Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2017	Jul. 31, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 58,817,000	$ 66,805,000
Accounts receivable, net	120,448,000	150,967,000
Inventories, net	67,337,000	71,354,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	19,599,000	14,513,000
Total current assets	266,201,000	303,639,000
Property, plant and equipment, net	33,981,000	38,667,000
Goodwill	290,633,000	287,618,000
Intangibles with finite lives, net	267,139,000	284,694,000
Deferred financing costs, net	2,765,000	3,309,000
Other assets, net	3,039,000	3,269,000
Total assets	863,758,000	921,196,000
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	27,226,000	33,462,000
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	73,844,000	98,034,000
Dividends payable	2,342,000	7,005,000
Customer advances and deposits	31,326,000	29,665,000
Current portion of long-term debt	14,387,000	11,067,000
Current portion of capital lease obligations	2,689,000	3,592,000
Interest payable	95,000	1,321,000
Total current liabilities	151,909,000	184,146,000
Non-current portion of long-term debt, net	211,509,000	239,969,000
Non-current portion of capital lease obligations	2,185,000	4,021,000
Income taxes payable	2,502,000	2,992,000
Deferred tax liability, net	14,784,000	9,798,000
Customer advances and deposits, non-current	8,064,000	5,764,000
Other liabilities	3,150,000	4,105,000
Total liabilities	394,103,000	450,795,000
Commitments and contingencies (See Note 19)
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, par value $.10 per share; shares authorized and unissued 2,000,000	0	0
Common stock, par value $.10 per share; authorized 100,000,000 shares; issued 38,603,033 shares and 38,367,997 shares at April 30, 2017 and July 31, 2016, respectively	3,860,000	3,837,000
Additional paid-in capital	527,434,000	524,797,000
Retained earnings	380,210,000	383,616,000
Stockholders' equity before treasury stock	911,504,000	912,250,000
Treasury stock, at cost (15,033,317 shares at April 30, 2017 and July 31, 2016)	(441,849,000)	(441,849,000)
Total stockholders’ equity	469,655,000	470,401,000
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 863,758,000	$ 921,196,000

Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Amount due from customers or clients, within one year of the balance sheet date (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer), for goods or services (including trade receivables) that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, reduced to the estimated net realizable fair value by an allowance established by the entity of the amount it deems uncertain of collection.