Escrow deposit disbursement.

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Minority interest combined ownership percentage by parent and non controlling interests.

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The cash inflow associated with divestiture of interest in consolidated subsidiaries parent only portion.

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The designation of funds furnished by a borrower to a lender to assure future payments of the borrower's real estate taxes and insurance obligations with respect to a mortgaged property. Escrow deposits may be made for a variety of other purposes such as earnest money and contingent payments. This element excludes replacement reserves which are an escrow separately provided for within the US GAAP taxonomy.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.10)
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- Definition

Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of equity in securities of subsidiaries.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 225
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (13)(g)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879574&loc=d3e536633-122882

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The cash inflow associated with the deconsolidation of a previously consolidated subsidiary or the sale of investment in consolidated subsidiaries (generally greater than 50 percent).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 12
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66902209&loc=d3e3179-108585

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Investing Activities
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6516133

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Percentage of subsidiary's or equity investee's stock owned by parent company before stock transaction.

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Sale of Interest in Fabrix Systems Ltd. (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Oct. 08, 2014	Apr. 30, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Apr. 30, 2015	Jul. 31, 2016	Jul. 31, 2015	Jul. 31, 2014
Sale of Interest in Fabrix Systems Ltd (Textual)
Gain on sale of interest in Fabrix Systems Ltd.		$ 1,100	$ 75,100	$ 1,200	$ 1,086	$ 76,864
Fabrix Subsidiary [Member]
Sale of Interest in Fabrix Systems Ltd (Textual)
Sale of stock to Ericsson in percentage	100.00%
Common stock sold to Ericsson	$ 95,000
Company owns in Fabrix in percentage	78.00%
Proceeds from divestiture of interest in consolidated subsidiaries	$ 69,200
Escrow deposit	$ 13,000
Escrow deposit disbursement		$ 6,500	$ 6,500
Gain on sale of interest in Fabrix Systems Ltd.					$ 1,100	$ 76,900