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Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities - Product Warranty Rollforward (Details) (USD $) | 9 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2015 | Apr. 30, 2014
Accrued Liabilities, Current [Abstract] |  |
Minimum coverage period of product warranty from the date of shipment | 1 year |
Changes in Product Warranty Liability |  |
Accrued warranty obligations, as of the beginning of the period | $ 8,618,000 us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualClassifiedCurrent | $ 7,797,000 us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualClassifiedCurrent
Provision for warranty obligations | 3,255,000 us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualWarrantiesIssued | 5,364,000 us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualWarrantiesIssued
Charges incurred | (3,580,000)us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualPayments | (4,176,000)us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualPayments
Accrued warranty obligations, as of the end of the period | $ 8,293,000 us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualClassifiedCurrent | $ 8,985,000 us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualClassifiedCurrent

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- Definition Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for estimated claims under standard and extended warranty protection rights granted to customers. For classified balance sheets, represents the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 20 -Article 5 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.20) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 25 -Paragraph 5 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6397716&loc=d3e11281-110244 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 7 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6398077&loc=d3e12524-110249 + Details
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- Definition Represents the aggregate decrease in the liability related to payments to satisfy claims for standard and extended product warranties. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 8 -Subparagraph ((c)(2)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6398077&loc=d3e12565-110249 + Details
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