Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2024	Jul. 31, 2023
Equity, Attributable to Parent [Abstract]
Convertible preferred stock, par value per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.10	$ 0.10
Convertible preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	166,121	125,000
Convertible preferred stock, par value (in shares)	166,121	100,000
Convertible preferred stock, accrued dividends	$ 1,267,000	$ 604,000
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.10	$ 0.10
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	1,833,879	1,875,000
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.10	$ 0.10
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	100,000,000	100,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	43,526,372	43,096,271
Treasury stock, shares (in shares)	15,033,317	15,033,317