Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Second Tranche, Vesting, Term

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Represents the percentage of stock options immediately vested on change of control.

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Represents the percentage of stock options immediately vested on termination of executive.

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Represents the percentage of stock options exercised as of specified date.

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Represents the maximum vesting term for incentive and non-qualified stock options determined by board of directors.

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Represents the price per share paid to acquire company's common stock under stock repurchase program.

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Represents the term for granting stock in excess of cash salary or bonus in excess of dollar one.

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The compensation expense recognized during the period pertaining to the deferred compensation arrangement.

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The per share price that the individual must pay to acquire shares under the deferred compensation arrangement.

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The carrying amount of the liability as of the balance sheet date to an individual under a deferred compensation arrangement. This amount may be the result of periodic accruals made over the period of active employment, or reflect termination benefits resulting contractual terms or a death benefit.

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Minimum period the individual is required to perform services to be fully vested under the deferred compensation arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The maximum number of shares authorized for issuance under the deferred compensation arrangement as of the balance sheet date.

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Estimated period over which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the equity-based payment award, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The grant-date intrinsic value of options granted during the reporting period as calculated by applying the disclosed option pricing methodology.

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- Definition

Description of pertinent provisions of equity-based compensation awards that have actual or potential impact upon the company's financial statements.

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The number of shares authorized to be repurchased by an entity's Board of Directors under a stock repurchase plan.

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Number of shares that have been repurchased and retired during the period.

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Stockholder's Equity (Details Textuals 3) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			82 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2007	Jan. 31, 2014	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017	Jul. 31, 2016	Jul. 31, 2018	Sep. 22, 2011
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Line Items]
Stock Repurchase Program, Number of Shares Authorized to be Repurchased								196,000,000
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Shares				0		5,877,038	106,913,602
Vesting term of second group of options	4 years
Equity Incentive 2007 Plan
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Line Items]
Maximum vesting term for incentive and non-qualified stock options determined by board of directors		10 years
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, award requisite service period		5 years
October 2013 Grants
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Line Items]
Nonqualified stock options to purchase shares, exercise price			$ 17.81
Term for not granting cash salary or bonus compensation in excess of $ 1.00 per year	5 years
Deferred compensation arrangement with individual - requisite service period	5 years
Percentage of total aggregate options vested on April 14, 2010	20.00%
Deferred compensation arrangement with individual - maximum contractual term	Each option will become fully vested, assuming continued service, on April 15, 2019 and December 16, 2018, respectively.
Total compensation expense to be recognized per grant			$ 40.0
Recognized compensation expense				$ 7.2	$ 7.5	$ 7.5
Percentage of stock options which would get immediately vested on termination of executive	100.00%
Percentage of stock options which would get immediately vested on change of control	100.00%
Fair value of each option of grant	$ 5.72
A. Jayson Adair \| October 2013 Grants
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Line Items]
Nonqualified stock options to purchase shares			4,000,000
Vincent W. Mitz \| October 2013 Grants
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Line Items]
Nonqualified stock options to purchase shares			3,000,000
Common Stock [Member]
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Line Items]
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period Cost Per Share						$ 20.065