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Updated Accounting Policies
9 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2011
Updated Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Updated Accounting Policies
NOTE M — Updated Accounting Policies
In July 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2010-20, Disclosures about the Credit Quality of Financing Receivables and the Allowance for Credit Losses, requiring more robust and disaggregated disclosures about the credit quality of an entity’s financing receivables and its allowance for credit losses. The Company adopted the new guidance in the second quarter of fiscal 2011. The new guidance provides for additional disclosure included herein.
Accounts receivables are stated net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $5,523 and $7,137 as of April 30, 2011 and July 31, 2010, respectively. No single customer comprised more than 10% of the Company’s consolidated net sales as of April 30, 2011 or July 31, 2010, or 10% of the Company’s consolidated accounts receivable as of April 30, 2011 and July 31, 2010. Specific customer provisions are made when a review of significant outstanding amounts, utilizing information about customer creditworthiness and current economic trends, indicates that collection is doubtful. In addition, provisions are made at different rates, based upon the age of the receivable and the Company’s historical collection experience.
In addition, the Company provides for an allowance for estimated product returns and credit memos which is recognized as a deduction from sales at the time of the sale. As of April 30, 2011 and July 31, 2010, the Company had a reserve of $4,414 and $3,963, respectively.