Property and Equipment, Net

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET

Property and equipment, net as of January 31, 2012 and 2011 consist of:



	January 31,
	2012			2011
	(In thousands)
Land	$	3,741		$	3,861
Fixtures and equipment	49,907			46,572
Software	27,702			24,055
Buildings	2,204			2,204
Leasehold improvements	13,159			11,713
	92,972			84,544
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(66,860		)	(63,409		)
	$	26,112		$	21,135
Total	$	29,853		$	24,996

Depreciation and amortization expense of property and equipment was $11.1 million, $11.6 million and $12.5 million for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The Company also wrote off and disposed of property and equipment, net of $0.1 million, $0.3 million and $0.6 million during the fiscal years ended January 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, 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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