Accumulated Accrued Interest On Held To Maturity Securities

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Represents the maturity period of investments.

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Minimum percentage of investment in specified assets.

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Weighted average interest rate for certificates of deposit liabilities in banking offices.

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Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Excludes cash and cash equivalents within disposal group and discontinued operation.

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-Glossary Cash
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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Investments which are intended to be sold in the short term (usually less than one year or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer) including trading securities, available-for-sale securities, held-to-maturity securities, and other short-term investments not otherwise listed in the existing taxonomy.

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CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016	Jan. 31, 2015	Jan. 31, 2014	Jan. 31, 2013
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Minimum percentage of cash and cash equivalents secured by U.S. Government obligations	80.00%	80.00%
Weighted average annual interest rate on CDs (as a percent)	0.63%
Cash, cash equivalents	$ 160,909,000	$ 333,691,000	$ 272,209,000	$ 175,142,000
Joint Venture
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash, cash equivalents	41,757,000
Short-term investments	9,006,000
Held-to-maturity Securities
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Accrued interest on held-to-maturity securities	$ 98,000
Held-to-maturity Securities \| Minimum
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Maturity period	3 months
Held-to-maturity Securities \| Maximum
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Maturity period	12 months