Net Income per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2018

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Table Text Block]

The options and restricted stock units excluded from the diluted net income per share calculation were as follows:

	For the years ended January 31,
	2018	2017	2016
Anti-dilutive options and restricted stock units	344,774	884,099	1,107,733

Schedule of calculation of numerator and denominator in earnings per share

The computation of earnings per share is presented below:

	For the years ended January 31,
	2018		2017		2016
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Raven Industries, Inc.	$	41,022	$	20,191	$	4,776
Denominator:
Weighted average common shares outstanding	35,945,225		36,142,416		37,237,717
Weighted average stock units outstanding	104,980		100,019		86,745
Denominator for basic calculation	36,050,205		36,242,435		37,324,462
Weighted average common shares outstanding	35,945,225		36,142,416		37,237,717
Weighted average stock units outstanding	104,980		100,019		86,745
Dilutive impact of stock options and RSUs	399,620		129,480		75,481
Denominator for diluted calculation	36,449,825		36,371,915		37,399,943
Net income per share - basic	$	1.14	$	0.56	$	0.13
Net income per share - diluted	$	1.13	$	0.56	$	0.13