Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block] |
The following financial information represents the operating
results of the reportable segments of the Company:
Year ended July 31, 2013
|
|
Clinical
Labs
|
|
|
Life
Sciences
|
|
|
Therapeutics
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
Consolidated
|
|
Revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clinical laboratory services
|
|
$
|
55,889
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
55,889
|
|
Product revenues
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
32,526
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
32,526
|
|
Royalty and license fee income
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
5,292
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
5,292
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
55,889
|
|
|
|
37,818
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
93,707
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of clinical laboratory services
|
|
|
38,251
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
38,251
|
|
Cost of product revenues
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
16,584
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
16,584
|
|
Research and development
|
|
|
294
|
|
|
|
2,356
|
|
|
$
|
1,239
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
3,889
|
|
Selling, general and administrative
|
|
|
19,942
|
|
|
|
15,511
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
8,201
|
|
|
|
43,654
|
|
Provision for uncollectible accounts receivable
|
|
|
4,232
|
|
|
|
264
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
4,496
|
|
Legal
|
|
|
316
|
|
|
|
57
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
5,440
|
|
|
|
5,813
|
|
Total operating expenses
|
|
|
63,035
|
|
|
|
34,772
|
|
|
|
1,239
|
|
|
|
13,641
|
|
|
|
112,687
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income (loss)
|
|
|
(7,146
|
)
|
|
|
3,046
|
|
|
|
(1,239
|
)
|
|
|
(13,641
|
)
|
|
|
(18,980
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other income (expense)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
|
|
|
(46
|
)
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
(21
|
)
|
|
|
(54
|
)
|
Other
|
|
|
49
|
|
|
|
(71
|
)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
27
|
|
|
|
5
|
|
Foreign exchange gain
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
80
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
80
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Loss) income before income taxes
|
|
$
|
(7,143
|
)
|
|
$
|
3,066
|
|
|
$
|
(1,239
|
)
|
|
$
|
(13,635
|
)
|
|
$
|
(18,949
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization included above
|
|
$
|
1,377
|
|
|
$
|
3,102
|
|
|
$
|
22
|
|
|
$
|
104
|
|
|
$
|
4,605
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Share-based compensation included in above:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of clinical laboratory services
|
|
$
|
9
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
10
|
|
Research and development
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
Selling, general and administrative
|
|
|
36
|
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
487
|
|
|
|
533
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
45
|
|
|
$
|
13
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
487
|
|
|
$
|
545
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures
|
|
$
|
757
|
|
|
$
|
231
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
988
|
|
Year
ended July 31, 2012
|
|
Clinical
Labs
|
|
|
Life
Sciences
|
|
|
Therapeutics
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
Consolidated
|
|
Revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clinical laboratory services
|
|
$
|
59,403
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
59,403
|
|
Product revenues
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
37,722
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
37,722
|
|
Royalty and license fee income
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
5,958
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
5,958
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
59,403
|
|
|
|
43,680
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
103,083
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of clinical laboratory services
|
|
|
36,305
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
36,305
|
|
Cost of product revenues
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
19,668
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
19,668
|
|
Research and development
|
|
|
299
|
|
|
|
4,308
|
|
|
$
|
1,686
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
6,293
|
|
Selling, general and administrative
|
|
|
20,856
|
|
|
|
18,305
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
8,767
|
|
|
|
47,928
|
|
Provision for uncollectible accounts receivable
|
|
|
4,987
|
|
|
|
117
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
5,104
|
|
Legal
|
|
|
262
|
|
|
|
536
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
2,926
|
|
|
|
3,724
|
|
Impairment charges
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
24,540
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
24,540
|
|
Total operating expenses
|
|
|
62,709
|
|
|
|
67,474
|
|
|
|
1,686
|
|
|
|
11,693
|
|
|
|
143,562
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating loss
|
|
|
(3,306
|
)
|
|
|
(23,794
|
)
|
|
|
(1,686
|
)
|
|
|
(11,693
|
)
|
|
|
(40,479
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other income (expense)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
|
|
|
(5
|
)
|
|
|
23
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
21
|
|
Other
|
|
|
28
|
|
|
|
27
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
22
|
|
|
|
77
|
|
Foreign exchange loss
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
(540
|
)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
(540
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss before income taxes
|
|
$
|
(3,283
|
)
|
|
$
|
(24,284
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,686
|
)
|
|
$
|
(11,668
|
)
|
|
$
|
(40,921
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization included above
|
|
$
|
1,092
|
|
|
$
|
3,217
|
|
|
$
|
43
|
|
|
$
|
125
|
|
|
$
|
4,477
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Share-based compensation included in above:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of clinical laboratory services
|
|
$
|
10
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
10
|
|
Research and development
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
4
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
Selling, general and administrative
|
|
|
49
|
|
|
|
59
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
597
|
|
|
|
705
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
59
|
|
|
$
|
63
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
597
|
|
|
$
|
719
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures
|
|
$
|
921
|
|
|
$
|
443
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
1,364
|
|
Year ended July 31, 2011
|
|
Clinical
Labs
|
|
|
Life
Sciences
|
|
|
Therapeutics
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
Consolidated
|
|
Revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clinical laboratory services
|
|
$
|
52,762
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
52,762
|
|
Product revenues
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
41,830
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
41,830
|
|
Royalty and license fee income
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
7,437
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
7,437
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
52,762
|
|
|
|
49,267
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
102,029
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of clinical laboratory services
|
|
|
31,682
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
31,682
|
|
Cost of product revenues
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
22,137
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
22,137
|
|
Research and development
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
5,784
|
|
|
$
|
2,022
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
7,806
|
|
Selling, general and administrative
|
|
|
18,426
|
|
|
|
17,855
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
8,910
|
|
|
|
45,191
|
|
Provision for uncollectible accounts receivable
|
|
|
4,415
|
|
|
|
16
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
4,431
|
|
Legal
|
|
|
387
|
|
|
|
726
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
2,597
|
|
|
|
3,710
|
|
Total operating expenses
|
|
|
54,910
|
|
|
|
46,518
|
|
|
|
2,022
|
|
|
|
11,507
|
|
|
|
114,957
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating (loss) income
|
|
|
(2,148
|
)
|
|
|
2,749
|
|
|
|
(2,022
|
)
|
|
|
(11,507
|
)
|
|
|
(12,928
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other income (expense)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
|
|
|
(5
|
)
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
|
11
|
|
Other
|
|
|
30
|
|
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
|
45
|
|
Foreign exchange gain
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
49
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
49
|
|
(Loss) income before income taxes
|
|
$
|
(2,123
|
)
|
|
$
|
2,797
|
|
|
$
|
(2,022
|
)
|
|
$
|
(11,475
|
)
|
|
$
|
(12,823
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization included above
|
|
$
|
1,012
|
|
|
$
|
3,282
|
|
|
$
|
47
|
|
|
$
|
128
|
|
|
$
|
4,469
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Share-based compensation included in above:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of clinical laboratory services
|
|
$
|
10
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
10
|
|
Research and development
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
14
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
14
|
|
Selling, general and administrative and legal
|
|
|
61
|
|
|
|
84
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
880
|
|
|
|
1,025
|
|
Total
|
|
|
71
|
|
|
|
98
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
880
|
|
|
$
|
1,049
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures
|
|
$
|
834
|
|
|
$
|
389
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
1,223
|
|
|
Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas [Table Text Block] |
Geographic financial information is as follows:
Net sales to unaffiliated customers:
|
|
2013
|
|
|
2012
|
|
|
2011
|
|
United States
|
|
$
|
80,559
|
|
|
$
|
87,776
|
|
|
$
|
85,691
|
|
Switzerland
|
|
|
5,499
|
|
|
|
6,802
|
|
|
|
8,508
|
|
United Kingdom
|
|
|
2,324
|
|
|
|
2,728
|
|
|
|
2,825
|
|
Other international countries
|
|
|
5,325
|
|
|
|
5,777
|
|
|
|
5,005
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
93,707
|
|
|
$
|
103,083
|
|
|
$
|
102,029
|
|
Long-lived assets at July 31,
|
|
|
2013
|
|
|
|
2012
|
|
|
|
2011
|
|
United States
|
|
$
|
23,136
|
|
|
$
|
25,081
|
|
|
$
|
44,028
|
|
Switzerland
|
|
|
1,984
|
|
|
|
2,223
|
|
|
|
8,958
|
|
United Kingdom
|
|
|
491
|
|
|
|
618
|
|
|
|
2,857
|
|
Other international countries
|
|
|
401
|
|
|
|
426
|
|
|
|
1,850
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
26,012
|
|
|
$
|
28,348
|
|
|
$
|
57,693
|
|
|