Note 4 - Value of Investments In and Notes Receivable From Privately Held Companies (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2015	Jan. 31, 2015
Issuer A [Member]
Equity investments	$ 2,000	$ 2,000
Issuer B [Member]
Equity investments	$ 1,000	1,000
Issuer C [Member]
Equity investments		129
Issuer D [Member]
Equity investments	$ 132	138
Equity investments	$ 3,132	$ 3,267

The total amount of investments that are intended to be held for an extended period of time (longer than one operating cycle).

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.12)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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