Leases - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2015	Jan. 31, 2014	Jan. 31, 2013
Foreign Country [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Office rental expense	$ 1,400	$ 1,400	$ 1,500
Seismic Equipment Lease Pool [Member] \| Domestic Tax Authority [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Lease expense incurred by the Company	$ 1,400	$ 621	$ 1,800

Amount of lease operating expense related to property used in oil and gas production.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 840

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6453985&loc=d3e41499-112717

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 10

-Paragraph a

-Subparagraph 17

-Article 4

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