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Segment Information (Details) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |
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Apr. 30, 2016 USD ($) operating_segment | Apr. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Apr. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Apr. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Feb. 23, 2016 USD ($) | Jul. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of reportable operating segments | operating_segment | 2 |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | $ 124,187,000 | $ 71,633,000 | $ 258,627,000 | $ 229,826,000 |  |
Operating income (loss) | (13,397,000) | 7,160,000 | (8,040,000) | 26,002,000 |  |
Net (loss) income | (14,355,000) | 4,960,000 | (10,440,000) | 17,770,000 |  |
Income taxes | (2,510,000) | 2,235,000 | (994,000) | 8,107,000 |  |
Interest (income) and other expense | (5,000) | (107,000) | (227,000) | (281,000) |  |
Interest expense | 3,473,000 | 72,000 | 3,621,000 | 406,000 |  |
Amortization of stock-based compensation | 1,041,000 | 1,244,000 | 3,166,000 | 3,642,000 |  |
Amortization of intangibles | 4,776,000 | 1,561,000 | 7,348,000 | 4,682,000 |  |
Depreciation | 3,082,000 | 1,666,000 | 6,078,000 | 4,896,000 |  |
Acquisition plan expenses | $ 16,960,000 | $ 0 | $ 20,689,000 | 0 |  |
Strategic alternatives analysis expenses and other |  |  |  | $ 585,000 |  |
Adjusted EBITDA | 12,462,000 | 11,631,000 | 29,241,000 | 39,807,000 |  |
Purchases of property, plant and equipment | $ 1,600,000 | $ 688,000 | $ 3,063,000 | $ 2,833,000 |  |
Total assets | 903,328,000 | 473,795,000 | 903,328,000 | 473,795,000 |  | $ 473,877,000
Secured Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit Facility Interest Expense For Period | 2,981,000 |  | 2,981,000 |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  | $ 400,000,000 |
Committed Secured Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit Facility Interest Expense For Period |  | 0 |  | 198,000 |  |
Line of Credit Facility, maximum borrowing capacity |  | 100,000,000 |  | 100,000,000 |  |
TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition plan expenses | 16,960,000 |  | 20,689,000 |  |  |
Long-lived assets acquired in connection with the TCS acquisition | 434,769,000 |  | 434,769,000 |  |  |
Unallocated |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
Operating income (loss) | (25,586,000) | (4,019,000) | (37,477,000) | (12,000,000) |  |
Net (loss) income | (26,426,000) | (6,286,000) | (39,484,000) | (20,184,000) |  |
Income taxes | (2,512,000) | 2,370,000 | (1,088,000) | 8,337,000 |  |
Interest (income) and other expense | (53,000) | (103,000) | (310,000) | (351,000) |  |
Interest expense | 3,405,000 | 0 | 3,405,000 | 198,000 |  |
Amortization of stock-based compensation | 1,041,000 | 1,244,000 | 3,166,000 | 3,642,000 |  |
Amortization of intangibles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
Depreciation | 305,000 | 11,000 | 321,000 | 26,000 |  |
Acquisition plan expenses | $ 16,960,000 |  | $ 20,689,000 |  |  |
Strategic alternatives analysis expenses and other |  | $ 0 |  | $ 585,000 |  |
Adjusted EBITDA | (7,280,000) | (2,764,000) | (13,301,000) | (7,747,000) |  |
Purchases of property, plant and equipment | $ 339,000 | $ 19,000 | $ 354,000 | $ 66,000 |  |
Total assets | 77,803,000 | 134,554,000 | 77,803,000 | 134,554,000 |  |
Unallocated | TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-lived assets acquired in connection with the TCS acquisition | 4,359,000 |  | 4,359,000 |  |  |
Intersegment Eliminations |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Intersegment sales | 2,198,000 | 1,073,000 | 4,082,000 | 3,378,000 |  |
Commercial Solutions Segment | Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | 71,985,000 | 47,531,000 | 165,657,000 | 152,105,000 |  |
Operating income (loss) | 6,560,000 | 3,201,000 | 14,048,000 | 14,460,000 |  |
Net (loss) income | 6,437,000 | 3,259,000 | 13,635,000 | 14,390,000 |  |
Income taxes | 2,000 | (135,000) | 94,000 | (230,000) |  |
Interest (income) and other expense | 53,000 | 5,000 | 103,000 | 92,000 |  |
Interest expense | 68,000 | 72,000 | 216,000 | 208,000 |  |
Amortization of stock-based compensation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
Amortization of intangibles | 3,622,000 | 1,561,000 | 6,194,000 | 4,682,000 |  |
Depreciation | 2,130,000 | $ 1,328,000 | 4,568,000 | 3,947,000 |  |
Acquisition plan expenses | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |  |  |
Strategic alternatives analysis expenses and other |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |
Adjusted EBITDA | 12,312,000 | 6,090,000 | 24,810,000 | 23,089,000 |  |
Purchases of property, plant and equipment | $ 1,119,000 | $ 379,000 | $ 2,067,000 | $ 1,965,000 |  |
Total assets | 616,247,000 | 244,735,000 | 616,247,000 | 244,735,000 |  |
Commercial Solutions Segment | Operating Segments | TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-lived assets acquired in connection with the TCS acquisition | 353,729,000 |  | 353,729,000 |  |  |
Government Solutions Segment | Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | 52,202,000 | 24,102,000 | 92,970,000 | 77,721,000 |  |
Operating income (loss) | 5,629,000 | 7,978,000 | 15,389,000 | 23,542,000 |  |
Net (loss) income | 5,634,000 | 7,987,000 | 15,409,000 | 23,564,000 |  |
Income taxes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
Interest (income) and other expense | (5,000) | (9,000) | (20,000) | (22,000) |  |
Interest expense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
Amortization of stock-based compensation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
Amortization of intangibles | 1,154,000 | 0 | 1,154,000 | 0 |  |
Depreciation | 647,000 | $ 327,000 | 1,189,000 | 923,000 |  |
Acquisition plan expenses | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |  |  |
Strategic alternatives analysis expenses and other |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |
Adjusted EBITDA | 7,430,000 | 8,305,000 | 17,732,000 | 24,465,000 |  |
Purchases of property, plant and equipment | $ 142,000 | $ 290,000 | $ 642,000 | $ 802,000 |  |
Total assets | 209,278,000 | $ 94,506,000 | 209,278,000 | $ 94,506,000 |  |
Government Solutions Segment | Operating Segments | TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-lived assets acquired in connection with the TCS acquisition | $ 76,681,000 |  | $ 76,681,000 |  |  |

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