REVENUE RECOGNITION (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2021

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Summary of reconciliation of the disaggregated revenue

The following table presents the Company's revenues from contracts with customers disaggregated by major good or service line and timing of revenue recognition. The table also includes a reconciliation of the disaggregated revenue with the reportable segments.

	Three Months Ended January 31, 2021						Three Months Ended January 31, 2020
	Direct Marketing		Supply Chain		Consolidated Total		Direct Marketing		Supply Chain		Consolidated Total
	(In thousands)
Major Goods/Service Lines
Marketing solutions offerings	$	91,155	$	—	$	91,155	$	123,117	$	—	$	123,117
Supply chain management services	—		64,342		64,342		—		91,911		91,911
Other	—		550		550		—		424		424
	$	91,155	$	64,892	$	156,047	$	123,117	$	92,335	$	215,452
Timing of Revenue Recognition
Goods transferred over time	$	91,155	$	—	$	91,155	$	123,117	$	—	$	123,117
Services transferred over time	—		64,892		64,892		—		92,335		92,335
	$	91,155	$	64,892	$	156,047	$	123,117	$	92,335	$	215,452
	Six Months Ended January 31, 2021						Six Months Ended January 31, 2020
	Direct Marketing		Supply Chain		Consolidated Total		Direct Marketing		Supply Chain		Consolidated Total
	(In thousands)
Major Goods/Service Lines
Marketing solutions offerings	$	196,863	$	—	$	196,863	$	256,120	$	—	$	256,120
Supply chain management services	—		128,129		128,129		—		183,616		183,616
Other	—		989		989		—		869		869
	$	196,863	$	129,118	$	325,981	$	256,120	$	184,485	$	440,605
Timing of Revenue Recognition
Goods transferred over time	$	196,863	$	—	$	196,863	$	256,120	$	—	$	256,120
Services transferred over time	—		129,118		129,118		—		184,485		184,485
	$	196,863	$	129,118	$	325,981	$	256,120	$	184,485	$	440,605

Summary of changes in deferred revenue

The table below presents information for the Company's contract balances:

	January 31, 2021		July 31, 2020
	(In thousands)
Accounts receivable, trade, net	$	86,455	$	93,072
Contract assets	$	16,589	$	13,016
Deferred revenue - current	$	5,292	$	2,860
Deferred revenue - long-term	202		85
Total deferred revenue	$	5,494	$	2,945

Remaining Performance Obligations

Remaining performance obligations are comprised of deferred revenue. Changes in deferred revenue during the six months ended January 31, 2021 and January 31, 2020, were as follows:

	Six Months Ended January 31,
	2021		2020
	(In thousands)
Balance at beginning of period	$	2,945	$	3,029
Deferral of revenue	4,417		2,669
Recognition of deferred amounts upon satisfaction of performance obligation	(1,868)		(1,705)
Balance at end of period	$	5,494	$	3,993