Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Other liabilities (Details)

v2.4.1.9
Other liabilities (Details) (USD $)
Apr. 30, 2015
Jul. 31, 2014
Other liabilities (Details) [Line Items]    
Other Liabilities, Current $ 851,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent $ 790,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
Accrued Legal Settlement 1,600,000enz_AccruedLegalSettlement  
Clinical Labs [Member] | Capital Lease Obligation [Member]    
Other liabilities (Details) [Line Items]    
Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Interest Included in Payments 37,000us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsInterestIncludedInPayments
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= enz_CapitalLeaseObligationMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= enz_ClinicalLabsMember
 
Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Present Value of Net Minimum Payments 516,000us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsPresentValueOfNetMinimumPayments
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= enz_CapitalLeaseObligationMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= enz_ClinicalLabsMember
 
Other Liabilities, Current 149,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= enz_CapitalLeaseObligationMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= enz_ClinicalLabsMember
 
Clinical Labs [Member] | Installment Loans [Member]    
Other liabilities (Details) [Line Items]    
Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Present Value of Net Minimum Payments 586,000us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsPresentValueOfNetMinimumPayments
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= enz_InstallmentLoansMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= enz_ClinicalLabsMember
 
Other Liabilities, Current $ 302,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= enz_InstallmentLoansMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= enz_ClinicalLabsMember