Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information by Segment

Following is a summary of segment information for the years ended July 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014:

	2016		2015		2014
Sales to External Customers:
ID Solutions	$	776,877	$	806,484	$	825,123
WPS	343,748		365,247		399,911
Total Company	$	1,120,625	$	1,171,731	$	1,225,034
Depreciation & Amortization:
ID Solutions	$	21,838	$	25,658	$	28,955
WPS	4,555		6,772		7,919
Corporate	6,039		7,028		7,724
Total Company	$	32,432	$	39,458	$	44,598
Segment Profit:
ID Solutions	$	169,776	$	149,840	$	176,129
WPS	59,847		56,502		66,238
Total Company	$	229,623	$	206,342	$	242,367
Assets:
ID Solutions	$	742,557	$	780,524	$	882,440
WPS	160,172		167,797		239,848
Corporate	141,235		114,576		131,377
Total Company	$	1,043,964	$	1,062,897	$	1,253,665
Expenditures for property, plant & equipment:
ID Solutions	$	11,511	$	18,732	$	28,774
WPS	5,446		3,970		10,580
Corporate	183		3,971		4,044
Total Company	$	17,140	$	26,673	$	43,398

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, 2016, 2015 and 2014:

	Years Ended July 31,
	2016		2015			2014
Total profit from reportable segments	$	229,623	$	206,342		$	242,367
Unallocated costs:
Administrative costs	111,745		107,348			120,015
Restructuring charges	—		16,821			15,012
Impairment charges (1)	—		46,867			148,551
Investment and other expense (income)	709		(845		)	(2,402		)
Interest expense	7,824		11,156			14,300
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	$	109,345	$	24,995		$	(53,109	)

(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 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,
	2016			2015			2014			2016		2015		2014
Geographic information:
United States	$	663,511		$	677,401		$	675,771		$	376,045	$	389,150	$	425,733
Other	519,579			559,649			615,974			216,076		224,151		314,456
Eliminations	(62,465		)	(65,319		)	(66,711		)	—		—		—
Consolidated total	$	1,120,625		$	1,171,731		$	1,225,034		$	592,121	$	613,301	$	740,189
* Revenues are attributed based on country of origin.
** Long-lived assets consist of property, plant, and equipment, other intangible assets and goodwill.