Income Taxes	6 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2013
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Income Taxes	7. Income Taxes Prepaid income taxes of approximately $7.0 million at July 31, 2013 consisted of approximately $4.9 million of foreign taxes and approximately $2.1 million of domestic federal and state taxes. Prepaid income taxes of approximately $5.6 million at January 31, 2013 consisted of approximately $4.2 million of foreign taxes and approximately $1.4 million of domestic federal and state taxes. The Company and its subsidiaries file consolidated and separate income tax returns in the United States federal jurisdiction and in foreign jurisdictions. The Company is subject to United States federal income tax examinations for all tax years beginning with its fiscal year ended January 31, 2010. The Company is subject to examination by taxing authorities throughout the world, including foreign jurisdictions such as Australia, Canada, Colombia, Hungary, Peru, Russia, Singapore and the United Kingdom. With few exceptions, the Company and its subsidiaries are no longer subject to foreign income tax examinations for tax years before 2008. In July 2012, the Company reached a settlement with the Canadian Revenue Agency (“CRA”) and the Internal Revenue Service regarding its request for competent authority assistance for matters arising from an audit of the Company’s Canadian income tax returns for the years ended January 31, 2004, 2005 and 2006. The issues involved related to intercompany repair charges, management fees and the deductibility of depreciation charges and whether those deductions should be taken in Canada or in the United States. Pursuant to the settlement agreement, adjustments have been proposed to the Company’s Canadian and United States income tax returns for the years ended January 31, 2004 through January 31, 2012. These changes are estimated to result in a net reduction to consolidated income tax expense of approximately $141,000, which amount was reflected in the Company’s benefit from income taxes for the six months ended July 31, 2012. As a result of the settlement, in the six months ended July 31, 2012, the Company recognized the benefit of certain tax positions amounting to approximately $3.3 million and reversed previous estimates of potential penalties and interest amounting to approximately $1.9 million. The effective tax rate for the three and six months ended July 31, 2013 was approximately 28.3% and 19.3%, respectively. Without the effect of the $5.3 million tax benefit above, the effective tax rate for the three and six months ended July 31, 2012 was 13.5% and 22.5%, respectively. These rates are less than the federal statutory rate of 34% primarily due to the effect of lower tax rates in certain foreign jurisdictions. The Company has determined that earnings from these jurisdictions have been permanently reinvested outside of the United States.

Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2013

7. Income Taxes

Prepaid income taxes of approximately $7.0 million at July 31, 2013 consisted of approximately $4.9 million of foreign taxes and approximately $2.1 million of domestic federal and state taxes. Prepaid income taxes of approximately $5.6 million at January 31, 2013 consisted of approximately $4.2 million of foreign taxes and approximately $1.4 million of domestic federal and state taxes.

The Company and its subsidiaries file consolidated and separate income tax returns in the United States federal jurisdiction and in foreign jurisdictions. The Company is subject to United States federal income tax examinations for all tax years beginning with its fiscal year ended January 31, 2010.

The Company is subject to examination by taxing authorities throughout the world, including foreign jurisdictions such as Australia, Canada, Colombia, Hungary, Peru, Russia, Singapore and the United Kingdom. With few exceptions, the Company and its subsidiaries are no longer subject to foreign income tax examinations for tax years before 2008.

In July 2012, the Company reached a settlement with the Canadian Revenue Agency (“CRA”) and the Internal Revenue Service regarding its request for competent authority assistance for matters arising from an audit of the Company’s Canadian income tax returns for the years ended January 31, 2004, 2005 and 2006. The issues involved related to intercompany repair charges, management fees and the deductibility of depreciation charges and whether those deductions should be taken in Canada or in the United States. Pursuant to the settlement agreement, adjustments have been proposed to the Company’s Canadian and United States income tax returns for the years ended January 31, 2004 through January 31, 2012. These changes are estimated to result in a net reduction to consolidated income tax expense of approximately $141,000, which amount was reflected in the Company’s benefit from income taxes for the six months ended July 31, 2012.

As a result of the settlement, in the six months ended July 31, 2012, the Company recognized the benefit of certain tax positions amounting to approximately $3.3 million and reversed previous estimates of potential penalties and interest amounting to approximately $1.9 million.

The effective tax rate for the three and six months ended July 31, 2013 was approximately 28.3% and 19.3%, respectively. Without the effect of the $5.3 million tax benefit above, the effective tax rate for the three and six months ended July 31, 2012 was 13.5% and 22.5%, respectively. These rates are less than the federal statutory rate of 34% primarily due to the effect of lower tax rates in certain foreign jurisdictions. The Company has determined that earnings from these jurisdictions have been permanently reinvested outside of the United States.

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The entire disclosure for income taxes. Disclosures may include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information.

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