Business Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2016

Business Segment Information [Abstract]

Summary of operating results of business segments

(in thousands)	Telecom Platform Services			Consumer Phone Services		All Other			Corporate			Total
Year ended July 31, 2016
Revenues	$	1,477,906		$	6,874	$	11,481		$	—		$	1,496,261
Income (loss) from operations		31,214			1,218		4,165			(10,394	)		26,203
Depreciation and amortization		18,547			—		1,987			1			20,535
Severance		6,200			—		—			310			6,510
Gain on sale of member interest in Visa Europe Ltd.		7,476			—		—			—			7,476
Gain on sale of interest in Fabrix Systems Ltd.		—			—		1,086			—			1,086
Other operating loss		(326	)		—		—			—			(326	)
Year ended July 31, 2015
Revenues	$	1,572,744		$	8,629	$	15,404		$	—		$	1,596,777
Income (loss) from operations		26,951			1,259		77,969			(13,129	)		93,050
Depreciation and amortization		16,169			—		2,243			6			18,418
Severance		7,696			—		35			632			8,363
Gain on sale of interest in Fabrix Systems Ltd.		—			—		76,864			—			76,864
Other operating loss		—			—		—			(1,552	)		(1,552	)
Year ended July 31, 2014
Revenues	$	1,615,570		$	11,023	$	24,948		$	—		$	1,651,541
Income (loss) from operations		45,062			1,797		(1,735	)		(15,284	)		29,840
Depreciation and amortization		13,776			—		2,512			30			16,318
Other operating gains (losses), net		650			—		638			(453	)		835

Schedule of revenue from external customers

Year ended July 31  (in thousands)	2016		2015		2014
Retail Communications	$	672,192	$	735,046	$	695,783
Wholesale Carrier Services		555,133		590,902		672,276
Payment Services		219,221		208,343		202,324
Hosted Platform Solutions		31,360		38,453		45,187
Consumer Phone Services		6,874		8,629		11,023
Fabrix		—		4,170		16,627
Zedge		9,474		9,054		6,535
Real estate		2,007		2,180		1,786
TOTAL REVENUES	$	1,496,261	$	1,596,777	$	1,651,541

Schedule of revenue from external customers by geographic areas

Year ended July 31	2016			2015			2014
Revenue from customers located outside of the United States		29	%		30	%		30	%
Revenue from customers located in the United Kingdom		23	%		20	%		19	%

Schedule of long-lived assets and total assets by geographic areas

(in thousands)	United States		Foreign Countries		Total
July 31, 2016
Long-lived assets, net	$	83,401	$	3,973	$	87,374
Total assets		258,896		210,762		469,658
July 31, 2015
Long-lived assets, net	$	87,497	$	3,819	$	91,316
Total assets		278,676		207,006		485,682
July 31, 2014
Long-lived assets, net	$	77,173	$	4,587	$	81,760
Total assets		281,510		199,421		480,931