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Acquisition - Additional Information (Detail) |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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May 06, 2024 USD ($) | May 06, 2024 EUR (€) | May 04, 2024 | Apr. 30, 2025 USD ($) | Jan. 31, 2025 USD ($) | Apr. 30, 2025 USD ($) | Jan. 31, 2025 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  | $ 15,232,000 | $ 14,515,000 | $ 15,232,000 | $ 14,515,000
MTEX New Solutions, S.A. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Date of acquisition agreement |  |  | May 04, 2024 |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Closing date of acquisition | May 06, 2024 | May 06, 2024 |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price of acquisition | $ 18,700,000 | € 17,268,345 |  |  |  |  |
Potential earn-out payments | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  | 14,300,000 |  | 14,300,000 |
MTEX New Solutions, S.A. [Member] | PI [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill impairment charges |  |  |  |  | $ 13,400,000 |  |
MTEX New Solutions, S.A. [Member] | General and Administrative Expense [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs |  |  |  | $ 300,000 |  | $ 1,500,000 | $ 1,200,000
MTEX New Solutions, S.A. [Member] | Measurement Input Royalty Rate [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Of Intangible Assets Measurement Input | 0.0075 |  |  |  |  |  |
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 |
MTEX New Solutions, S.A. [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional amount retained to secure indemnification obligations | $ 800,000 | € 731,655 |  |  |  |  |

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