Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information by Segment

Following is a summary of segment information for the years ended July 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012:

	2014		2013		2012
Sales to External Customers:
IDS	$	825,123	$	739,116	$	636,590
WPS	399,911		418,676		434,914
Total Company	$	1,225,034	$	1,157,792	$	1,071,504
Depreciation & Amortization:
IDS	$	28,955	$	25,920	$	18,253
WPS	7,919		9,078		7,827
Corporate	7,724		13,727		17,907
Total Company	$	44,598	$	48,725	$	43,987
Segment Profit:
IDS	$	176,129	$	174,390	$	160,658
WPS	66,238		95,241		117,187
Total Company	$	242,367	$	269,631	$	277,845
Assets:
IDS	$	882,440	$	989,216	$	744,055
WPS	239,848		239,219		439,255
Corporate	131,377		210,248		424,409
Total Company	$	1,253,665	$	1,438,683	$	1,607,719
Expenditures for property, plant & equipment:
IDS	$	28,774	$	18,186	$	15,213
WPS	10,580		8,459		4,989
Corporate	4,044		9,042		3,945
Total Company	$	43,398	$	35,687	$	24,147

Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated

Following is a reconciliation of segment profit to net earnings (loss) for the years ended July 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012:

	Years Ended July 31,
	2014			2013			2012
Total profit from reportable segments	$	242,367		$	269,631		$	277,845
Unallocated costs:
Administrative costs	120,015			121,693			114,098
Restructuring charges	15,012			26,046			6,084
Impairment charges (1)	148,551			204,448			—
Investment and other income	(2,402		)	(3,523		)	(2,082		)
Interest expense	14,300			16,641			19,090
(Loss) earnings from continuing operations before income taxes	$	(53,109	)	$	(95,674	)	$	140,655

(1) The impairment charges in fiscal 2014 were in the IDS reportable segment. Of the total $204,448 impairment charges in fiscal 2013, $182,800 was in the WPS reportable segment and $21,648 was in the IDS reportable segment.

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas

	Revenues* Years Ended July 31,									Long-Lived Assets** As of Years Ended July 31,
	2014			2013			2012			2014		2013		2012
Geographic information:
United States	$	675,771		$	615,861		$	522,393		$	425,733	$	576,539	$	479,791
Other	615,974			602,582			611,899			314,456		319,706		411,134
Eliminations	(66,711		)	(60,651		)	(62,788		)	—		—		—
Consolidated total	$	1,225,034		$	1,157,792		$	1,071,504		$	740,189	$	896,245	$	890,925
* Revenues are attributed based on country of origin.
** Long-lived assets consist of property, plant, and equipment, other intangible assets and goodwill.