Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information by Segment

Following is a summary of segment information for the years ended July 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015:

	2017		2016		2015
Sales to External Customers:
ID Solutions	$	800,392	$	795,511	$	826,824
WPS	312,924		325,114		344,907
Total Company	$	1,113,316	$	1,120,625	$	1,171,731
Depreciation & Amortization:
ID Solutions	$	23,092	$	27,285	$	32,228
WPS	4,211		5,147		7,230
Total Company	$	27,303	$	32,432	$	39,458
Segment Profit:
ID Solutions	$	130,572	$	112,276	$	89,392
WPS	25,554		30,792		29,344
Total Company	$	156,126	$	143,068	$	118,736
Assets:
ID Solutions	$	761,448	$	748,408	$	789,924
WPS	154,827		154,321		158,397
Corporate	133,948		141,235		114,576
Total Company	$	1,050,223	$	1,043,964	$	1,062,897
Expenditures for property, plant & equipment:
ID Solutions	$	12,347	$	11,640	$	21,483
WPS	2,820		5,500		5,190
Total Company	$	15,167	$	17,140	$	26,673

Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated

Following is a reconciliation of segment profit to net earnings for the years ended July 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015:

	Years Ended July 31,
	2017			2016		2015
Total profit from reportable segments	$	156,126		$	143,068	$	118,736
Unallocated costs:
Administrative costs	25,111			25,190		19,742
Restructuring charges	—			—		16,821
Impairment charges (1)	—			—		46,867
Investment and other (income) expense	(1,121		)	709		(845		)
Interest expense	5,504			7,824		11,156
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes	$	126,632		$	109,345	$	24,995

(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.

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

	Revenues* Years Ended July 31,									Long-Lived Assets** As of July 31,
	2017			2016			2015			2017		2016		2015
Geographic information:
United States	$	651,294		$	663,511		$	677,401		$	367,418	$	376,045	$	389,150
Other	521,791			519,579			559,649			221,458		216,076		224,151
Eliminations	(59,769		)	(62,465		)	(65,319		)	—		—		—
Consolidated total	$	1,113,316		$	1,120,625		$	1,171,731		$	588,876	$	592,121	$	613,301
* Revenues are attributed based on country of origin.
** Long-lived assets consist of property, plant, and equipment, other intangible assets and goodwill.