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Total number of monthly credits issued pursuant to the terms and conditions of a full and final warranty settlement

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Amount of monthly credit pursuant to the terms and conditions of a full and final warranty settlement

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Product Warranty, Favorable Settlement Adjustment

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Standard and Extended Product Warranty Accrual, Adjustment To Pre-Acquisition Continent Liability

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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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A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for estimated claims under standard and extended warranty protection rights granted to customers.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for estimated claims under standard and extended warranty protection rights granted to customers. For classified balance sheets, represents the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Amount of decrease in the standard and extended product warranty accrual from payments made in cash or in kind to satisfy claims under the terms of the standard and extended product warranty.

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Amount of increase (decrease) in the standard and extended product warranty accrual from changes in estimates attributable to preexisting product warranties.

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Amount of increase in the standard and extended product warranty accrual from warranties issued.

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Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities - Product Warranty Rollforward (Details)	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2018 USD ($) credit	Jan. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Minimum coverage period of product warranty from the date of shipment	1 year
Accrued warranty obligations	$ 17,617,000	$ 15,362,000	$ 12,481,000
Changes in Product Warranty Liability
Accrued warranty obligations, as of the beginning of the period	17,617,000	15,362,000
Provision for warranty obligations	2,278,000	3,234,000
Charges incurred	(3,914,000)	(3,782,000)
Warranty settlement and reclass (see below)	3,500,000	0
Adjustments to TCS pre-acquisition contingent liability	0	4,200,000
Accrued warranty obligations, as of the end of the period	12,481,000	$ 19,014,000
TeleCommunication Systems Inc. \| TCS 911 call handling software solution
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Accrued warranty obligations	9,909,000		5,234,000
Changes in Product Warranty Liability
Accrued warranty obligations, as of the beginning of the period	9,909,000
Accrued warranty obligations, as of the end of the period	$ 5,234,000
TeleCommunication Systems Inc. \| TCS 911 call handling software solution \| Full and final warranty settlement with AT&T
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of monthly credits issued \| credit	36
Amount of monthly credit			153,000
Present value of monthly credits			4,361,000
TeleCommunication Systems Inc. \| TCS 911 call handling software solution \| Full and final warranty settlement with AT&T \| Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Present value of monthly credits			1,521,000
TeleCommunication Systems Inc. \| TCS 911 call handling software solution \| Full and final warranty settlement with AT&T \| Other Noncurrent Liabilities
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Present value of monthly credits			$ 2,840,000
TeleCommunication Systems Inc. \| TCS 911 call handling software solution \| Full and final warranty settlement with AT&T \| Cost of sales
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
A benefit in connection with favorable settlement	$ 660,000