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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible domestic operating loss carryforwards. Excludes state and local operating loss carryforwards.

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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible foreign operating loss carryforwards.

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Percentage of domestic federal statutory tax rate applicable to pretax income (loss).

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Amount of foreign earnings repatriated from subsidiaries outside the country of domicile.

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The portion of the valuation allowance pertaining to the deferred tax asset representing potential future taxable deductions from net operating loss carryforwards for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized.

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Amount of income tax expense (benefit) for remeasurement of deferred tax from change in tax rate pursuant to Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

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Amount of undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries intended to be permanently reinvested outside the country of domicile.

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Amount of unrecognized tax benefits.

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Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2020	Jul. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2018
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Income tax benefit		$ 10,864,000
TCJA, Revaluation of deferred tax assets and liabilities, provisional income tax expense (benefit)				$ (8,657,000)
Statutory tax rate	26.90%	21.00%	21.00%	26.90%
Domestic NOLs		$ 2,705,000	$ 137,000
Foreign NOLs		11,158,000	10,284,000
Repatriated dividends		0	0
Cumulative amount of undistributed earnings indefinitely reinvested in foreign subsidiaries		49,612,000	45,566,000
Unrecognized tax benefits	$ 0	746,000	432,000	$ 0
Foreign
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Valuation allowance on NOLs		6,796,000	$ 5,701,000
Foreign \| Federal Ministry of Finance, Germany
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Valuation allowance on NOLs		1,979,000
Foreign \| Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC)
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Valuation allowance on NOLs		2,628,000
Jet Prep Ltd. \| Foreign
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Valuation allowance on NOLs		$ 1,319,000