Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2016	Jul. 31, 2015	Jul. 31, 2014
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	$ 25,358	$ 86,115	$ 21,010
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	20,535	18,418	16,318
Deferred income taxes	3,809	5,877	2,487
Provision for doubtful accounts receivable	1,519	97	500
Gain on sale of interest in Fabrix Systems Ltd.	(1,086)	(76,864)
Gain on sale of member interest in Visa Europe Ltd.	(7,476)
Net realized (gain) loss from marketable securities	(543)	54
Gain on proceeds from insurance			(571)
Interest in the equity of investments	362	(1,699)	(1,282)
Stock-based compensation	2,680	5,185	5,382
Change in assets and liabilities:
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	(22,548)	(28,286)	(25,292)
Trade accounts receivable	616	640	(1,363)
Prepaid expenses, other current assets and other assets	8,372	2,122	(4,628)
Trade accounts payable, accrued expenses, other current liabilities and other liabilities	(10,337)	(3,824)	(5,914)
Customer deposits	25,344	25,939	30,186
Income taxes payable	238	(301)	(29)
Deferred revenue	2,211	(2,939)	8,917
Net cash provided by operating activities	49,054	30,534	45,721
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital expenditures	(18,370)	(28,556)	(17,021)
Proceeds from sale of interest in Fabrix Systems Ltd., net of cash and cash equivalents sold	9,557	59,678
Proceeds from sale of member interest in Visa Europe Ltd	5,597
Cash used for acquisition and purchase of investments	(2,002)	(125)	(175)
Proceeds from sales and redemptions of investments	634	119	1,038
Purchases of other intangibles			(250)
Proceeds from sale of building			250
Proceeds from insurance			571
Purchases of marketable securities	(46,909)	(52,360)	(20,658)
Proceeds from maturities and sales of marketable securities	35,011	24,126	17,323
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(16,482)	2,882	(18,922)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Dividends paid	(17,358)	(47,594)	(13,635)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(1,834)	(2,050)	(1,888)
Cash of Zedge deconsolidated as a result of spin-off	(6,381)
Proceeds from sale of Zedge equity prior to the spin-off	374
Proceeds from investment in subsidiary	8,750
Purchases of stock of subsidiary			(1,133)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options		3,424	609
Proceeds from revolving credit loan payable			56,000
Repayments of borrowings including revolving credit loan payable	(6,353)	(13,271)	(64,318)
Purchase of Class B common stock from Howard S. Jonas		(7,500)
Repurchases of Class B common stock	(4,773)	(3,202)	(1,005)
Net cash used in financing activities	(27,575)	(70,193)	(25,370)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(5,821)	(6,685)	794
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(824)	(43,462)	2,223
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	110,361	153,823	151,600
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	109,537	110,361	153,823
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Cash payments made for interest	1,205	745	743
Cash payments made for income taxes	779	320	1,115
SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE OF NON-CASH FINANCING AND INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Net assets excluding cash and cash equivalents of Zedge deconsolidated as a result of spin-off	(4,681)
Shares of Visa Inc. Series C preferred stock received from sale of member interest in Visa Europe Ltd.	1,580
Net liabilities excluding cash and cash equivalents of Fabrix Systems Ltd. sold		14,333
Adjustment to liabilities in connection with the Straight Path Communications, Inc. spin-off			$ 1,624