Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Goodwill and intangible assets (Tables)

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Goodwill and intangible assets (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2013
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block] The Company’s change in the net carrying amount of goodwill by business segment is as follows:

    Enzo Life
Sciences
    Enzo
Clinical
Labs
    Total  
August 1, 2011   $ 19,921     $ 7,452     $ 27,373  
Foreign currency translation     (1,083 )           (1,083 )
Impairment charge     (18,838 )           (18,838 )
July 31, 2012   $     $ 7,452     $ 7,452  
July 31, 2013   $     $ 7,452     $ 7,452  
Schedule of Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block] The Company’s change in the net carrying amount of intangible assets, all in the Life Sciences segment is as follows:

    Gross     Accumulated
Amortization
    Net  
August 1, 2011   $ 34,838       (14,853 )     19,985  
Amortization expense           (1,660 )     (1,660 )
Foreign currency translation     (1,232 )     389       (843 )
Trademark impairment charge     (5,702 )           (5,702 )
July 31, 2012     27,904       (16,124 )     11,780  
Amortization expense           (1,990 )     (1,990 )
Foreign currency translation     310       (157 )     153  
July 31, 2013   $ 28,214       (18,271 )     9,943  
Schedule of Intangible Assets [Table Text Block] Intangible assets consist of the following:

    July 31, 2013     July 31, 2012  
    Gross     Accumulated
Amortization
    Net     Gross     Accumulated
Amortization
    Net  
Finite-lived intangible assets:                                                
Patents   $ 11,027     $ (10,587 )   $ 440     $ 11,027     $ (10,439 )   $ 588  
Customer relationships     12,446       (5,448 )     6,998       12,304       (4,356 )     7,948  
Website and acquired content     1,026       (980 )     46       1,019       (874 )     145  
Licensed technology and other     513       (382 )     131       485       (300 )     185  
Trademarks, gives effect for impairment charge and reclassification to finite-lived as of May 1, 2012     3,202       (874 )     2,328       3,069       (155 )     2,914  
Total   $ 28,214     $ (18,271 )   $ 9,943     $ 27,904     $ (16,124 )   $ 11,780  
Schedule of Useful Lives For Acquisitions [Table Text Block] At July 31, 2013 information with respect to the intangibles acquired is as follows:

      Useful life
assigned (years)
  Weighted average
remaining useful life
 
      Minimum   Maximum        
Customer relationships     8   15       7 years  
Trademarks             5   4 years  
Other intangibles     4   5       2 years  
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block] Estimated amortization expense related to these finite-lived intangible assets for the five succeeding fiscal years ending July 31 is as follows:

2014   $ 1,671  
2015     1,630  
2016     1,620  
2017     1,508  
2018     1,141