Intangible Assets, Goodwill and Other

12 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2020

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Other Intangible and Long-Lived Assets

Other intangible assets include customer relationships and tradenames with finite lives being amortized in accordance with the accounting guidance for other intangible assets. The Company also has unamortized indefinite-lived tradenames that are classified as other intangible assets.

The net book value of these assets was as follows:


	July 31, 2020												July 31, 2019
	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:
Customer relationships and other	9	$	45,385	$	(32,670)	$	12,715	9	$	46,595	$	(29,343)	$	17,252
Unamortized other intangible assets:
Tradenames	N/A	9,619		—		9,619		N/A	18,871		—		18,871
Total		$	55,004	$	(32,670)	$	22,334		$	65,466	$	(29,343)	$	36,123

The change in the gross carrying amount of other intangible assets as of July 31, 2020 compared to July 31, 2019 was primarily due to $8,665 of impairment charges recognized and to a lesser extent the effect of currency translations during the fiscal year.

The Company evaluates other intangible and long-lived assets for impairment on an annual basis or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances have occurred that indicate the asset may not be recoverable or that the remaining estimated useful life may warrant revision. As a result of the adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on both the global economic environment and the Company’s supply chain, operations, and customer demand, the Company performed an interim analysis during the third quarter of the fiscal year ended July 31, 2020. Indefinite-lived tradenames were valued using the income approach based upon current sales projections applying the relief from royalty method. As a result of the analysis, indefinite-lived tradenames with a carrying amount of $9,328 were written down to their estimated fair value of $663 during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2020.

Consistent with the circumstances leading to the intangible asset impairment, the Company performed an interim recoverability and fair value test of other long-lived assets in certain businesses within both the IDS and WPS segments. Long-lived assets were evaluated for recoverability by comparing undiscounted future cash flows derived from internal forecasts to the carrying amount of the asset. For specific long-lived assets, this analysis resulted in an amount that was less than the carrying value of the asset. The Company measured the impairment loss of long-lived assets as the amount by which the carrying value of the assets exceeded their fair value. As a result of the analysis, impairment charges of $2,681 were recognized related to property, plant and equipment, of which $2,353 and $328 related to the IDS and WPS segments, respectively. In addition, impairment charges of $2,475 were recognized related to operating lease assets, of which $2,035 and $440 related to the WPS and IDS segments, respectively.

These items resulted in a total impairment charge of $13,821 recognized in "Impairment charges" on the Consolidated Statements of Income for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2020.

In addition to the interim impairment assessments described above, the Company performed its annual impairment test of other intangible and long-lived assets on May 1, 2020. As a result of the annual analysis, no additional impairment charges were recognized.

Amortization expense on intangible assets during the fiscal years ended July 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018 was $5,219, $5,776, and $6,433, respectively. Amortization expense over each of the next five fiscal years is projected to be $5,384, $5,140, and $2,191 for the fiscal years ending July 31, 2021, 2022, and 2023 respectively. No amortization expense for intangible assets is projected after July 31, 2023.