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Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2017
Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Schedule of weighted-average number of shares used in the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share |
Year ended July 31 (in thousands) |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Basic weighted-average number of shares |  |  | 23,182 |  |  |  | 22,765 |  |  |  | 22,903 |
Effect of dilutive securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock options |  |  | 44 |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 23 |
Non-vested restricted Class B common stock |  |  | 83 |  |  |  | 44 |  |  |  | 321 |
Diluted weighted-average number of shares |  |  | 23,309 |  |  |  | 22,815 |  |  |  | 23,247 |
Summary of outstanding stock options excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share |
Year ended July 31 (in thousands) |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Shares excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share |  |  | 22 |  |  |  | 209 |  |  |  | 136 |
Schedule of change in the allowance for doubtful accounts |
Year ended July 31 (in thousands) |  | Balance at beginning of year |  |  | Additions charged to costs and expenses |  |  | Deductions (1) |  |  | Balance at end of year |
2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reserves deducted from accounts receivable: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for doubtful accounts (2) |  | $ | 4,818 |  |  | $ | 686 |  |  | $ | (297 | ) |  | $ | 5,207 |
2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reserves deducted from accounts receivable: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for doubtful accounts |  | $ | 5,645 |  |  | $ | 1,519 |  |  | $ | (2,346 | ) |  | $ | 4,818 |
2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reserves deducted from accounts receivable: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for doubtful accounts |  | $ | 11,507 |  |  | $ | 97 |  |  | $ | (5,959 | ) |  | $ | 5,645 |
(1) | Primarily uncollectible accounts written off, net of recoveries.
(2) | Includes allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,550 and $861 held for sale at July 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively (see Note 3)

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