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Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)
6 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2015
Jul. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]    
Effective income tax rate, continuing operations, excluding discrete adjustments 34.75%cmtl_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperationsExcludingDiscreteAdjustments  
Unrecognized tax benefits $ 3,075,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits $ 2,743,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Total unrecognized tax benefits recorded as non-current income taxes payable 1,980,000us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesNoncurrent 2,743,000us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesNoncurrent
Interest accrued relating to income taxes 57,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesAccrued 40,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesAccrued
Unrecognized tax benefits that would positively impact our effective tax rate, if recognized 2,373,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate 2,152,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate
Accounting Standards Update 2013-11 | Deferred Tax Liability Noncurrent    
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]    
New accounting pronouncement, effect of adoption, quantification $ 1,095,000us-gaap_NewAccountingPronouncementOrChangeInAccountingPrincipleEffectOfAdoptionQuantification
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