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Acquisitions
 12 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2025
Business Combination, Asset Acquisition, Transaction between Entities under Common Control, and Joint Venture Formation [Abstract]  
Acquisitions CEO Transition Costs and Related
CEO transition-related costs are expensed in our Unallocated segment and relate to the following:

Fiscal 2025 - On October 28, 2024, the Board appointed John Ratigan as our President and Chief Executive Officer ("CEO"). On October 31, 2024, Kenneth H. Traub was appointed as an independent member of the Board. On November 26, 2024, Mr. Traub was appointed Executive Chairman and Mark Quinlan resigned from his position as Chairman while remaining as a member of the Board. Also on November 26, 2024, Lieutenant General (Retired) Bruce T. Crawford, was appointed Lead Independent Director. On January 13, 2025, the Board appointed Mr. Traub as President and CEO in addition to his current role as Chairman, replacing Mr. Ratigan effective immediately. Pursuant to his separation agreement and release, Mr. Ratigan resigned from his position as President and CEO and as a member of the Board. CEO transition costs of $2,117,000 incurred during fiscal 2025 consisted of net legal expenses related to a former CEO, severance related to Mr. Ratigan, third party CEO search firm expenses and expense related to Mr. Traub's sign-on bonus.
Fiscal 2024 - On March 12, 2024, Ken Peterman, our former Chairman of the Board, President and CEO, was terminated for cause and the Board of Directors appointed Mr. Ratigan as interim CEO and Mr. Quinlan as Chairman of the Board of Directors. Prior to the changes, Mr. Ratigan served as our Chief Corporate Development Officer and Mr. Quinlan served as a member of our Board of Directors. Upon termination of his employment, Mr. Peterman was deemed to have resigned from his position as Chairman of the Board of Directors and as a director pursuant to his employment contract. CEO transition costs of $2,916,000 incurred during fiscal 2024 primarily consisted of legal expenses.
Fiscal 2023 - On August 9, 2022, our Board of Directors appointed Mr. Peterman as our Chairman of the Board, President and CEO. Transition costs related to his predecessor, our former President and CEO, Michael D. Porcelain, pursuant to his separation agreement with the Company, were $7,424,000, of which $3,764,000 related to the acceleration of unamortized stock based compensation, with the remaining $3,660,000 related to his severance payments and benefits upon termination of employment. The cash portion of the transition costs of $3,660,000 was paid to Mr. Porcelain in October 2022. Also, in connection with Mr. Peterman entering into an employment agreement with the Company, effective as of August 9, 2022, we incurred a $1,000,000 expense related to a cash sign-on bonus, which was paid to Mr. Peterman in January 2023.