |

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