Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Stockholders' Equity (Details)

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Stockholders' Equity (Details) (USD $)
6 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2015
Jan. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Jul. 31, 2014
Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]        
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share (in Dollars per share) $ 0.01us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare     $ 0.01us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare
Maximum Offering Price Under Sales Agreement $ 20,000,000enz_MaximumOfferingPriceUnderSalesAgreement   $ 20,000,000enz_MaximumOfferingPriceUnderSalesAgreement  
Percentage of Commission Payable on Equity Offering 3.00%enz_PercentageOfCommissionPayableOnEquityOffering      
Average Sale Price of Stock (in Dollars per share) $ 4.89enz_AverageSalePriceOfStock $ 2.59enz_AverageSalePriceOfStock    
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock 5,341,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock 4,244,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock    
Stock Offering and Commissions Expenses 169,000enz_StockOfferingAndCommissionsExpenses 131,000enz_StockOfferingAndCommissionsExpenses    
Excess Tax Benefit from Share-based Compensation, Financing Activities 0us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities 0us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities    
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Not yet Recognized, Stock Options 700,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognizedStockOptions      
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition 21 months      
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized 100,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized      
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Nonvested Outstanding Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Terms 18 months      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant (in Shares) 1,298,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested in Period, Fair Value $ 43,000us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedInPeriodFairValue1 $ 381,000us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedInPeriodFairValue1    
Common Stock [Member]        
Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]        
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues (in Shares) 1,126,804us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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1,686,413us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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