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Other Intangible Assets - Intangible Assets (Detail) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2015
Jan. 31, 2015
Finite And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]    
Intangible Assets Gross Excluding Goodwill $ 3,824,000us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsGrossExcludingGoodwill  
Trade name - GPS, Accumulated Amortization 2,039,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization  
Intangible assets, Net Amount 1,785,000us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill 1,845,000us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
Trade Name [Member] | SMC [Member]    
Finite And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]    
Trade name - SMC, Estimated Useful Life Indefinite  
Trade name - SMC, Net Amount 181,000us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= agx_SouthernMarylandCableMember
181,000us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= agx_SouthernMarylandCableMember
Trade name - SMC, Gross Carrying Amount 181,000agx_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGrossExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= agx_SouthernMarylandCableMember
 
Trade Name [Member] | GPS [Member]    
Finite And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]    
Trade name - GPS, Estimated Useful Life 15 years  
Trade name - GPS, Gross Carrying Amount 3,643,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= agx_GemmaPowerSystemsMember
 
Trade name - GPS, Accumulated Amortization 2,039,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= agx_GemmaPowerSystemsMember
 
Trade name - GPS, Net Amount $ 1,604,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= agx_GemmaPowerSystemsMember
$ 1,664,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= agx_GemmaPowerSystemsMember