Property And Equipment, Net

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2012

Property And Equipment, Net [Abstract]

NOTE 3 — PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET


	January 31,
	2012			2011
	(In thousands)
Land	$	4,727		$	4,938
Buildings and leasehold improvements		81,818			77,794
Furniture, fixtures and equipment		338,789			340,109

		425,334			422,841
Less accumulated depreciation		(336,739	)		(328,526	)

	$	88,595		$	94,315

Depreciation expense included in income for the years ended January 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 totaled $21.9 million, $21.0 million and $23.8 million, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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