DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Details)	3 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2018	Apr. 30, 2017
GPS
Description of the Business
Consolidated revenues by subsidiaries	74.00%	90.00%

Represents the entity's revenue contributed to the parent entity as a percentage of the parent entity's total revenue.

No definition available.

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Data Type:	num:percentItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration