Business Segments and Major Customer Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment reporting information

Business segment information is as follows:
	For the years ended January 31,
	2014			2013			2012
APPLIED TECHNOLOGY DIVISION
Sales	$	170,461		$	171,778		$	145,261
Operating income	57,000			59,590			49,750
Assets	93,395			84,224			73,872
Capital expenditures	9,324			10,780			11,971
Depreciation and amortization	4,332			3,874			2,571
ENGINEERED FILMS DIVISION
Sales	$	147,620		$	141,976		$	133,481
Operating income	18,154			25,115			21,501
Assets	71,602			65,801			65,100
Capital expenditures	6,681			11,539			10,937
Depreciation and amortization	5,808			5,814			4,313
AEROSTAR DIVISION
Sales	$	90,605		$	102,051		$	107,811
Operating income	7,816			10,341			18,308
Assets	63,017			60,689			72,089
Capital expenditures	7,507			2,081			4,105
Depreciation and amortization	2,616			2,272			1,684
INTERSEGMENT ELIMINATIONS
Sales
Applied Technology Division	$	(386	)	$	(974	)	$	(460	)
Engineered Films Division	(505		)	(124		)	(193		)
Aerostar Division	(13,118		)	(8,532		)	(4,389		)
Operating income	(111		)	(61		)	(188		)
Assets	(311		)	(347		)	(286		)
REPORTABLE SEGMENTS TOTAL
Sales	$	394,677		$	406,175		$	381,511
Operating income	82,859			94,985			89,371
Assets	227,703			210,367			210,775
Capital expenditures	23,512			24,400			27,013
Depreciation and amortization	12,756			11,960			8,568
CORPORATE & OTHER(a)
Operating (loss) from administrative expenses	$	(18,865	)	$	(17,293	)	$	(13,730	)
Assets	74,116			62,843			34,928
Capital expenditures	7,189			5,275			2,002
Depreciation and amortization	1,439			1,138			700
TOTAL COMPANY
Sales	$	394,677		$	406,175		$	381,511
Operating income	63,994			77,692			75,641
Assets	301,819			273,210			245,703
Capital expenditures	30,701			29,675			29,015
Depreciation and amortization	14,195			13,098			9,268

^(a) Assets are principally cash, investments, deferred taxes and other receivables.

Net sales to customers outside the United States

Foreign sales are attributed to countries based on location of the customer. Net sales to customers outside the United States were as follows:

	For the years ended January 31,
	2014		2013		2012
Canada	$	16,141	$	20,640	$	15,237
South America	22,090		14,984		12,360
Other foreign sales	7,662		13,630		11,312
Total foreign sales	45,893		49,254		38,909
United States	348,784		356,921		342,602
	$	394,677	$	406,175	$	381,511