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Segment Information (Details) |  | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
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Jan. 31, 2016 USD ($) operating_segment | Jan. 31, 2017 USD ($) operating_segment | Jan. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Jan. 31, 2017 USD ($) operating_segment | Jan. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Jul. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of reportable segments | operating_segment | 3 | 2 |  | 2 |  |
Net sales |  | $ 139,028,000 | $ 70,323,000 | $ 274,814,000 | $ 134,440,000 |
Operating income (loss) |  | 12,849,000 | 3,189,000 | 12,121,000 | 5,357,000 |
Net income |  | 6,585,000 | 2,476,000 | 4,096,000 | 3,915,000 |
Provision for income taxes |  | 3,486,000 | 750,000 | 1,924,000 | 1,516,000 |
Interest (income) and other expense |  | (74,000) | (110,000) | (76,000) | (222,000) |
Interest expense |  | 2,852,000 | 73,000 | 6,177,000 | 148,000 |
Amortization of stock-based compensation |  | 1,019,000 | 1,074,000 | 1,989,000 | 2,125,000 |
Amortization of intangibles |  | 6,032,000 | 1,196,000 | 12,087,000 | 2,572,000 |
Depreciation |  | 3,568,000 | 1,466,000 | 7,317,000 | 2,996,000 |
Settlement of intellectual property litigation |  | (9,979,000) | 0 | (9,979,000) | 0 |
Acquisition plan expenses |  |  | 2,337,000 |  | 3,729,000 |
Adjusted EBITDA |  | 13,489,000 | 9,262,000 | 23,535,000 | 16,779,000 |
Purchases of property, plant and equipment |  | 2,072,000 | 827,000 | 4,147,000 | 1,463,000 |
Total assets | $ 462,170,000 | 883,508,000 | 462,170,000 | 883,508,000 | 462,170,000 | $ 921,196,000
Secured Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit Facility Interest Expense For Period |  | 2,708,000 | 0 | 5,883,000 | 0 |
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Operating income (loss) |  | 4,647,000 | (6,731,000) | (1,679,000) | (11,891,000) |
Net income |  | (1,507,000) | (7,235,000) | (9,512,000) | (13,060,000) |
Provision for income taxes |  | 3,351,000 | 634,000 | 1,766,000 | 1,424,000 |
Interest (income) and other expense |  | 9,000 | (130,000) | 12,000 | (256,000) |
Interest expense |  | 2,794,000 | 0 | 6,055,000 | 0 |
Amortization of stock-based compensation |  | 1,019,000 | 1,074,000 | 1,989,000 | 2,125,000 |
Amortization of intangibles |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Depreciation |  | 387,000 | 8,000 | 798,000 | 16,000 |
Settlement of intellectual property litigation |  | (9,979,000) |  | (9,979,000) |  |
Acquisition plan expenses |  |  | 2,337,000 |  | 3,729,000 |
Adjusted EBITDA |  | (3,926,000) | (3,312,000) | (8,871,000) | (6,022,000) |
Purchases of property, plant and equipment |  | 7,000 | 13,000 | 77,000 | 15,000 |
Total assets | 156,474,000 | 66,326,000 | 156,474,000 | 66,326,000 | 156,474,000 |
Commercial Solutions Segment | Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  | 82,103,000 | 50,722,000 | 158,281,000 | 93,672,000 |
Operating income (loss) |  | 5,864,000 | 5,241,000 | 8,962,000 | 7,489,000 |
Net income |  | 5,730,000 | 5,023,000 | 8,743,000 | 7,200,000 |
Provision for income taxes |  | 135,000 | 116,000 | 158,000 | 92,000 |
Interest (income) and other expense |  | (60,000) | 29,000 | (62,000) | 50,000 |
Interest expense |  | 59,000 | 73,000 | 123,000 | 148,000 |
Amortization of stock-based compensation |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Amortization of intangibles |  | 4,413,000 | 1,196,000 | 8,849,000 | 2,572,000 |
Depreciation |  | 2,429,000 | 1,186,000 | 5,016,000 | 2,439,000 |
Settlement of intellectual property litigation |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Acquisition plan expenses |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Adjusted EBITDA |  | 12,706,000 | 7,623,000 | 22,827,000 | 12,501,000 |
Purchases of property, plant and equipment |  | 1,652,000 | 467,000 | 3,647,000 | 948,000 |
Total assets | 227,963,000 | 620,147,000 | 227,963,000 | 620,147,000 | 227,963,000 |
Commercial Solutions Segment | Intersegment Eliminations |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Intersegment sales |  | 3,059,000 | 805,000 | 6,485,000 | 1,884,000 |
Government Solutions Segment | Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  | 56,925,000 | 19,601,000 | 116,533,000 | 40,768,000 |
Operating income (loss) |  | 2,338,000 | 4,679,000 | 4,838,000 | 9,759,000 |
Net income |  | 2,362,000 | 4,688,000 | 4,865,000 | 9,775,000 |
Provision for income taxes |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Interest (income) and other expense |  | (23,000) | (9,000) | (26,000) | (16,000) |
Interest expense |  | (1,000) | 0 | (1,000) | 0 |
Amortization of stock-based compensation |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Amortization of intangibles |  | 1,619,000 | 0 | 3,238,000 | 0 |
Depreciation |  | 752,000 | 272,000 | 1,503,000 | 541,000 |
Settlement of intellectual property litigation |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Acquisition plan expenses |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Adjusted EBITDA |  | 4,709,000 | 4,951,000 | 9,579,000 | 10,300,000 |
Purchases of property, plant and equipment |  | 413,000 | 347,000 | 423,000 | 500,000 |
Total assets | $ 77,733,000 | $ 197,035,000 | $ 77,733,000 | $ 197,035,000 | $ 77,733,000 |

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