SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2019

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Interest and Other Income [Table Text Block]

Interest and other income, net includes the following (amounts in thousands)

	Fiscal Year 2018			Fiscal Year 2017			Fiscal Year 2016
Interest income	$	3,514		$	1,556		$	434
(Loss) gain on sale of investment		—			(13	)		192
(Loss) gain on disposal of real estate and property and equipment, net		(104	)		(192	)		328
Other		(22	)		709			162
Total	$	3,388		$	2,060		$	1,116

Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block]

The components of inventory are as follows (amounts in thousands):

	January 31,
	2019		2018
Ethanol and other finished goods	$	5,767	$	8,402
Work in process		3,094		2,824
Grain and other raw materials		9,616		9,529
Total	$	18,477	$	20,755

Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]

The components of property and equipment are as follows (amounts in thousands):

	January 31,
	2019			2018
Land and improvements	$	21,469		$	21,074
Buildings and improvements		23,608			23,272
Machinery, equipment and fixtures		297,807			288,832
Construction in progress		708			3,155
		343,592			336,333
Less: accumulated depreciation		(161,071	)		(138,506	)
Total	$	182,521		$	197,827