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Stockholders' Equity
3 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2011
Comprehensive Income/Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]  
Stockholders' Equity
NOTE G — Stockholders’ Equity
In fiscal 2009, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase plan for the Company’s Class A Nonvoting Common Stock. The plan was implemented by purchasing shares in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, with repurchased shares available for use in connection with the Company’s stock-based plans and for other corporate purposes. The Company did not repurchase shares during fiscal 2011. As of July 31, 2011, there remained 204,133 shares to purchase in connection with this share repurchase plan.
On September 9, 2011, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized an additional share repurchase program for up to two million additional shares of the Company’s Class A Nonvoting Common Stock. The plan may be implemented by purchasing shares in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, with repurchased shares available for use in connection with the Company’s stock-based plans and for other corporate purposes. During the three months ended October 31, 2011, the Company purchased 457,360 shares of its Class A Nonvoting Common Stock under this plan for $12,309. As of October 31, 2011, there remained 1,746,773 shares to purchase in connection with this share repurchase plan.