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Employee Benefit Plans
12 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2013
Employee Benefit Plans

14.   EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

Substantially all non-highly compensated employees are eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan. The Company may make discretionary contributions to the 401(k) plan according to a matching formula determined by each operating subsidiary. Total expense for the plan was $316 in fiscal 2013, $174 in fiscal 2012 and $209 in fiscal 2011.

The Company has established a deferred compensation plan for executives who do not participate in a 401(k) plan. This plan allows executives to defer a portion of their compensation and to direct the Company to invest the funds in mutual fund investments held by the Company. Participant benefits are limited to the value of the investments held on their behalf. Investments held by the Company are accounted for at fair value and reported as other long-term assets. The equal and offsetting obligation to the participants is reported as other long-term liabilities. No net income or loss is recorded through the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income. The Company does not make contributions to the plan. The balance of investments held in this plan, and the offsetting liability to the executives, was $7,000 (excluding $3,407 related to discontinued operations) at July 31, 2013 and $8,970 at July 31, 2012.