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Debt (Components Of Debt) (Details) (USD $)
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12 Months Ended |
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Jan. 31, 2012
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Jan. 31, 2011
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Capital leases |
$ 6,512,000 |
$ 7,325,000 |
| Revolving credit loan |
1,500,000,000 |
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| Long-term debt |
105,743,000 |
494,511,000 |
| Less-current maturities (included as "Revolving credit loans and current portion of long-term debt, net") |
(48,490,000) |
(434,435,000) |
| Total long-term debt |
57,253,000 |
60,076,000 |
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Convertible Senior Debentures [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Convertible senior debentures, face value |
0 |
350,000,000 |
| Less-unamortized debt discount |
0 |
(8,993,000) |
| Convertible senior debentures, net |
0 |
341,007,000 |
| Convertible senior debentures, semi-annual interest rate |
2.75% |
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| Debt, maturity date |
Dec.
01,
2026 |
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Loan Payable To Brightstar Corporation, Interest At LIBOR Plus 4.0% Payable Annually, Due September 2015 [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Loan payable to Brightstar Corp., interest at LIBOR plus 4.0% payable annually, due September 2015 |
14,940,000 |
15,203,000 |
| Annual interest rate on loans payable in addition to LIBOR |
4.00% |
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Interest-Free Revolving Credit Loan Payable To Brightstar Corporation [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Revolving credit loan |
36,306,000 |
38,045,000 |
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Other Committed And Uncommitted Revolving Credit Facilities, Expiring On Various Dates Through Fiscal 2013 [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Revolving credit loan |
$ 47,985,000 |
$ 92,931,000 |
| Revolving credit loans, interest rate |
6.27% |
3.27% |
| Debt instrument expiration year |
2013 |
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