Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2014

Segment Reporting Information, Additional Information [Abstract]

Financial Information By Geographic Segment

Financial information by geographic segment is as follows:

	Year ended January 31,
	2014			2013			2012
	(In thousands)
Net sales to unaffiliated customers
Americas (1)	$	10,188,618		$	9,823,515		$	10,405,428
Europe	16,633,286			15,534,814			15,241,885
Total	$	26,821,904		$	25,358,329		$	25,647,313
Operating income
Americas (2) (3)	$	156,143		$	150,055		$	173,978
Europe (4) (5)	80,228			127,281			142,562
Stock-based compensation expense	(8,858		)	(13,616		)	(11,994		)
Total	$	227,513		$	263,720		$	304,546
Depreciation and amortization
Americas	$	16,763		$	16,210		$	16,338
Europe	56,216			42,143			40,994
Total	$	72,979		$	58,353		$	57,332
Capital expenditures
Americas	$	9,530		$	19,842		$	29,240
Europe	19,339			18,523			15,319
Total	$	28,869		$	38,365		$	44,559

	As of
	January 31, 2014		January 31, 2013
	(In thousands)
Identifiable assets:
Americas	$	1,984,895	$	2,004,295
Europe	5,184,771		4,826,665
Total	$	7,169,666	$	6,830,960
Long-lived assets:
Americas (1)	$	28,091	$	30,492
Europe	49,540		53,903
Total	$	77,631	$	84,395
Goodwill & acquisition-related intangible assets, net:
Americas	$	8,936	$	2,966
Europe	386,919		409,534
Total	$	395,855	$	412,500

(1) Net sales to unaffiliated customers in the United States represented 86%, 85% and 83%, respectively, of the total Americas' net sales to unaffiliated customers for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Total long-lived assets excluding goodwill, intangible assets and investments in subsidiaries in the United States represented 90% of the Americas' total long-lived assets at both January 31, 2014 and 2013.

(2) Operating income in the Americas for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2014 includes a gain associated with legal settlements of $35.5 million and restatement-related expenses of $13.2 million. See Note 1 - Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.

(3) During fiscal 2012, the Company incurred a $28.3 million loss on disposal of subsidiaries related to the closure of the operations in Brazil and Colombia (see further discussion in Note 6 - Loss on Disposal of Subsidiaries).

(4) Operating income in Europe for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2014 includes $40.6 million of restatement-related expenses.

(5) Operating income in Europe for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2013 includes a VAT assessment of $29.5 million in relation to an assessment and penalties for various VAT matters in one of the Company’s subsidiaries in Spain (see further discussion in Note 13 - Commitments and Contingencies).