Financial Instruments

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2012

Financial Instruments Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 8.Financial Instruments

          The Company uses interest rate swaps to manage its interest rate exposure at One Earth by fixing the interest rate on a portion of the entity’s variable rate debt. The Company does not engage in trading activities involving derivative contracts for which a lack of marketplace quotations would necessitate the use of fair value estimation techniques. The notional amounts and fair values of derivatives, all of which are not designated as cash flow hedges at April 30, 2012 are summarized in the table below (amounts in thousands):

	Notional Amount		Fair Value Liability
Interest rate swap	$	40,856	$	3,899

          As the interest rate swaps are not designated as cash flow hedges, the unrealized gain and loss on the derivatives is reported in current earnings. The Company reported losses of $147,000 in the first quarter of fiscal year 2012 and gains of $68,000 in the first quarter of fiscal year 2011.