Segment Information

12 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2020

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

Segment Information

The Company is organized and managed on a global basis within three operating segments, Identification Solutions ("IDS"), Workplace Safety ("WPS"), and People Identification ("PDC"), which aggregate into two reportable segments that are organized around businesses with consistent products and services: IDS and WPS. The IDS and PDC operating segments aggregate into the IDS reporting segment, while the WPS reporting segment is comprised solely of the Workplace Safety operating segment.

Following is a summary of segment information as of and for the years ended July 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018:

	2020		2019		2018
Net sales:
ID Solutions
Americas	$	532,357	$	577,156	$	556,172
Europe	165,490		193,852		197,737
Asia	86,860		92,092		92,178
Total	$	784,707	$	863,100	$	846,087
Workplace Safety
Americas	$	92,513	$	98,788	$	106,910
Europe	152,407		150,480		170,265
Australia	51,672		48,277		50,589
Total	$	296,592	$	297,545	$	327,764
Total Company
Americas	$	624,870	$	675,944	$	663,082
Europe	317,897		344,332		368,002
Asia-Pacific	138,532		140,369		142,767
Total	$	1,081,299	$	1,160,645	$	1,173,851
Depreciation & amortization:
ID Solutions	$	20,745	$	21,387	$	22,075
WPS	2,692		2,412		3,367
Total Company	$	23,437	$	23,799	$	25,442
Segment profit:
ID Solutions	$	150,639	$	164,953	$	143,411
WPS	21,019		23,025		31,712
Total Company	$	171,658	$	187,978	$	175,123
Assets:
ID Solutions	$	737,589	$	740,437	$	737,174
WPS	187,234		137,799		138,329
Corporate	217,643		279,072		181,428
Total Company	$	1,142,466	$	1,157,308	$	1,056,931
Expenditures for property, plant & equipment:
ID Solutions	$	17,637	$	17,849	$	17,283
WPS	9,640		14,976		4,494
Total Company	$	27,277	$	32,825	$	21,777

Following is a reconciliation of segment profit to income before income taxes and losses of unconsolidated affiliate for the years ended July 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018:

	Years Ended July 31,
	2020		2019		2018
Total profit from reportable segments	$	171,658	$	187,978	$	175,123
Unallocated costs:
Administrative costs	(19,814)		(25,550)		(27,093)
Impairment charges(1)	(13,821)		—		—
Gain on sale of business(2)	—		—		4,666
Investment and other income	5,079		5,046		2,487
Interest expense	(2,166)		(2,830)		(3,168)
Income before income taxes and losses of unconsolidated affiliate	$	140,936	$	164,644	$	152,015
(1) Of the total $13,821 impairment charges recognized in the year ended July 31, 2020, $11,029 related to the WPS segment and $2,792 related to the IDS segment.
(2) Gain on sale of business during the year ended July 31, 2018 relates to the WPS segment.

	Revenues* Years Ended July 31,						Long-Lived Assets** As of July 31,
	2020		2019		2018		2020		2019		2018
Geographic information:
United States	$	627,160	$	674,924	$	663,935	$	361,005	$	365,205	$	366,638
Other	509,530		546,923		573,652		234,330		191,953		193,710
Eliminations	(55,391)		(61,202)		(63,736)		—		—		—
Consolidated total	$	1,081,299	$	1,160,645	$	1,173,851	$	595,335	$	557,158	$	560,348
* Revenues are attributed based on country of origin.
** Long-lived assets consist of property, plant and equipment, goodwill, other intangible assets, and operating lease assets.