Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure

9 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2020

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

The Company is involved as a party in lawsuits, claims, regulatory inquiries, or disputes arising in the normal course of its business, the potential costs and liabilities of which cannot be determined at this time. Management does not believe the ultimate outcomes of its legal proceedings are likely to be material to its results of operations, financial position, or cash flows. In addition, the Company has insurance policies that provide coverage to various degrees for potential liabilities arising from legal proceedings.

The Company entered into a Gift Agreement ("the Agreement") effective in January 2018 with the South Dakota State University Foundation, Inc. ("the Foundation"). This gift will be used for the establishment of a precision agriculture facility to support South Dakota State University's Precision Agriculture degrees and curriculum. The Agreement states that the Company will make a $5,000 gift to the Foundation, conditional on certain actions. The fair value of this contingency at October 31, 2020, was $2,682 (measured based on the present value of the expected future cash outflows), of which $710 was classified as "Accrued liabilities" and $1,972 was classified as "Other liabilities." As of October 31, 2020, the Company has made payments related to the commitment totaling $2,145.

In addition to commitments disclosed elsewhere in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, the Company has other unconditional purchase obligations that arise in the normal course of business operations. The majority of these obligations are related to the purchase of raw material inventory for the Applied Technology and Engineered Films divisions.