Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016	Feb. 25, 2016
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jan. 31, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Trading Symbol	ALOG
Entity Registrant Name	ANALOGIC CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000006284
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--07-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		12,418,040