SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2020

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Interest and Other Income [Table Text Block]

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

	Fiscal Year
	2019		2018			2017
Interest income	$	4,120	$	3,514		$	1,556
Grant income		—		—			691
Loss on sale of investment		—		—			(13	)
Loss on disposal of real estate and property and equipment, net		—		(104	)		(192	)
Other		92		(22	)		18
Total	$	4,212	$	3,388		$	2,060

Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block]

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

	January 31,
	2020		2019
Ethanol and other finished goods	$	10,864	$	5,767
Work in process		3,258		3,094
Grain and other raw materials		21,512		9,616
Total	$	35,634	$	18,477

Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]

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

	January 31,
	2020			2019
Land and improvements	$	21,957		$	21,469
Buildings and improvements		23,643			23,608
Machinery, equipment and fixtures		300,972			297,807
Construction in progress		193			708
		346,765			343,592
Less: accumulated depreciation		(183,438	)		(161,071	)
Total	$	163,327		$	182,521