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Earnings Before Interest Tax and Depreciation

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Fixed charge coverage ratio.

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Line of credit facility basis spread on variable rate.

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Maximum amount of indebtedness restricted under credit agreement.

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Amount of long-term debt before deduction of unamortized discount or premium. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt, with initial maturities beyond one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Amount of payment greater than the preceding installment payments to be paid at final maturity date of debt.

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Average amount borrowed under the credit facility during the period.

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The maximum amount of borrowing capacity under a line of credit that is available as of the balance sheet date for financing purchases of goods acquired for inventory or imminent delivery to a customer.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Long-Term Debt and Notes Payable - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 02, 2013	Jan. 31, 2015	Jan. 31, 2014	Aug. 22, 2014
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit agreement collateralized by percentage of own capital stock	65.00%
Leverage Ratio		2.00mind_LeverageRatio
Fixed charge coverage ratio		1.25mind_FixedChargeCoverageRatio
Adjusted EBITDA		$ 22,000,000
Capital expenditures to adjusted EBITDA		1.0
Additional indebtedness		5,000,000
Seamap Pte Ltd [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Borrowings under the revolving credit facility		3,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Borrowings under the revolving credit facility				3,000,000
Carrying value of debt		17,000,000	22,000,000
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate of borrowings		3.00%
Credit Agreement [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Borrowings under the revolving credit facility	50,000,000
Revolving credit facility expiration period	3 years
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Commitment fee on the unused portion of the Credit Agreement		0.375%
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Commitment fee on the unused portion of the Credit Agreement		0.50%
Available borrowings under the revolving credit facility to secure letters of credit		10,000,000
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Predecessor [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility And Seamap Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Average borrowings under the revolving credit facility		26,300,000	5,000,000
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit Agreement basis points		1.75%
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Eurodollar [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit Agreement basis points		2.75%
Seamap Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Borrowings under the revolving credit facility				15,000,000
Minimum shareholder's equity		15,000,000
Seamap Credit Facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Minimum ratio of debt to EBITDA		125.00%
Term Loan [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Carrying value of debt				10,000,000
Frequency of periodic payments		The term loan portion of the Seamap Credit Facility provides for eleven quarterly principal payments of $800,000 and a final payment of the remaining $1.2 million on or before August 22, 2017.
Maturity period		Aug. 22, 2017
Principal payment of term loan portion		800,000
Final payment of term portion		1,200,000
Term Loan [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit Agreement basis points		2.75%
Banker's Guarantee Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Carrying value of debt				$ 2,000,000