Acquisitions and Divestitures	9 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2011
Acquisitions and Divestitures [Abstract]
Acquisitions and Divestitures	NOTE L — Acquisitions and Divestitures On November 1, 2010, the Company acquired ID Warehouse, based in New South Wales, Australia for $7,970. ID Warehouse offers security identification and visitor management products including identification card printers, access control cards, wristbands, tamper-evident security seals and identification accessories. The business is included in the Company’s Asia-Pacific segment. The purchase price allocation resulted in $4,792 assigned to goodwill, $1,846 assigned to customer relationships, and $487 assigned to non-compete agreements. The amounts assigned to the customer relationships and non-compete agreements are being amortized over 10 and 5 years, respectively. The Company expects the acquisition to further strengthen its position in the people identification business in Australia and the segment. The results of the operations of the acquired business have been included since the date of acquisition in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements. The Company is continuing to evaluate the initial purchase price allocations for the acquisition included above and will adjust the allocations as additional information relative to the fair value of assets and liabilities of the acquired business becomes known. Pro forma information related to the acquisition of ID Warehouse was not included because the impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations is considered to be immaterial. On December 16, 2010, the Company sold its Teklynx business, a barcode software company. The Teklynx business had operations primarily in the Company’s Americas and Europe segments. The Company received proceeds of $12,979, net of cash retained in the business. The transaction resulted in a pre-tax gain of $4,394, which was accounted for in “Selling, general, and administrative expenses” (“SG&A”) on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income for the nine month periods ended April 30, 2011. The divestiture of the Teklynx business was part of the Company’s continued long-term growth strategy to focus the Company’s energies and resources on growth of the Company’s core business.

NOTE L — Acquisitions and Divestitures

On November 1, 2010, the Company acquired ID Warehouse, based in New South Wales, Australia for $7,970. ID Warehouse offers security identification and visitor management products including identification card printers, access control cards, wristbands, tamper-evident security seals and identification accessories. The business is included in the Company’s Asia-Pacific segment. The purchase price allocation resulted in $4,792 assigned to goodwill, $1,846 assigned to customer relationships, and $487 assigned to non-compete agreements. The amounts assigned to the customer relationships and non-compete agreements are being amortized over 10 and 5 years, respectively. The Company expects the acquisition to further strengthen its position in the people identification business in Australia and the segment.

The results of the operations of the acquired business have been included since the date of acquisition in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements. The Company is continuing to evaluate the initial purchase price allocations for the acquisition included above and will adjust the allocations as additional information relative to the fair value of assets and liabilities of the acquired business becomes known. Pro forma information related to the acquisition of ID Warehouse was not included because the impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations is considered to be immaterial.

On December 16, 2010, the Company sold its Teklynx business, a barcode software company. The Teklynx business had operations primarily in the Company’s Americas and Europe segments. The Company received proceeds of $12,979, net of cash retained in the business. The transaction resulted in a pre-tax gain of $4,394, which was accounted for in “Selling, general, and administrative expenses” (“SG&A”) on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income for the nine month periods ended April 30, 2011. The divestiture of the Teklynx business was part of the Company’s continued long-term growth strategy to focus the Company’s energies and resources on growth of the Company’s core business.