Note 1 - Summary of Business and Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2017

Notes Tables

Schedule of Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Table Text Block]

	2017			2016
	(in thousands)
Accounts receivable	$	71,647		$	68,154
Less allowance for:
Doubtful accounts		(1,090	)		(1,242	)
Sales adjustments		(1,116	)		(1,400	)
Accounts receivable, net	$	69,441		$	65,512

Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]

	2017			2016
	(in thousands)
Buildings and building improvements	$	31,979		$	31,968
Computer equipment and software		16,027			16,090
Furniture and office equipment		6,748			7,149
Leasehold improvements		5,984			5,814
Land		3,850			3,850
Automobiles		54			54
		64,642			64,925
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		(33,770	)		(32,845	)
	$	30,872		$	32,080

Changes in Property and Equipment [Table Text Block]

	2017			2016
	(in thousands)
Cost
Balance at February 1	$	64,925		$	64,661
Additions		3,267			3,208
Disposals		(3,258	)		(2,072	)
Impact of foreign currency translation		(292	)		(872	)
Balance at January 31		64,642			64,925
Accumulated depreciation
Balance at February 1		(32,845	)		(31,507	)
Depreciation		(4,326	)		(3,968	)
Disposals		3,211			2,043
Impact of foreign currency translation		190			587
Balance at January 31		(33,770	)		(32,845	)
Property and equipment, net at January 31	$	30,872		$	32,080

Schedule of Capitalized Software Costs [Table Text Block]

	2017			2016
	(in thousands)
Capitalized software costs:
Acquired software technology	$	3,458		$	3,458
Capitalized software development costs (1)		748			1,029
Subtotal capitalized software costs		4,206			4,487
Less accumulated amortization		(3,474	)		(2,934	)
Capitalized software costs, net	$	732		$	1,553

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

	Gross Carrying Amount			Accumulated Impairment			Goodwill, Net
	(in thousands)
Balance at January 31, 2015	$	26,519		$	(15,608	)	$	10,911
Impact of foreign currency translation		(266	)		—			(266	)
Balance at January 31, 2016		26,253			(15,608	)		10,645
Impact of foreign currency translation		(87	)		—			(87	)
Balance at January 31, 2017	$	26,166		$	(15,608	)	$	10,558

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

	2017			2016
	(in thousands)
Amortizable intangible assets
Customer relationships (1)	$	2,721		$	2,749
Trade name		515			515
		3,236			3,264
Less: accumulated amortization		(2,821	)		(2,191	)
Net amortizable intangible assets	$	415		$	1,073

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]

Fiscal Years	(in thousands)
2018	$	415
	$	415

Schedule of Other Nonoperating Expense, by Component [Table Text Block]

	Years Ended January 31,
	2017			2016			2015
	(in thousands)
Interest income	$	(696	)	$	(320	)	$	(242	)
Interest expense		670			712			811
Foreign exchange gains		180			(503	)		(878	)
Change in fair value of interest rate swap		(485	)		48			877
Other income, net		(131	)		(302	)		(168	)
Total other (income) expense, net	$	(462	)	$	(365	)	$	400

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]

	Years Ended January 31,
	2017			2016			2015
	(in thousands, except per share data)
Net (loss) income	$	(15,450	)	$	8,912		$	12,946
Less: dividends declared		(5,301	)		(5,235	)		(4,452	)
Undistributed net (loss) income	$	(20,751	)	$	3,677		$	8,494
Net (loss) income per share – Class A Common Stock
Dividends declared	$	4,531		$	4,466		$	3,688
Allocation of undistributed net (loss) income		(17,742	)		3,140			7,041
Net (loss) income attributable to Class A common stock	$	(13,211	)	$	7,606		$	10,729
Weighted average shares of Class A common stock outstanding— basic		15,715			15,466			12,841
Weighted average potential shares of Class A common stock		—			758			712
Weighted average shares of Class A common stock and potential common shares outstanding— diluted		15,715			16,224			13,553
Basic net (loss) income per Class A common share	$	(0.84	)	$	0.49		$	0.84
Diluted net (loss) income per Class A common share	$	(0.84	)	$	0.47		$	0.79
Net (loss) income per share – Class B Common Stock
Dividends declared	$	770		$	769		$	764
Allocation of undistributed net (loss) income		(3,009	)		537			1,453
Net (loss) income attributable to Class B common stock	$	(2,239	)	$	1,306		$	2,217
Weighted average shares of Class B common stock outstanding— basic		3,206			3,201			3,183
Weighted average potential shares of Class B common stock		—			82			88
Weighted average shares of Class B common stock and potential common shares outstanding— diluted		3,206			3,283			3,271
Basic net (loss) income per Class B common share	$	(0.70	)	$	0.41		$	0.70
Diluted net (loss) income per Class B common share	$	(0.70	)	$	0.40		$	0.68

Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Table Text Block]

	Years Ended January 31,
	2017		2016		2015
	(in thousands)
Class A		845		528		211
Class B		158		99		45