CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2017	Jul. 31, 2017
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 37,220	$ 36,584
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,295 and $1,808	105,153	110,656
Inventories, net	105,823	98,724
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	19,484	11,407
Total current assets	267,680	257,371
Property and equipment, net	91,487	88,338
Intangible assets, net	138,837	124,512
Goodwill	351,818	311,445
Other assets	5,348	4,707
Total assets	855,170	786,373
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	28,361	27,469
Compensation payable	20,500	27,468
Accrued expenses	28,391	23,393
Deferred revenue	25,183	25,282
Income taxes payable	7,136	3,167
Total current liabilities	109,571	106,779
Long-term debt	168,000	126,000
Deferred income taxes	31,375	24,714
Other long-term liabilities	3,646	4,948
Total liabilities	312,592	262,441
Commitments and contingencies (Note 10)
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred Stock, par value $1.00 per share; authorized 1,000,000 shares; none issued	0	0
Common Stock, par value $.10 per share; authorized 75,000,000 shares; issued October 31 - 46,332,826 shares, outstanding October - 41,805,879 shares; issued July 31 - 46,194,370 shares, outstanding July 31 - 41,728,934 shares	4,634	4,619
Additional paid-in capital	177,359	174,602
Retained earnings	430,519	407,590
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(11,133)	(9,900)
Treasury Stock, at cost; October 31 - 4,526,947 shares; July 31 - 4,465,440 shares	(58,801)	(52,979)
Total stockholders’ equity	542,578	523,932
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 855,170	$ 786,373

Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Amount due from customers or clients, within one year of the balance sheet date (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer), for goods or services (including trade receivables) that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, reduced to the estimated net realizable fair value by an allowance established by the entity of the amount it deems uncertain of collection.