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Accounts Receivable	6 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2013
Accounts Receivable [Abstract]
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE	NOTE 4—ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE Amounts retained by project owners under construction contracts and included in accounts receivable at July 31, 2013 and January 31, 2013 were approximately $13.3 million and $20.2 million, respectively. Such retainage amounts represent funds withheld by construction project owners until a defined phase of a contract or project has been completed and accepted by the customer. The lengths of retention periods may vary, but for material amounts they typically range between nine months and three years. The allowance for doubtful accounts at July 31, 2013 and January 31, 2013 was approximately $5.5 million. In fiscal year 2010, a substantial portion of the accounts receivable from the owner of a partially completed construction project was written down against the allowance to $5.5 million, the amount of the net proceeds remaining from a public auction of the facility. As the amount that the Company may ultimately receive in a distribution of the auction proceeds, if any, is not known at this time, the remaining accounts receivable amount was fully reserved. The amounts of the provision for accounts receivable losses for the three and six months ended July 31, 2013 and 2012 were not material.

Accounts Receivable

6 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2013

NOTE 4—ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

Amounts retained by project owners under construction contracts and included in accounts receivable at July 31, 2013 and January 31, 2013 were approximately $13.3 million and $20.2 million, respectively. Such retainage amounts represent funds withheld by construction project owners until a defined phase of a contract or project has been completed and accepted by the customer. The lengths of retention periods may vary, but for material amounts they typically range between nine months and three years.

The allowance for doubtful accounts at July 31, 2013 and January 31, 2013 was approximately $5.5 million. In fiscal year 2010, a substantial portion of the accounts receivable from the owner of a partially completed construction project was written down against the allowance to $5.5 million, the amount of the net proceeds remaining from a public auction of the facility. As the amount that the Company may ultimately receive in a distribution of the auction proceeds, if any, is not known at this time, the remaining accounts receivable amount was fully reserved. The amounts of the provision for accounts receivable losses for the three and six months ended July 31, 2013 and 2012 were not material.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for claims held for amounts due a entity, excluding financing receivables. Examples include, but are not limited to, trade accounts receivables, notes receivables, loans receivables. Includes disclosure for allowance for credit losses.

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