Segment Reporting

12 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting

19. Segment Reporting

The Company reports segment information based on the geographic location of EEI and its direct and indirect subsidiaries.  Revenue, net and long-lived assets by business segment are summarized in the following tables.

	Fiscal Years Ended July 31,
	2016		2015		2014
	(in thousands)
Revenue, net, by Business Segment:
EEI and its subsidiaries located in the United States	$	83,095	$	88,715	$	85,456
Subsidiaries located in South America (1)		22,722		38,220		42,569
Other foreign subsidiaries		---		---		402

(1) Significant South American revenues included revenues from subsidiaries located in Peru ($9.7 million, $22.8 million and $19.5 million for fiscal years 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively), Brazil ($5.0 million, $8.0 million and $13.8 million for fiscal years 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively) and Chile ($7.5 million, $6.5 million and $8.8 million for fiscal years 2016, 2014 and 2014, respectively).

	Balance at July 31,
	2016		2015		2014
	(in thousands)
Long-lived assets by geographic location:
EEI and its subsidiaries located in the United States	$	4,916	$	5,901	$	6,566
Subsidiaries located in South America		1,178		1,213		1,374
Other foreign subsidiaries		---		---		1