Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information by Segment

Following is a summary of segment information for the years ended July 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013:

	2015		2014		2013
Sales to External Customers:
ID Solutions	$	806,484	$	825,123	$	739,116
WPS	365,247		399,911		418,676
Total Company	$	1,171,731	$	1,225,034	$	1,157,792
Depreciation & Amortization:
ID Solutions	$	25,658	$	28,955	$	25,920
WPS	6,772		7,919		9,078
Corporate	7,028		7,724		13,727
Total Company	$	39,458	$	44,598	$	48,725
Segment Profit:
ID Solutions	$	149,840	$	176,129	$	174,390
WPS	56,502		66,238		95,241
Total Company	$	206,342	$	242,367	$	269,631
Assets:
ID Solutions	$	780,524	$	882,440	$	989,216
WPS	167,797		239,848		239,219
Corporate	114,576		131,377		210,248
Total Company	$	1,062,897	$	1,253,665	$	1,438,683
Expenditures for property, plant & equipment:
ID Solutions	$	18,732	$	28,774	$	18,186
WPS	3,970		10,580		8,459
Corporate	3,971		4,044		9,042
Total Company	$	26,673	$	43,398	$	35,687

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, 2015, 2014 and 2013:

	Years Ended July 31,
	2015			2014			2013
Total profit from reportable segments	$	206,342		$	242,367		$	269,631
Unallocated costs:
Administrative costs	107,348			120,015			121,693
Restructuring charges	16,821			15,012			26,046
Impairment charges (1)	46,867			148,551			204,448
Investment and other income	(845		)	(2,402		)	(3,523		)
Interest expense	11,156			14,300			16,641
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	$	24,995		$	(53,109	)	$	(95,674	)

(1) Of the total $46,867 impairment charges in fiscal 2015, $39,367 was in the WPS segment and $7,500 was in the IDS segment. The impairment charges in 2014 were in the IDS reportable segments. 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,
	2015			2014			2013			2015		2014		2013
Geographic information:
United States	$	677,401		$	675,771		$	615,861		$	389,150	$	425,733	$	576,539
Other	559,649			615,974			602,582			224,151		314,456		319,706
Eliminations	(65,319		)	(66,711		)	(60,651		)	—		—		—
Consolidated total	$	1,171,731		$	1,225,034		$	1,157,792		$	613,301	$	740,189	$	896,245
* Revenues are attributed based on country of origin.
** Long-lived assets consist of property, plant, and equipment, other intangible assets and goodwill.