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Acquisition - Additional Information (Detail) (Miltope's Ruggedized Printer Product Line Operation [Member], USD $)
12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2015
Jan. 31, 2014
Miltope's Ruggedized Printer Product Line Operation [Member]
   
Business Acquisition [Line Items]    
Completion date of acquisition Jan. 22, 2014  
Purchase price of the acquisition   $ 6,732,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1
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Amount held in escrow related to business acquisition   500,000alot_CashHeldInEscrowRelatedToBusinessAcquisition
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Duration of escrow deposits   12 months
General and administrative expenses   90,000us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityTransactionCosts
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Goodwill 196,000us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationGoodwillExpectedTaxDeductibleAmount
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Amortization expense $ 702,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
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