Represents limit of percentage of compensation contribution with respect to increase in amount.

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Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Maximum Annual Contributions Per Employee, Conditional Percent

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The number of shares to be repurchased by an entity's Board of Directors under a Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

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An entity may opt to disclose the highest amount maximum employee contribution permitted to utilize with respect to the plan.

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Represents percentage of salary employee to make contributions to purchase shares of common stock under employee stock purchase plan.

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Term

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- Definition

Maximum percentage of employee gross pay the employee may contribute to a defined contribution plan.

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Discount rate from fair value on purchase date that participants pay for shares.

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-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) originally approved (usually by shareholders and board of directors), net of any subsequent amendments and adjustments, for awards under the equity-based compensation plan. As stock or unit options and equity instruments other than options are awarded to participants, the shares or units remain authorized and become reserved for issuance under outstanding awards (not necessarily vested).

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The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.

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- Definition

Number of shares issued during the period as a result of an employee stock purchase plan.

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Stockholder's Equity (Details Textuals 2) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Stockholder's Equity (Details Textuals 2) - USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2017	Jul. 31, 2016	Jul. 31, 2015
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock authorized to purchase	10,000,000
Discount from market price	15.00%
Offering period		6 months
Maximum percentage of salary withheld for employee contribution	up to 10%
Compensation contribution limit in percentage	may not exceed 15
Number of shares of common stock issued pursuant to the ESPP	190,713	216,264	202,030
Common stock have been issued pursuant to the ESPP	8,291,165
Shares were available for future grant under the Plan (in shares)	1,788,909
Maximum annual contributions per employee, percent		10.00%
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, maximum employee contribution permitted value	$ 25,000
Maximum annual contributions per employee, conditional percent		15.00%
2007 Equity Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock authorized to purchase	16,000,000
Shares were available for future grant under the Plan (in shares)	10,103,589