Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2021

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]


NOTE 13			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 liability 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. These conditions were met and $4,503 of contribution expense was recognized in first quarter of fiscal 2019 and reported as "Selling, general, and administrative expenses" with interest expense to be recognized in periods thereafter. The fair value of this contingency at January 31, 2021, was $1,991 (measured based on the present value of the expected future cash outflows) of which $691 was classified as "Accrued liabilities" and $1,300 was classified as "Other liabilities" on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The fair value of this contingency at January 31, 2020, was $2,607 of which $691 was classified as "accrued liabilities" and $1,916 was classified as "Other liabilities" on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. As of January 31, 2021, the Company has made payments related to the commitment totaling $2,860.

In addition to commitments disclosed elsewhere in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, the Company has approximately $40,000 of unconditional purchase obligations for inventory and other obligations that arise in the normal course of business operations and have a term of less than one year. The majority of these obligations are related to the Applied Technology and Engineered Films divisions and arise from the purchase of raw materials inventory.