Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2020

Accrued Liabilities, Current [Abstract]

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consist of the following at July 31, 2020 and 2019:

	2020		2019
Accrued wages and benefits	$	20,857,000	23,295,000
Accrued contract costs	15,306,000		15,007,000
Accrued warranty obligations	15,200,000		15,968,000
Accrued legal costs	2,539,000		2,835,000
Accrued commissions and royalties	4,621,000		5,114,000
Other	26,581,000		16,365,000
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	$	85,104,000	78,584,000

Product warranty rollforward

Changes in our accrued warranty obligations during the fiscal years ended July 31, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:

	2020		2019
Balance at beginning of year	$	15,968,000	11,738,000
Reclass to contract liabilities (see below)	—		(1,679,000)
Provision for warranty obligations	2,277,000		3,902,000
Additions (in connection with acquisitions)	1,000,000		6,431,000
Charges incurred	(4,347,000)		(6,151,000)
Warranty settlement and reclass (see below)	302,000		1,727,000
Balance at end of year	$	15,200,000	15,968,000