Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2017

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by reportable segment for the years ended July 31, 2017 and 2016, were as follows:



	IDS		WPS			Total
Balance as of July 31, 2015	$	382,786	$	50,413		$	433,199
Translation adjustments	1,743		(5,071		)	(3,328		)
Balance as of July 31, 2016	$	384,529	$	45,342		$	429,871
Translation adjustments	4,845		2,981			7,826
Realignment of businesses between segments	$	2,490	$	(2,490	)	$	—
Balance as of July 31, 2017	$	391,864	$	45,833		$	437,697

Goodwill at July 31, 2017 and 2016, is net of $118,637 and $209,392 of accumulated impairment losses within the IDS and WPS segments, respectively, for a total of $328,029. There were no impairment charges recorded during fiscal 2017. The increase of $7,826 in the carrying amount of goodwill as of July 31, 2017, compared to July 31, 2016, was due to the effect of currency fluctuations during the fiscal year.

As further discussed in Note 8 - Segment Information, the Company realigned certain businesses between the WPS and IDS reportable segments effective August 1, 2016. In accordance with ASC 350, "Intangibles - Goodwill and Other," the Company completed a relative fair value calculation of the businesses that were realigned and moved the corresponding goodwill balance of $2,490 between the two reportable segments.

The annual impairment testing performed on May 1, 2017, in accordance with ASC 350, “Intangibles - Goodwill and Other” (“Step One”) indicated that all of the reporting units with remaining goodwill (IDS Americas & Europe, People ID, and WPS Europe) passed Step One of the goodwill impairment test as each had a fair value substantially in excess of its carrying value.

Other Intangible Assets

Other intangible assets include patents, tradenames, customer relationships, non-compete agreements and other intangible assets with finite lives being amortized in accordance with the accounting guidance for other intangible assets. The net book value of these assets was as follows:



	July 31, 2017								July 31, 2016
	Weighted Average Amortization Period (Years)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Book Value		Weighted Average Amortization Period (Years)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Book Value
Amortized other intangible assets:
Patents	5	$	1,358	$	(471	)	$	887	5	$	12,252	$	(11,063	)	$	1,189
Tradenames and other	9	4,528		(4,229		)	299		5	14,359		(13,709		)	650
Customer relationships	8	60,759		(31,909		)	28,850		7	135,795		(100,830		)	34,965
Non-compete agreements and other	N/A	—		—			—		4	9,153		(9,142		)	11
Unamortized other intangible assets:
Tradenames	N/A	23,040		—			23,040		N/A	22,991		—			22,991
Total		$	89,685	$	(36,609	)	$	53,076		$	194,550	$	(134,744	)	$	59,806

Fully amortized definite-lived intangible assets have historically been retained in gross asset and accumulated amortization accounts. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017, the Company made an accounting policy election to remove the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization of the fully amortized intangible assets from these accounts as the period of economic benefit related to these assets has lapsed and the assets have either been abandoned, have expired, or have lost their value over time. The gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization of the fully amortized intangibles that were removed was $107,741. The decrease in the gross carrying amount as of July 31, 2017, compared to July 31, 2016, was partially offset by the positive effect of currency fluctuations during the year.

Amortization expense on intangible assets during the fiscal years ended July 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015 was $7,113, $9,056 and $12,103, respectively. Amortization expense over each of the next five fiscal years is projected to be $6,456, $6,199, $5,201, $5,160 and $5,010 for the fiscal years ending July 31, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

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