Guidewire Software (GWRE) 10-Q 3 Jun 15 2015 Q3 Quarterly report Financial data

Document_and_Entity_Informatio

Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2015
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	FALSE
Document Period End Date	30-Apr-15
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Entity Registrant Name	Guidewire Software, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	1528396
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Current Fiscal Year End Date	-24
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	70,548,368

Condensed_Consolidated_Balance

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Apr. 30, 2015	Jul. 31, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$156,942	$148,101
Short-term investments	393,051	296,231
Accounts receivable	59,554	49,839
Deferred tax assets, current	12,015	11,431
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	12,770	10,828
Total current assets	634,332	516,430
Long-term investments	93,824	203,449
Property and equipment, net	12,427	12,607
Intangible assets, net	4,359	5,439
Deferred tax assets, noncurrent	15,936	8,681
Goodwill	9,205	9,205
Other assets	817	1,416
TOTAL ASSETS	770,900	757,227
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	10,205	7,030
Accrued employee compensation	25,409	34,912
Deferred revenues, current	62,016	48,937
Other current liabilities	5,730	4,507
Total current liabilities	103,360	95,386
Deferred revenues, noncurrent	1,812	6,395
Other liabilities	4,381	4,760
Total liabilities	109,553	106,541
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Common stock	7	7
Additional paid-in capital	645,349	629,076
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	-4,971	-1,367
Accumulated deficit	20,962	22,970
Total stockholders’ equity	661,347	650,686
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	$770,900	$757,227

Condensed_Consolidated_Stateme

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $)	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2015		Apr. 30, 2014		Apr. 30, 2015		Apr. 30, 2014
Revenues :
License	$33,302		$31,927		$105,777		$86,012
Maintenance	12,183		10,440		36,866		29,969
Services	39,955		39,668		111,977		116,058
Total revenues	85,440		82,035		254,620		232,039
Cost of revenues:
License	1,184		849		3,411		3,288
Maintenance	2,299		2,133		6,812		5,817
Services	34,421		33,293		97,532		101,194
Total cost of revenues	37,904		36,275		107,755		110,299
Gross profit :
License	32,118		31,078		102,366		82,724
Maintenance	9,884		8,307		30,054		24,152
Services	5,534		6,375		14,445		14,864
Total gross profit	47,536		45,760		146,865		121,740
Operating expenses:
Research and development	24,575		19,761		67,167		54,813
Sales and marketing	18,801		16,735		56,506		49,686
General and administrative	10,860		9,117		30,195		25,240
Total operating expenses	54,236		45,613		153,868		129,739
Income (loss) from operations	-6,700		147		-7,003		-7,999
Interest income, net	636		415		1,643		919
Other income (expense), net	77		115		-1,267		172
Income (loss) before income taxes (1)	-5,987	[1]	677	[1]	-6,627		-6,908
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes	-3,000	[1]	2,590	[1]	-4,619	[1]	-1,872	[1]
Net income (loss)	($2,987)	[1]	($1,913)	[1]	($2,008)	[1]	($5,036)	[1]
Earnings (loss) per share:
Basic	($0.04)	[1]	($0.03)	[1]	($0.03)	[1]	($0.08)
Diluted	($0.04)	[1]	($0.03)	[1]	($0.03)		($0.08)
Shares used in computing earnings (loss) per share:
Basic	70,348,356		68,261,964		69,844,077		64,718,852
Diluted	70,348,356		68,261,964		69,844,077		64,718,852
[1]	See Note 2 “Change in Accounting Policy - Stock-Based Compensation” of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2014 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Condensed_Consolidated_Stateme1

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss) Statement (USD $)	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2015		Apr. 30, 2014		Apr. 30, 2015		Apr. 30, 2014
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net loss	($2,987)	[1]	($1,913)	[1]	($2,008)	[1]	($5,036)	[1]
Foreign currency translation adjustments	541	[1]	621	[1]	-3,677		309
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities, net of tax of $37, $10, $35 and $42	-54		58		80		102
Reclassification adjustment for gains included in net loss	0		-19		-7		-39
Other comprehensive income (loss)	487		660		-3,604		372
Comprehensive loss	($2,500)		($1,253)		($5,612)		($4,664)
[1]	See Note 2 “Change in Accounting Policy - Stock-Based Compensation” of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2014 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Condensed_Consolidated_Stateme2

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss) Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss) Parenthetical (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2015	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2015	Apr. 30, 2014
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Tax provision on unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities	$37	$10	$35	$42

Condensed_Consolidated_Stateme3

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $)	9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2015		Apr. 30, 2014
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net loss	($2,008)	[1]	($5,036)	[1]
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	5,550		4,978
Stock-based compensation	37,880	[1]	31,692	[1]
Excess tax benefit from exercise of stock options and vesting of RSUs	0		-498
Deferred taxes	-7,856	[1]	-3,353	[1]
Other noncash items affecting net loss	3,989		2,227
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	-10,057		-17,820
Prepaid expenses and other assets	-1,656		-2,187
Accounts payable	3,763		135
Accrued employee compensation	-8,742		-2,079
Other liabilities	991		822
Deferred revenues	8,810		17,172
Net cash provided by operating activities	30,664		26,053
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of available-for-sale securities	-361,141		-521,005
Sales and maturities of available-for-sale securities	370,065		206,046
Purchase of property and equipment	-5,076		-3,669
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired	0		-157
Net cash used in investing activities	3,848		-318,785
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options	4,795		7,354
Taxes remitted on RSU awards vested	-26,402		-25,654
Proceeds from issuance of common stock in connection with public offering, net of underwriting discounts and commissions	0		389,949
Costs paid in connection with public offerings	0		-408
Excess tax benefit from exercise of stock options and vesting of RSUs	0		498
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	-21,607		371,739
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	-4,064		562
NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	8,841		79,569
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS—Beginning of period	148,101		79,767
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS—End of period	156,942		159,336
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Cash paid for income taxes	2,458		2,036
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Accruals for purchase of property and equipment	$378		$409
[1]	See Note 2 “Change in Accounting Policy - Stock-Based Compensation” of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2014 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The_Company_and_Summary_of_Sig

The Company and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Estimates	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2015
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
The Company and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Estimates
		The Company and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Estimates
	Business
	Guidewire Software, Inc., a Delaware corporation, was incorporated on September 20, 2001. Guidewire Software, Inc., together with its subsidiaries (the “Company”), provides Internet-based software platforms for core insurance operations, including underwriting and policy administration, claim management and billing. The Company’s customers include insurance carriers for property and casualty and workers’ compensation insurance. The Company has wholly-owned subsidiaries in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Poland, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
	The Company offers a suite of applications to enable core property and casualty (“P&C”) insurance operations comprised of the following products: PolicyCenter, ClaimCenter and BillingCenter. The Company also markets and sells additional products in the areas of data management, mobile and portals, and hosted analytic applications which complement its core products. Additionally, the Company provides maintenance support and professional services to the extent requested by its customers.
	Basis of Presentation
	The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes include the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, and reflect all adjustments (all of which are normal and recurring in nature) that, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of the interim periods presented. All inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted under the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
	These unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s financial statements and related notes, together with management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations, presented in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2014. There have been no changes in the Company’s significant accounting policies from those that were disclosed in the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2014 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.
	Use of Estimates
	The preparation of the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions about future events that affect the amounts of assets and liabilities reported, disclosures about contingent assets and liabilities, and reported amounts of revenues and expenses. Significant items subject to such estimates include revenue recognition, the useful lives of property and equipment and intangible assets, allowance for doubtful accounts, valuation allowance for deferred tax assets, stock-based compensation, annual bonus attainment, income tax uncertainties, valuation of goodwill and intangible assets, and contingencies. These estimates and assumptions are based on management’s best estimates and judgment. Management regularly evaluates its estimates and assumptions using historical experience and other factors; however, actual results could differ significantly from these estimates.
	Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments
	Cash and cash equivalents are comprised of cash and highly liquid investments with remaining maturities of 90 days or less at the date of purchase. Cash equivalents consist of commercial paper and money market funds. The Company classifies investments as short-term when they have remaining contractual maturities of less than one year from the balance sheet date, and as long-term when the investments have remaining contractual maturities of more than one year from the balance sheet date. The Company’s investment policy is consistent with the definition of available-for-sale securities. From time to time, the Company may sell certain securities but the objectives are generally not to generate profits on short-term differences in price.
	Concentration of Credit Risk
	Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of cash, cash equivalents, investments and accounts receivable. The Company maintains its cash and cash equivalents with high quality financial institutions. The Company is exposed to credit risk for cash held in financial institutions in the event of a default to the extent that such amounts recorded on the balance sheet are in excess of amounts that are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”).
	No customer accounted for 10% or more of the Company’s revenues for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2015 or 2014. Two customers accounted for 10% or more of the Company’s total accounts receivable as of April 30, 2015 and one customer accounted for 10% or more of the Company’s total accounts receivable as of July 31, 2014.
	Revenue Recognition
	The Company enters into arrangements to deliver multiple products or services (multiple-elements). The Company applies software revenue recognition rules and allocates the total revenues among elements based on vendor-specific objective evidence (“VSOE”) of fair value of each element. The Company recognizes revenue on a net basis excluding taxes collected from customers and remitted to government authorities.
	Revenues are derived from three sources:
	(i)	License fees, related to term (or time-based) licenses, perpetual software licenses, and other;
	(ii)	Maintenance fees, related to email and phone support, bug fixes and unspecified software updates and upgrades released when, and if, available during the maintenance term; and
	(iii)	Services fees, related to professional services related to implementation of our software, reimbursable travel and training.
	Revenues are recognized when all of the following criteria are met:
	•	Persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists. Evidence of an arrangement consists of a written contract signed by both the customer and management prior to the end of the period.
	•	Delivery or performance has occurred. The Company’s software is delivered electronically to the customer. Delivery is considered to have occurred when the Company provides the customer access to the software along with login credentials.
	•	Fees are fixed or determinable. Arrangements where a significant portion of the fee is due beyond 90 days from delivery are not considered to be fixed or determinable. Revenues from such arrangements are recognized as payments become due, assuming all other revenue recognition criteria have been met. Fees from term licenses are generally due in annual or, in certain cases, quarterly, installments over the term of the agreement beginning on the effective date of the license. Accordingly, fees from term licenses are not considered to be fixed or determinable until they become due.
	•	Collectability is probable. Collectability is assessed on a customer-by-customer basis, based primarily on creditworthiness as determined by credit checks and analysis, as well as customer payment history. Payment terms generally range from 30 to 90 days from invoice date. If it is determined prior to revenue recognition that collection of an arrangement fee is not probable, revenues are deferred until collection becomes probable or cash is collected, assuming all other revenue recognition criteria are satisfied.
	VSOE of fair value does not exist for the Company’s software licenses; therefore, the Company allocates revenues to software licenses using the residual method. Under the residual method, the amount recognized for license fees is the difference between the total fixed and determinable fees and the VSOE of fair value for the undelivered elements under the arrangement.
	The VSOE of fair value for elements of an arrangement is based upon the normal pricing and discounting practices for those elements when sold separately. VSOE of fair value for maintenance is established using the stated maintenance renewal rate in the customer’s contract. The Company generally enters into term licenses ranging from 3 to 7 years. For term licenses with duration of one year or less, no VSOE of fair value for maintenance exists. VSOE of fair value for services is established if a substantial majority of historical stand-alone selling prices for a service fall within a reasonably narrow price range.
	If the undelivered elements are all service elements and VSOE of fair value does not exist for one or more service element, the total arrangement fee is recognized ratably over the longest service period starting at software delivery, assuming all the related services have been made available to the customer.
	In certain offerings sold as fixed fee arrangements, the Company recognizes services revenues on a proportional performance basis as performance obligations are completed by using the ratio of labor hours to date as an input measure compared to total estimated labor hours for the consulting services.
	In cases where professional services are deemed to be essential to the functionality of the software, the arrangement is accounted for using contract accounting until the essential services are complete. If reliable estimates of total project costs can be made, the Company applies the percentage-of-completion method whereby percentage toward completion is measured by using the ratio of service billings to date compared to total estimated service billings for the consulting services. Service billings approximate labor hours as an input measure since they are generally billed monthly on a time and material basis. The fees related to the maintenance are recognized over the period the maintenance is provided.
	If reliable estimates of total project costs cannot be made or VSOE for maintenance has not been established and it is reasonably assured that no loss will be incurred under the arrangement, revenues are recognized pursuant to the zero gross margin method. Under this method, revenues recognized are limited to the costs incurred for the implementation services. When the zero gross margin method is applied for lack of reliable project estimates and subsequently project estimates become reliable, the Company switches to the percentage-of-completion method; resulting in a cumulative effect adjustment for deferred license revenues to the extent of progress toward completion, and the related deferred professional service margin is recognized in full as revenues. There were no such cumulative effect adjustments for revenues for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2015 or 2014.
	Deferred Revenues
	Deferred revenues represent license, maintenance and professional services amounts, which are billed to or collected from customers for which the related revenues have not been recognized. The revenues are deferred when one or more of the revenue recognition criteria have not been met. The current portion of deferred revenues represents the amount that is expected to be recognized as revenues within one year from the balance sheet date. The Company generally invoices fees for licenses and maintenance to its customers in annual or, in certain cases, quarterly installments payable in advance. Accordingly, the deferred revenues balance does not represent the total contract value of annual or multi-year, non-cancellable arrangements.
	Income Taxes
	Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Deferred tax assets related to excess tax benefits are recorded when utilized. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. The Company records a valuation allowance to reduce deferred tax assets to an amount of which realization is more likely than not.
	Accounting guidance related to accounting for uncertainties in income taxes provides that a tax benefit from an uncertain tax position may be recognized when it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including resolutions of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. This interpretation also provides guidance on measurement, derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition.
	The Company records interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in its condensed consolidated statement of operations.
	Stock-Based Compensation
	The Company recognizes compensation expense related to its stock options and restricted stock units (“RSUs”) granted to employees based on the estimated fair value of the awards on the date of grant, net of estimated forfeitures. The RSUs are subject to time-based vesting, which generally occurs over a period of 4 years. The awards expire 10 years from the grant date. The Company estimates the grant date fair value, and the resulting stock-based compensation expense, of the Company’s stock options using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The Company determines the grant date fair value of its RSUs based on the closing market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. The Company recognizes the fair value of stock-based compensation for awards which contain only service conditions on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period of the respective awards. The Company recognizes the compensation cost for awards which contain performance conditions based upon the probability of that performance condition being met, net of estimated forfeitures, using the graded method.
	In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014, the Company changed its policy for recognizing stock-based compensation expense from the accelerated attribution method of accounting to the straight-line method of accounting for certain share-based compensation awards. Comparative financial statements for prior periods have been adjusted to apply the straight-line method retrospectively. See Note 2 “Change in Accounting Policy - Stock-based Compensation” of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2014 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on September 17, 2014.
	Recent Accounting Pronouncement
	Stock-Based Compensation
	In June 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-12, Accounting for Share-Based Payments When the Terms of an Award Provide That a Performance Target Could Be Achieved after the Requisite Service Period (Topic 718). This ASU provides authoritative guidance for share-based payments with a performance condition that could be achieved after the requisite service period is achieved. The standard will be effective for the Company beginning August 1, 2016. The Company currently does not have such share-based arrangements and does not expect the adoption of this standard will have material impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements.
	Revenue from Contracts with Customers
	In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) which provides guidance for revenue recognition. This ASU affects any entity that either enters into contracts with customers to transfer goods or services or enters into contracts for the transfer of non-financial assets. This ASU will supersede the revenue recognition requirements in Topic 605, Revenue Recognition, and most industry-specific guidance. This ASU also supersedes some cost guidance included in Subtopic 605-35, Revenue Recognition-Construction-Type and Production-Type Contracts. The standard may become effective for the Company beginning August 1, 2017. In April 2015, the FASB proposed a one-year deferral of the effective date and to permit the Company to adopt the standard as early as August 1, 2017. The tentative decisions are currently being exposed for public comments with a 30-day comment period ending May 31, 2015. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this accounting standard update on its condensed consolidated financial statements.

Fair_Value_of_Financial_Instru

Fair Value of Financial Instruments	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2015
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Fair Value of Financial Instruments	Fair Value of Financial Instruments
	Available-for-sale investments within cash equivalents and investments consist of the following:
		30-Apr-15
		Amortized Cost		Unrealized Gains			Unrealized Losses			Estimated Fair Value
		(in thousands)
	U.S. agency securities	$	91,516	$	47		$	—		$	91,563
	Commercial paper	109,653		14			(13		)	109,654
	Corporate bonds	306,382		72			(86		)	306,368
	U.S. government bonds	23,774		16			(1		)	23,789
	Foreign government bonds	5,611		10			—			5,621
	Certificates of deposit	2,700		—			—			2,700
	Money market funds	68,002		—			—			68,002
	Municipal debt securities	2,512		1			—			2,513
	Total	$	610,150	$	160		$	(100	)	$	610,210
		31-Jul-14
		Amortized Cost		Unrealized Gains			Unrealized Losses			Estimated Fair Value
		(in thousands)
	U.S. agency securities	$	94,048	$	30		$	(21	)	$	94,057
	Asset-backed securities	1,363		—			(2		)	1,361
	Commercial paper	132,442		14			(4		)	132,452
	Corporate bonds	297,731		104			(182		)	297,653
	U.S. government bonds	17,991		3			(3		)	17,991
	Foreign government bonds	2,755		—			(1		)	2,754
	Certificates of deposit	6,709		—			(1		)	6,708
	Money market funds	53,959		—			—			53,959
	Municipal debt securities	12,985		13			(1		)	12,997
	Total	$	619,983	$	164		$	(215	)	$	619,932
	The following table shows the gross unrealized losses and fair value of the Company’s investments with unrealized losses, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position:
		30-Apr-15
		Less Than 12 Months					12 Months or Greater					Total
		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value			Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses
		(in thousands)
	Commercial paper	$	33,353	$	(13	)	$	—		$	—	$	33,353	$	(13	)
	U.S. agency securities	4,002		—			—			—		4,002		—
	Corporate bonds	150,498		(86		)	—			—		150,498		(86		)
	U.S. government bonds	4,994		(1		)	—			—		4,994		(1		)
	Total	$	192,847	$	(100	)	$	—		$	—	$	192,847	$	(100	)
	As of April 30, 2015, the Company had 76 investments in an unrealized loss position. The unrealized losses on its available-for-sale securities were primarily a result of changes in interest rates subsequent to the initial purchase of these securities. The Company does not intend to sell, nor believe it will need to sell, these securities before recovering the associated unrealized losses. The Company does not consider any portion of the unrealized losses at April 30, 2015 to be an other-than-temporary impairment, nor are any unrealized losses considered to be credit losses. The Company has recorded the securities at fair value in its condensed consolidated balance sheets, with unrealized gains and losses reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss. The amounts of realized gains and losses reclassified into earnings are based on the specific identification of the securities sold. The realized gains and losses from sales of securities in the periods presented were immaterial.
	The following table summarizes the contractual maturities of the Company’s available-for-sale securities as of April 30, 2015:
		Less Than 12 Months		12 Months or Greater			Total
		(in thousands)
	U.S. agency securities	$	68,391	$	23,172		$	91,563
	Commercial paper	109,654		—			109,654
	Corporate bonds	247,414		58,954			306,368
	U.S. government bonds	14,993		8,796			23,789
	Foreign government bonds	2,719		2,902			5,621
	Money market funds	68,002		—			68,002
	Certificates of deposit	2,700		—			2,700
	Municipal debt securities	2,513		—			2,513
	Total	$	516,386	$	93,824		$	610,210
	Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or an exit price paid to transfer a liability in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Valuation techniques used to measure fair value must maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The current accounting guidance for fair value measurements defines a three-level valuation hierarchy for disclosures as follows:
	Level 1—Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
	Level 2—Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level I that are observable, unadjusted quoted prices in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data; and
	Level 3—Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity, which require the Company to develop its own assumptions.
	The categorization of a financial instrument within the valuation hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The carrying value of the Company’s accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximates their fair value due to the short-term nature of these instruments.
	The Company bases the fair value of its Level 1 financial instruments, which are in active markets, using quoted market prices for identical instruments.
	The Company obtains the fair value of its Level 2 financial instruments, which are not in active markets, from a third-party professional pricing service using quoted market prices for identical or comparable instruments, rather than direct observations of quoted prices in active markets. The Company’s professional pricing service gathers observable inputs for all of its fixed income securities from a variety of industry data providers (e.g. large custodial institutions) and other third-party sources. Once the observable inputs are gathered, all data points are considered and an average price is determined.
	The Company validates the quoted market prices provided by its primary pricing service by comparing their assessment of the fair values of its Level 2 investment portfolio balance against the fair values of its Level 2 investment portfolio balance provided by its investment managers. Its investment managers use similar techniques to its professional pricing service to derive pricing as described above.
	The Company did not have any Level 3 financial assets or liabilities as of April 30, 2015 or July 31, 2014.
	The following tables summarize the Company’s financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis, by level within the fair value hierarchy as of April 30, 2015 and July 31, 2014:
		30-Apr-15
		Level 1		Level 2			Level 3			Total
		(in thousands)
	Assets
Cash and cash equivalents:
Commercial paper	$	—	$	55,333		$	—		$	55,333
Money market funds	68,002		—			—			68,002
Short-term investments:
U.S. agency securities	—		68,391			—			68,391
Commercial paper	—		54,321			—			54,321
Corporate bonds	—		247,414			—			247,414
U.S. government bonds	—		14,993			—			14,993
Foreign government bonds	—		2,719			—			2,719
Municipal debt securities	—		2,513			—			2,513
Certificates of deposit	—		2,700			—			2,700
Long-term investments:
U.S. agency securities	—		23,172			—			23,172
U.S. government bonds	—		8,796			—			8,796
Corporate bonds	—		58,954			—			58,954
Foreign government bonds	—		2,902			—			2,902
Total assets	$	68,002	$	542,208		$	—		$	610,210
	31-Jul-14
	Level 1		Level 2			Level 3			Total
	(in thousands)
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents:
Commercial paper	$	—	$	66,293		$	—		$	66,293
Money market funds	53,959		—			—			53,959
Short-term investments:
U.S. agency securities	—		29,062			—			29,062
Asset-backed securities	—		1,361			—			1,361
Commercial paper	—		66,159			—			66,159
U. S. government bonds	—		9,995			—			9,995
Corporate bonds	—		172,648			—			172,648
Certificate of deposit	—		4,009			—			4,009
Municipal debt securities	—		12,997			—			12,997
Long-term investments:
U.S. agency securities	—		64,995			—			64,995
Certificate of deposit	—		2,699			—			2,699
Corporate bonds	—		125,005			—			125,005
U.S. government bonds	—		7,996			—			7,996
Foreign government bonds	—		2,754			—			2,754
Total assets	$	53,959	$	565,973		$	—		$	619,932

Balance_Sheet_Components

Balance Sheet Components	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2015
Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract]
Balance Sheet Components	Balance Sheet Components
	Property and Equipment, Net
	Property and equipment consist of the following:
		30-Apr-15			31-Jul-14
		(in thousands)
	Computer hardware	$	13,964		$	11,882
	Software	4,739			4,605
	Furniture and fixtures	3,015			2,732
	Leasehold improvements	8,076			7,069
	Total property and equipment	29,794			26,288
	Less accumulated depreciation	(17,367		)	(13,681		)
	Property and equipment, net	$	12,427		$	12,607
	As of April 30, 2015 and July 31, 2014, no property and equipment was pledged as collateral against borrowings. Depreciation expense was $1.6 million and $4.5 million for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2015, respectively, and $1.4 million and $3.9 million for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2014, respectively.
	Goodwill and Intangible Assets
	The following table presents changes in the carrying amount of goodwill:
		Total
		(in thousands)
	Goodwill, July 31, 2014	$	9,205
	Changes in carrying value	—
	Goodwill, April 30, 2015	$	9,205
	Intangible assets consist of the following:
		30-Apr-15			31-Jul-14
	Acquired technology:	(in thousands)
	Cost	$	7,200		$	7,200
	Accumulated amortization	(2,841		)	(1,761		)
	Intangible assets, net	$	4,359		$	5,439
	Amortization expense was $0.4 million and $1.1 million for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2015, respectively, and $0.4 million and $1.1 million for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2014, respectively. Estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the next four fiscal years is as follows:
		Future Amortization
		(in thousands)
	Fiscal year ending July 31,
	2015 (remainder of fiscal year)	360
	2016	1,440
	2017	1,440
	2018	1,119
	Total	$	4,359
	Accrued Employee Compensation
	Accrued employee compensation consists of the following:
		30-Apr-15			31-Jul-14
		(in thousands)
	Accrued bonuses	$	12,236		$	19,213
	Accrued commission	1,104			3,593
	Accrued vacation	8,186			8,100
	Accrued salaries, payroll taxes and benefits	3,883			4,006
	Total	$	25,409		$	34,912
	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
	Changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss by component during the nine months ended April 30, 2015 were as follows:
		Foreign Currency Items			Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities			Total
		(in thousands)
	Balance as of July 31, 2014	$	(1,310	)	$	(57	)	$	(1,367	)
	Other comprehensive gain (loss) before reclassification	(3,677		)	115			(3,562		)
	Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to earnings	—			(7		)	(7		)
	Tax effect	—			(35		)	(35		)
	Balance as of April 30, 2015	$	(4,987	)	$	16		$	(4,971	)

Net_Income_Loss_Per_Share

Net Income (Loss) Per Share	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2015
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net Income (Loss) Per Share	Net Loss Per Share
	The following table sets forth the computation of the Company’s basic and diluted net loss per share for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2015 and 2014:
		Three Months Ended April 30,							Nine Months Ended April 30,
		2015				2014			2015			2014
		(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
	Numerator:
	Net loss	$	(2,987	)		$	(1,913	)	$	(2,008	)	$	(5,036	)
	Net loss per share:
	Basic	$	(0.04	)		$	(0.03	)	$	(0.03	)	$	(0.08	)
	Diluted	$	(0.04	)		$	(0.03	)	$	(0.03	)	$	(0.08	)
	Denominator:
	Weighted average shares used in computing net loss per share:
	Basic	70,348,356				68,261,964			69,844,077			64,718,852
	Diluted	70,348,356				68,261,964			69,844,077			64,718,852
	The following outstanding shares of common stock equivalents were excluded from the computation of diluted loss per share for the periods presented because including them would have been antidilutive:
		Three Months Ended April 30,						Nine Months Ended April 30,
		2015			2014			2015		2014
	Stock options to purchase common stock	2,019,320			2,734,450			2,197,389		3,205,629
	Restricted stock units	3,193,444			4,089,004			3,491,327		4,407,691

Commitments_and_Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2015
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies	Commitments and Contingencies
	There has been no material change in the Company’s contractual obligations and commitments other than in the ordinary course of business since the Company’s fiscal year ended July 31, 2014. See the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2014 for additional information regarding the Company’s contractual obligations.
	Leases
	The Company leases certain facilities and equipment under operating leases. On December 5, 2011, the Company entered into a seven-year lease for a facility to serve as its corporate headquarters, located in Foster City, California, for approximately 97,674 square feet of space which commenced on August 1, 2012. In connection with this lease, the Company opened an unsecured letter of credit with Silicon Valley Bank for $1.2 million. On August 1, 2014, the Company amended its operating lease agreement to reduce the unsecured letter of credit to $0.8 million.
	Lease expense for all worldwide facilities and equipment, which is being recognized on a straight-line basis over terms of the various leases, was $1.3 million and $4.1 million for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2015, respectively, and $1.5 million and $4.4 million for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2014, respectively.
	Letters of Credit
	The Company had two outstanding letters of credit required to secure contractual commitments and prepayments as of April 30, 2015 and July 31, 2014, respectively. In addition to the unsecured letter of credit for the building lease, the Company had an unsecured letter of credit agreement related to a customer arrangement for Polish Zloty 10.0 million (approximately $2.8 million as of April 30, 2015) to secure contractual commitments and prepayments. No amounts were outstanding under the Company’s unsecured letters of credit as of April 30, 2015 or July 31, 2014.
	Legal Proceedings
	From time to time, the Company is involved in various legal proceedings and receives claims, arising from the normal course of business activities. The Company accrues for estimated losses in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements for matters with respect to which the Company believes the likelihood of an adverse outcome is probable and the amount of the loss is reasonably estimable.
	Indemnification
	The Company sells software licenses and services to its customers under contracts (“Software License”). Each Software License contains the terms of the contractual arrangement with the customer and generally includes certain provisions for defending the customer against any claims that the Company’s software infringes upon a patent, copyright, trademark, or other proprietary right of a third party. Software Licenses also indemnify the customer against losses, expenses, and liabilities from damages that may be assessed against the customer in the event the Company’s software is found to infringe upon such third party rights.
	The Company has not had to reimburse any of its customers for losses related to indemnification provisions and no material claims against the Company are outstanding as of April 30, 2015 or July 31, 2014. For several reasons, including the lack of prior indemnification claims and the lack of a monetary liability limit for certain infringement cases under various Software Licenses, the Company cannot estimate the amount of potential future payments, if any, related to indemnification provisions.
	The Company has also agreed to indemnify its directors and executive officers for costs associated with any fees, expenses, judgments, fines and settlement amounts incurred by any of these persons in any action or proceeding to which any of these persons is, or is threatened to be, made a party by reason of the person’s service as a director or officer, including any action by the Company, arising out of that person’s services as the Company’s director or officer or that person’s services provided to any other company or enterprise at the Company’s request. The Company maintains director and officer insurance coverage that may enable the Company to recover a portion of any future amounts paid.

Stockholders_Equity_and_Stockb

Stockholders' Equity and Stock-based Compensation	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2015
Stockholders' Equity and Stock-based Compensation [Abstract]
Stockholders' Equity and Stock-based Compensation	Stockholders’ Equity and Stock-Based Compensation
	Stock-Based Compensation Expense
	Stock-based compensation expense related to all employee and non-employee stock-based awards is as follows:
		Three Months Ended April 30,								Nine Months Ended April 30,
		2015				2014				2015			2014
	Stock-based compensation expenses:	(in thousands)
	Cost of license	$	54			$	45			$	158		$	141
	Cost of maintenance revenues	293				211				879			572
	Cost of services revenues	3,774				3,028				11,165			8,862
	Research and development	2,813				2,260				7,618			6,657
	Sales and marketing	2,620				2,291				9,049			8,140
	General and administrative	2,840				2,532				9,011			7,320
	Total stock-based compensation expenses	$	12,394			$	10,367			$	37,880		$	31,692
	As of April 30, 2015, total unrecognized compensation cost, adjusted for estimated forfeitures, was as follows:
		As of April 30, 2015
		Unrecognized Expense				Weighted Average Expected Recognition Period
		(in thousands)				(in years)
	Restricted stock units	$	101,479			2.5
	Stock options	5,962				2.2
		$	107,441
	RSUs
	RSU activity under the Company’s equity incentive plans is as follows:
		RSUs Outstanding
		Number of RSUs Outstanding			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
	Balance as of July 31, 2014	3,384,221			$	30.7
	Granted	1,433,667			46.92
	Released	(1,464,099	)		24.61
	Canceled	(285,165	)		35.35
	Balance as of April 30, 2015	3,068,624			$	40.75
	The fair value of RSUs released was $21.4 million and $70.6 million during the three and nine months ended April 30, 2015, respectively, and $28.0 million and $71.6 million during the three and nine months ended April 30, 2014, respectively.
	Stock Options
	Stock option activity under the Company’s equity incentive plans is as follows:
		Stock Options Outstanding
		Number of Stock Options Outstanding			Weighted Average Exercise Price				Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (1)
									(in years)		(in thousands)
	Balance as of July 31, 2014	2,400,253			$	11.24			5.5		$	71,640
	Granted	138,643			47.23
	Exercised	(548,615	)		8.74
	Canceled	(45,544	)		24.96
	Balance as of April 30, 2015	1,944,737			$	14.18			5.1		$	69,670
	Vested and expected to vest as of April 30, 2015	1,924,277			$	13.86			5.1		$	69,560
	Exercisable as of April 30, 2015	1,601,345			$	8.09			5.1		$	67,039
	(1)	Aggregate intrinsic value represents the difference between the Company's closing stock prices of $49.95 and $40.50 on April 30, 2015 and July 31, 2014, respectively, and the exercise price of outstanding, in-the-money options.
	The options exercisable as of April 30, 2015 include options that are exercisable prior to vesting. The total intrinsic value of options exercised was approximately $6.5 million and $22.5 million for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2015, respectively, and $9.9 million and $58.8 million for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2014, respectively. The weighted average grant date fair value of options granted was $21.52 and $20.78 for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2015, and $20.96 and $21.25 for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2014, respectively.
	Valuation of Awards
	The per share fair value of each stock option was determined on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions:
		Three Months Ended April 30,				Nine Months Ended April 30,
		2015		2014		2015		2014
	Expected life (in years)	6.1		5.3		6.0 - 6.1		5.0 - 6.1
	Risk-free interest rate	1.70%		1.70%		1.7% - 1.9%		1.5% - 2.0%
	Expected volatility	39.40%		42.30%		39.4% - 45.1%		41.3% - 46.2%
	Expected dividend yield	—%		—%		—%		—%
	Common Stock Reserved for Issuance
	As of April 30, 2015 and July 31, 2014, the Company was authorized to issue 500,000,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share, and 70,548,368 and 69,082,261 shares of common stock were issued and outstanding, respectively. As of April 30, 2015 and July 31, 2014, the Company had reserved shares of common stock for future issuance as follows:
		30-Apr-15			31-Jul-14
	Exercise of stock options to purchase common stock	1,944,737			2,400,253
	Vesting of restricted stock units	3,068,624			3,384,221
	Shares available under stock plans	14,512,651			11,703,962
	Total common stock reserved for issuance	19,526,012			17,488,436

Income_Taxes

Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Income Taxes
	The Company recognized income tax benefits of $3.0 million and $4.6 million for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2015, respectively, and recognized an income tax provision of $2.6 million for the three months ended April 30, 2014 and an income tax benefit of $1.9 million for the nine months ended April 30, 2014. The changes for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2015, as compared to the same periods a year ago, were primarily due to a decrease in profitability and tax benefit related to research and development ("R&D") credits. On December 19, 2014, President Obama signed H.R.5771, The Tax Increase Prevention Act, extending the federal R&D credits through December 31, 2014. For the three and nine months ended April 30, 2015, income tax provisions of $1.6 million and $0.4 million were recorded as a result of an updated R&D credit study for the period from August 1, 2013 through July 31, 2014. The effective tax rate of 50.1% and 69.7% for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2015 differs from the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate of 35% mainly due to incentive stock option tax deductions, permanent differences for foreign stock-based compensation, the impact of state income taxes, R&D credits, and the tax rate differences between the United States and foreign countries.
	The Company provides U.S. income taxes on the earnings of foreign subsidiaries, unless the subsidiaries’ earnings are considered indefinitely reinvested outside the United States. As of April 30, 2015, U.S. income taxes were not provided for on the cumulative total of $28.4 million undistributed earnings from certain foreign subsidiaries. As of April 30, 2015, the unrecognized deferred tax liability for these earnings was approximately $8.1 million.
	During the nine months ended April 30, 2015, the change in unrecognized tax benefits from the beginning of the period was $0.6 million. Accordingly, as of April 30, 2015, the Company had unrecognized tax benefits of $4.2 million that, if recognized, would affect the Company’s effective tax rate.

Segment_Information

Segment Information	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2015
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Segment Information	Segment Information
	The Company operates in one segment. The Company’s chief operating decision maker (the “CODM”), its Chief Executive Officer, manages the Company’s operations on a consolidated basis for purposes of allocating resources. When evaluating the Company’s financial performance, the CODM reviews separate revenues information for the Company’s license, maintenance and professional services offerings, while all other financial information is reviewed on a consolidated basis. All of the Company’s principal operations and decision-making functions are located in the United States.
	The following table sets forth revenues by country and region based on the billing address of the customer:
		Three Months Ended April 30,				Nine Months Ended April 30,
		2015		2014		2015		2014
		(in thousands)
	United States	$	51,150	$	48,640	$	134,026	$	126,573
	Canada	9,725		9,084		28,942		30,039
	Other Americas	1,311		1,391		5,924		6,630
	Total Americas	62,186		59,115		168,892		163,242
	United Kingdom	7,777		7,662		31,790		28,316
	Other EMEA	11,008		9,624		31,635		25,649
	Total EMEA	18,785		17,286		63,425		53,965
	Total APAC	4,469		5,634		22,303		14,832
	Total revenues	$	85,440	$	82,035	$	254,620	$	232,039
	No country, other than those presented above, accounted for more than 10% of revenues during the three and nine months ended April 30, 2015 and 2014.
	The following table sets forth the Company’s long-lived assets, including intangibles and goodwill, net by geographic region:
		30-Apr-15		31-Jul-14
		(in thousands)
	Americas	$	23,312	$	25,573
	EMEA	2,173		950
	APAC	506		728
	Total	$	25,991	$	27,251

The_Company_and_Summary_of_Sig1

The Company and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Estimates (Policies)	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2015
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Business	Business
	Guidewire Software, Inc., a Delaware corporation, was incorporated on September 20, 2001. Guidewire Software, Inc., together with its subsidiaries (the “Company”), provides Internet-based software platforms for core insurance operations, including underwriting and policy administration, claim management and billing. The Company’s customers include insurance carriers for property and casualty and workers’ compensation insurance. The Company has wholly-owned subsidiaries in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Poland, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
	The Company offers a suite of applications to enable core property and casualty (“P&C”) insurance operations comprised of the following products: PolicyCenter, ClaimCenter and BillingCenter. The Company also markets and sells additional products in the areas of data management, mobile and portals, and hosted analytic applications which complement its core products. Additionally, the Company provides maintenance support and professional services to the extent requested by its customers.
Basis of Presentation	Basis of Presentation
	The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes include the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, and reflect all adjustments (all of which are normal and recurring in nature) that, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of the interim periods presented. All inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted under the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
	These unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s financial statements and related notes, together with management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations, presented in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2014. There have been no changes in the Company’s significant accounting policies from those that were disclosed in the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2014 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Use of Estimates	Use of Estimates
	The preparation of the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions about future events that affect the amounts of assets and liabilities reported, disclosures about contingent assets and liabilities, and reported amounts of revenues and expenses. Significant items subject to such estimates include revenue recognition, the useful lives of property and equipment and intangible assets, allowance for doubtful accounts, valuation allowance for deferred tax assets, stock-based compensation, annual bonus attainment, income tax uncertainties, valuation of goodwill and intangible assets, and contingencies. These estimates and assumptions are based on management’s best estimates and judgment. Management regularly evaluates its estimates and assumptions using historical experience and other factors; however, actual results could differ significantly from these estimates.
Cash. Cash Equivalents and Investments	Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments
	Cash and cash equivalents are comprised of cash and highly liquid investments with remaining maturities of 90 days or less at the date of purchase. Cash equivalents consist of commercial paper and money market funds. The Company classifies investments as short-term when they have remaining contractual maturities of less than one year from the balance sheet date, and as long-term when the investments have remaining contractual maturities of more than one year from the balance sheet date. The Company’s investment policy is consistent with the definition of available-for-sale securities. From time to time, the Company may sell certain securities but the objectives are generally not to generate profits on short-term differences in price.
Concentration of Credit Risk	Concentration of Credit Risk
	Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of cash, cash equivalents, investments and accounts receivable. The Company maintains its cash and cash equivalents with high quality financial institutions. The Company is exposed to credit risk for cash held in financial institutions in the event of a default to the extent that such amounts recorded on the balance sheet are in excess of amounts that are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”).
Revenue Recognition	Revenue Recognition
	The Company enters into arrangements to deliver multiple products or services (multiple-elements). The Company applies software revenue recognition rules and allocates the total revenues among elements based on vendor-specific objective evidence (“VSOE”) of fair value of each element. The Company recognizes revenue on a net basis excluding taxes collected from customers and remitted to government authorities.
	Revenues are derived from three sources:
	(i)	License fees, related to term (or time-based) licenses, perpetual software licenses, and other;
	(ii)	Maintenance fees, related to email and phone support, bug fixes and unspecified software updates and upgrades released when, and if, available during the maintenance term; and
	(iii)	Services fees, related to professional services related to implementation of our software, reimbursable travel and training.
	Revenues are recognized when all of the following criteria are met:
	•	Persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists. Evidence of an arrangement consists of a written contract signed by both the customer and management prior to the end of the period.
	•	Delivery or performance has occurred. The Company’s software is delivered electronically to the customer. Delivery is considered to have occurred when the Company provides the customer access to the software along with login credentials.
	•	Fees are fixed or determinable. Arrangements where a significant portion of the fee is due beyond 90 days from delivery are not considered to be fixed or determinable. Revenues from such arrangements are recognized as payments become due, assuming all other revenue recognition criteria have been met. Fees from term licenses are generally due in annual or, in certain cases, quarterly, installments over the term of the agreement beginning on the effective date of the license. Accordingly, fees from term licenses are not considered to be fixed or determinable until they become due.
	•	Collectability is probable. Collectability is assessed on a customer-by-customer basis, based primarily on creditworthiness as determined by credit checks and analysis, as well as customer payment history. Payment terms generally range from 30 to 90 days from invoice date. If it is determined prior to revenue recognition that collection of an arrangement fee is not probable, revenues are deferred until collection becomes probable or cash is collected, assuming all other revenue recognition criteria are satisfied.
	VSOE of fair value does not exist for the Company’s software licenses; therefore, the Company allocates revenues to software licenses using the residual method. Under the residual method, the amount recognized for license fees is the difference between the total fixed and determinable fees and the VSOE of fair value for the undelivered elements under the arrangement.
	The VSOE of fair value for elements of an arrangement is based upon the normal pricing and discounting practices for those elements when sold separately. VSOE of fair value for maintenance is established using the stated maintenance renewal rate in the customer’s contract. The Company generally enters into term licenses ranging from 3 to 7 years. For term licenses with duration of one year or less, no VSOE of fair value for maintenance exists. VSOE of fair value for services is established if a substantial majority of historical stand-alone selling prices for a service fall within a reasonably narrow price range.
	If the undelivered elements are all service elements and VSOE of fair value does not exist for one or more service element, the total arrangement fee is recognized ratably over the longest service period starting at software delivery, assuming all the related services have been made available to the customer.
	In certain offerings sold as fixed fee arrangements, the Company recognizes services revenues on a proportional performance basis as performance obligations are completed by using the ratio of labor hours to date as an input measure compared to total estimated labor hours for the consulting services.
	In cases where professional services are deemed to be essential to the functionality of the software, the arrangement is accounted for using contract accounting until the essential services are complete. If reliable estimates of total project costs can be made, the Company applies the percentage-of-completion method whereby percentage toward completion is measured by using the ratio of service billings to date compared to total estimated service billings for the consulting services. Service billings approximate labor hours as an input measure since they are generally billed monthly on a time and material basis. The fees related to the maintenance are recognized over the period the maintenance is provided.
	If reliable estimates of total project costs cannot be made or VSOE for maintenance has not been established and it is reasonably assured that no loss will be incurred under the arrangement, revenues are recognized pursuant to the zero gross margin method. Under this method, revenues recognized are limited to the costs incurred for the implementation services. When the zero gross margin method is applied for lack of reliable project estimates and subsequently project estimates become reliable, the Company switches to the percentage-of-completion method; resulting in a cumulative effect adjustment for deferred license revenues to the extent of progress toward completion, and the related deferred professional service margin is recognized in full as revenues. There were no such cumulative effect adjustments for revenues for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2015 or 2014.
Deferred Revenues	Deferred Revenues
	Deferred revenues represent license, maintenance and professional services amounts, which are billed to or collected from customers for which the related revenues have not been recognized. The revenues are deferred when one or more of the revenue recognition criteria have not been met. The current portion of deferred revenues represents the amount that is expected to be recognized as revenues within one year from the balance sheet date. The Company generally invoices fees for licenses and maintenance to its customers in annual or, in certain cases, quarterly installments payable in advance. Accordingly, the deferred revenues balance does not represent the total contract value of annual or multi-year, non-cancellable arrangements.
Income Taxes	Income Taxes
	Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Deferred tax assets related to excess tax benefits are recorded when utilized. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. The Company records a valuation allowance to reduce deferred tax assets to an amount of which realization is more likely than not.
	Accounting guidance related to accounting for uncertainties in income taxes provides that a tax benefit from an uncertain tax position may be recognized when it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including resolutions of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. This interpretation also provides guidance on measurement, derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition.
	The Company records interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in its condensed consolidated statement of operations.
Stock-Based Compensation	Stock-Based Compensation
	The Company recognizes compensation expense related to its stock options and restricted stock units (“RSUs”) granted to employees based on the estimated fair value of the awards on the date of grant, net of estimated forfeitures. The RSUs are subject to time-based vesting, which generally occurs over a period of 4 years. The awards expire 10 years from the grant date. The Company estimates the grant date fair value, and the resulting stock-based compensation expense, of the Company’s stock options using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The Company determines the grant date fair value of its RSUs based on the closing market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. The Company recognizes the fair value of stock-based compensation for awards which contain only service conditions on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period of the respective awards. The Company recognizes the compensation cost for awards which contain performance conditions based upon the probability of that performance condition being met, net of estimated forfeitures, using the graded method.
	In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014, the Company changed its policy for recognizing stock-based compensation expense from the accelerated attribution method of accounting to the straight-line method of accounting for certain share-based compensation awards. Comparative financial statements for prior periods have been adjusted to apply the straight-line method retrospectively. See Note 2 “Change in Accounting Policy - Stock-based Compensation” of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2014 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on September 17, 2014.
Recent Accounting Pronouncement	Recent Accounting Pronouncement
	Stock-Based Compensation
	In June 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-12, Accounting for Share-Based Payments When the Terms of an Award Provide That a Performance Target Could Be Achieved after the Requisite Service Period (Topic 718). This ASU provides authoritative guidance for share-based payments with a performance condition that could be achieved after the requisite service period is achieved. The standard will be effective for the Company beginning August 1, 2016. The Company currently does not have such share-based arrangements and does not expect the adoption of this standard will have material impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements.
	Revenue from Contracts with Customers
	In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) which provides guidance for revenue recognition. This ASU affects any entity that either enters into contracts with customers to transfer goods or services or enters into contracts for the transfer of non-financial assets. This ASU will supersede the revenue recognition requirements in Topic 605, Revenue Recognition, and most industry-specific guidance. This ASU also supersedes some cost guidance included in Subtopic 605-35, Revenue Recognition-Construction-Type and Production-Type Contracts. The standard may become effective for the Company beginning August 1, 2017. In April 2015, the FASB proposed a one-year deferral of the effective date and to permit the Company to adopt the standard as early as August 1, 2017. The tentative decisions are currently being exposed for public comments with a 30-day comment period ending May 31, 2015. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this accounting standard update on its condensed consolidated financial statements.

Fair_Value_of_Financial_Instru1

Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2015
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities Reconciliation	Available-for-sale investments within cash equivalents and investments consist of the following:
		30-Apr-15
		Amortized Cost		Unrealized Gains			Unrealized Losses			Estimated Fair Value
		(in thousands)
	U.S. agency securities	$	91,516	$	47		$	—		$	91,563
	Commercial paper	109,653		14			(13		)	109,654
	Corporate bonds	306,382		72			(86		)	306,368
	U.S. government bonds	23,774		16			(1		)	23,789
	Foreign government bonds	5,611		10			—			5,621
	Certificates of deposit	2,700		—			—			2,700
	Money market funds	68,002		—			—			68,002
	Municipal debt securities	2,512		1			—			2,513
	Total	$	610,150	$	160		$	(100	)	$	610,210
		31-Jul-14
		Amortized Cost		Unrealized Gains			Unrealized Losses			Estimated Fair Value
		(in thousands)
	U.S. agency securities	$	94,048	$	30		$	(21	)	$	94,057
	Asset-backed securities	1,363		—			(2		)	1,361
	Commercial paper	132,442		14			(4		)	132,452
	Corporate bonds	297,731		104			(182		)	297,653
	U.S. government bonds	17,991		3			(3		)	17,991
	Foreign government bonds	2,755		—			(1		)	2,754
	Certificates of deposit	6,709		—			(1		)	6,708
	Money market funds	53,959		—			—			53,959
	Municipal debt securities	12,985		13			(1		)	12,997
	Total	$	619,983	$	164		$	(215	)	$	619,932
Schedule of Unrealized Loss on Investments	The following table shows the gross unrealized losses and fair value of the Company’s investments with unrealized losses, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position:
		30-Apr-15
		Less Than 12 Months					12 Months or Greater					Total
		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value			Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses
		(in thousands)
	Commercial paper	$	33,353	$	(13	)	$	—		$	—	$	33,353	$	(13	)
	U.S. agency securities	4,002		—			—			—		4,002		—
	Corporate bonds	150,498		(86		)	—			—		150,498		(86		)
	U.S. government bonds	4,994		(1		)	—			—		4,994		(1		)
	Total	$	192,847	$	(100	)	$	—		$	—	$	192,847	$	(100	)
Investments Classified by Contractual Maturity Date	The following table summarizes the contractual maturities of the Company’s available-for-sale securities as of April 30, 2015:
		Less Than 12 Months		12 Months or Greater			Total
		(in thousands)
	U.S. agency securities	$	68,391	$	23,172		$	91,563
	Commercial paper	109,654		—			109,654
	Corporate bonds	247,414		58,954			306,368
	U.S. government bonds	14,993		8,796			23,789
	Foreign government bonds	2,719		2,902			5,621
	Money market funds	68,002		—			68,002
	Certificates of deposit	2,700		—			2,700
	Municipal debt securities	2,513		—			2,513
	Total	$	516,386	$	93,824		$	610,210
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis	The following tables summarize the Company’s financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis, by level within the fair value hierarchy as of April 30, 2015 and July 31, 2014:
		30-Apr-15
		Level 1		Level 2			Level 3			Total
		(in thousands)
	Assets
	Cash and cash equivalents:
	Commercial paper	$	—	$	55,333		$	—		$	55,333
	Money market funds	68,002		—			—			68,002
	Short-term investments:
	U.S. agency securities	—		68,391			—			68,391
	Commercial paper	—		54,321			—			54,321
	Corporate bonds	—		247,414			—			247,414
	U.S. government bonds	—		14,993			—			14,993
	Foreign government bonds	—		2,719			—			2,719
	Municipal debt securities	—		2,513			—			2,513
	Certificates of deposit	—		2,700			—			2,700
	Long-term investments:
	U.S. agency securities	—		23,172			—			23,172
	U.S. government bonds	—		8,796			—			8,796
	Corporate bonds	—		58,954			—			58,954
	Foreign government bonds	—		2,902			—			2,902
	Total assets	$	68,002	$	542,208		$	—		$	610,210
		31-Jul-14
		Level 1		Level 2			Level 3			Total
		(in thousands)
	Assets
	Cash and cash equivalents:
	Commercial paper	$	—	$	66,293		$	—		$	66,293
	Money market funds	53,959		—			—			53,959
	Short-term investments:
	U.S. agency securities	—		29,062			—			29,062
	Asset-backed securities	—		1,361			—			1,361
	Commercial paper	—		66,159			—			66,159
	U. S. government bonds	—		9,995			—			9,995
	Corporate bonds	—		172,648			—			172,648
	Certificate of deposit	—		4,009			—			4,009
	Municipal debt securities	—		12,997			—			12,997
	Long-term investments:
	U.S. agency securities	—		64,995			—			64,995
	Certificate of deposit	—		2,699			—			2,699
	Corporate bonds	—		125,005			—			125,005
	U.S. government bonds	—		7,996			—			7,996
	Foreign government bonds	—		2,754			—			2,754
	Total assets	$	53,959	$	565,973		$	—		$	619,932

Balance_Sheet_Components_Table

Balance Sheet Components (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2015
Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract]
Property and equipment	Property and equipment consist of the following:
		30-Apr-15			31-Jul-14
		(in thousands)
	Computer hardware	$	13,964		$	11,882
	Software	4,739			4,605
	Furniture and fixtures	3,015			2,732
	Leasehold improvements	8,076			7,069
	Total property and equipment	29,794			26,288
	Less accumulated depreciation	(17,367		)	(13,681		)
	Property and equipment, net	$	12,427		$	12,607
Goodwill and Intangible Assets	The following table presents changes in the carrying amount of goodwill:
		Total
		(in thousands)
	Goodwill, July 31, 2014	$	9,205
	Changes in carrying value	—
	Goodwill, April 30, 2015	$	9,205
	Intangible assets consist of the following:
		30-Apr-15			31-Jul-14
	Acquired technology:	(in thousands)
	Cost	$	7,200		$	7,200
	Accumulated amortization	(2,841		)	(1,761		)
	Intangible assets, net	$	4,359		$	5,439
Future Amortization Expense	Estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the next four fiscal years is as follows:
		Future Amortization
		(in thousands)
	Fiscal year ending July 31,
	2015 (remainder of fiscal year)	360
	2016	1,440
	2017	1,440
	2018	1,119
	Total	$	4,359
Accrued Employee Compensation	Accrued employee compensation consists of the following:
		30-Apr-15			31-Jul-14
		(in thousands)
	Accrued bonuses	$	12,236		$	19,213
	Accrued commission	1,104			3,593
	Accrued vacation	8,186			8,100
	Accrued salaries, payroll taxes and benefits	3,883			4,006
	Total	$	25,409		$	34,912
Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss by component during the nine months ended April 30, 2015 were as follows:
		Foreign Currency Items			Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities			Total
		(in thousands)
	Balance as of July 31, 2014	$	(1,310	)	$	(57	)	$	(1,367	)
	Other comprehensive gain (loss) before reclassification	(3,677		)	115			(3,562		)
	Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to earnings	—			(7		)	(7		)
	Tax effect	—			(35		)	(35		)
	Balance as of April 30, 2015	$	(4,987	)	$	16		$	(4,971	)

Net_Income_Loss_Per_Share_Tabl

Net Income (Loss) Per Share (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2015
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Company's basic and diluted earnings per share	The following table sets forth the computation of the Company’s basic and diluted net loss per share for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2015 and 2014:
		Three Months Ended April 30,							Nine Months Ended April 30,
		2015				2014			2015			2014
		(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
	Numerator:
	Net loss	$	(2,987	)		$	(1,913	)	$	(2,008	)	$	(5,036	)
	Net loss per share:
	Basic	$	(0.04	)		$	(0.03	)	$	(0.03	)	$	(0.08	)
	Diluted	$	(0.04	)		$	(0.03	)	$	(0.03	)	$	(0.08	)
	Denominator:
	Weighted average shares used in computing net loss per share:
	Basic	70,348,356				68,261,964			69,844,077			64,718,852
	Diluted	70,348,356				68,261,964			69,844,077			64,718,852
Schedule of Antidilutive Securities excluded from EPS	The following outstanding shares of common stock equivalents were excluded from the computation of diluted loss per share for the periods presented because including them would have been antidilutive:
		Three Months Ended April 30,						Nine Months Ended April 30,
		2015			2014			2015		2014
	Stock options to purchase common stock	2,019,320			2,734,450			2,197,389		3,205,629
	Restricted stock units	3,193,444			4,089,004			3,491,327		4,407,691

Stockholders_Equity_and_Stockb1

Stockholders' Equity and Stock-based Compensation (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2015
Stockholders' Equity and Stock-based Compensation [Abstract]
Stock-based compensation expense	Stock-based compensation expense related to all employee and non-employee stock-based awards is as follows:
		Three Months Ended April 30,								Nine Months Ended April 30,
		2015				2014				2015			2014
	Stock-based compensation expenses:	(in thousands)
	Cost of license	$	54			$	45			$	158		$	141
	Cost of maintenance revenues	293				211				879			572
	Cost of services revenues	3,774				3,028				11,165			8,862
	Research and development	2,813				2,260				7,618			6,657
	Sales and marketing	2,620				2,291				9,049			8,140
	General and administrative	2,840				2,532				9,011			7,320
	Total stock-based compensation expenses	$	12,394			$	10,367			$	37,880		$	31,692
Unrecognized compensation cost, adjusted for estimated forfeitures	As of April 30, 2015, total unrecognized compensation cost, adjusted for estimated forfeitures, was as follows:
		As of April 30, 2015
		Unrecognized Expense				Weighted Average Expected Recognition Period
		(in thousands)				(in years)
	Restricted stock units	$	101,479			2.5
	Stock options	5,962				2.2
		$	107,441
Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Restricted Stock Units Award Activity	RSU activity under the Company’s equity incentive plans is as follows:
		RSUs Outstanding
		Number of RSUs Outstanding			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
	Balance as of July 31, 2014	3,384,221			$	30.7
	Granted	1,433,667			46.92
	Released	(1,464,099	)		24.61
	Canceled	(285,165	)		35.35
	Balance as of April 30, 2015	3,068,624			$	40.75
Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity	Stock option activity under the Company’s equity incentive plans is as follows:
		Stock Options Outstanding
		Number of Stock Options Outstanding			Weighted Average Exercise Price				Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (1)
									(in years)		(in thousands)
	Balance as of July 31, 2014	2,400,253			$	11.24			5.5		$	71,640
	Granted	138,643			47.23
	Exercised	(548,615	)		8.74
	Canceled	(45,544	)		24.96
	Balance as of April 30, 2015	1,944,737			$	14.18			5.1		$	69,670
	Vested and expected to vest as of April 30, 2015	1,924,277			$	13.86			5.1		$	69,560
	Exercisable as of April 30, 2015	1,601,345			$	8.09			5.1		$	67,039
	(1)	Aggregate intrinsic value represents the difference between the Company's closing stock prices of $49.95 and $40.50 on April 30, 2015 and July 31, 2014, respectively, and the exercise price of outstanding, in-the-money options.
Black-Scholes valuation assumptions	The per share fair value of each stock option was determined on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions:
		Three Months Ended April 30,				Nine Months Ended April 30,
		2015		2014		2015		2014
	Expected life (in years)	6.1		5.3		6.0 - 6.1		5.0 - 6.1
	Risk-free interest rate	1.70%		1.70%		1.7% - 1.9%		1.5% - 2.0%
	Expected volatility	39.40%		42.30%		39.4% - 45.1%		41.3% - 46.2%
	Expected dividend yield	—%		—%		—%		—%
Common Stock Reserved for Issuance	As of April 30, 2015 and July 31, 2014, the Company had reserved shares of common stock for future issuance as follows:
		30-Apr-15			31-Jul-14
	Exercise of stock options to purchase common stock	1,944,737			2,400,253
	Vesting of restricted stock units	3,068,624			3,384,221
	Shares available under stock plans	14,512,651			11,703,962
	Total common stock reserved for issuance	19,526,012			17,488,436

Segment_Information_Tables

Segment Information (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2015
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Revenues by country	The following table sets forth revenues by country and region based on the billing address of the customer:
		Three Months Ended April 30,				Nine Months Ended April 30,
		2015		2014		2015		2014
		(in thousands)
	United States	$	51,150	$	48,640	$	134,026	$	126,573
	Canada	9,725		9,084		28,942		30,039
	Other Americas	1,311		1,391		5,924		6,630
	Total Americas	62,186		59,115		168,892		163,242
	United Kingdom	7,777		7,662		31,790		28,316
	Other EMEA	11,008		9,624		31,635		25,649
	Total EMEA	18,785		17,286		63,425		53,965
	Total APAC	4,469		5,634		22,303		14,832
	Total revenues	$	85,440	$	82,035	$	254,620	$	232,039
Property and equipment, net by geographic region	The following table sets forth the Company’s long-lived assets, including intangibles and goodwill, net by geographic region:
		30-Apr-15		31-Jul-14
		(in thousands)
	Americas	$	23,312	$	25,573
	EMEA	2,173		950
	APAC	506		728
	Total	$	25,991	$	27,251

The_Company_and_Summary_of_Sig2

The Company and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Estimates (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2015	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2015	Apr. 30, 2014	Jul. 31, 2014
	customer	customer	customer	customer	customer
Company and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Estimates (Textual) [Abstract]
Proceeds from issuance of common stock in connection with public offering, net of underwriting discounts and commissions			$0	$389,949,000
Number of Customers Concentration Of Credit Risk	0	0	0	0
Percentage of Revenue	10.00%	10.00%	10.00%	10.00%
Number of Customers Concentration of Credit Risk Receivables	2		2		1
Percentage of accounts receivable	10.00%		10.00%		10.00%
Adjustment for license revenues			0	0
Adjustment for service revenues			$0	$0
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Company and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Estimates (Textual) [Abstract]
Period of RSUs time based Vesting			4 years
Stock Options
Company and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Estimates (Textual) [Abstract]
Period of expiration for share based payment awards			10 years
Minimum
Company and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Estimates (Textual) [Abstract]
Range of General Payment Terms			30 days
Minimum | Licensing Agreements
Company and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Estimates (Textual) [Abstract]
Period of standard license agreement term			3 years
Maximum
Company and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Estimates (Textual) [Abstract]
Range of General Payment Terms			90 days
Maximum | Licensing Agreements
Company and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Estimates (Textual) [Abstract]
Period of standard license agreement term			7 years

Fair_Value_of_Financial_Instru2

Fair Value of Financial Instruments Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details 1) (USD $)	Apr. 30, 2015	Jul. 31, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	$610,150	$619,983
Unrealized Gains	160	164
Unrealized Losses	-100	-215
Total assets	610,210	619,932
U.S. agency securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	91,516	94,048
Unrealized Gains	47	30
Unrealized Losses	0	-21
Total assets	91,563	94,057
Asset-backed securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Amortized Cost		1,363
Unrealized Gains		0
Unrealized Losses		-2
Total assets		1,361
Commercial paper
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	109,653	132,442
Unrealized Gains	14	14
Unrealized Losses	-13	-4
Total assets	109,654	132,452
Corporate bonds
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	306,382	297,731
Unrealized Gains	72	104
Unrealized Losses	-86	-182
Total assets	306,368	297,653
U.S. government bonds
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	23,774	17,991
Unrealized Gains	16	3
Unrealized Losses	-1	-3
Total assets	23,789	17,991
Foreign government bonds
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	5,611	2,755
Unrealized Gains	10	0
Unrealized Losses	0	-1
Total assets	5,621	2,754
Money market funds
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	68,002	53,959
Unrealized Gains	0	0
Unrealized Losses	0	0
Total assets	68,002	53,959
Certificates of deposit
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	2,700	6,709
Unrealized Gains	0	0
Unrealized Losses	0	-1
Total assets	2,700	6,708
Municipal debt securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	2,512	12,985
Unrealized Gains	1	13
Unrealized Losses	0	-1
Total assets	$2,513	$12,997

Fair_Value_of_Financial_Instru3

Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details 2) (USD $)	Apr. 30, 2015
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	investment
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis, Alternative [Abstract]
Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	$192,847
Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	-100
Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	0
12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	0
Fair Value	192,847
Aggregate Losses	-100
Number of Positions	76
Commercial paper
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis, Alternative [Abstract]
Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	33,353
Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	-13
Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	0
12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	0
Fair Value	33,353
Aggregate Losses	-13
U.S. agency securities
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis, Alternative [Abstract]
Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	4,002
Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	0
Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	0
12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	0
Fair Value	4,002
Aggregate Losses	0
Corporate bonds
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis, Alternative [Abstract]
Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	150,498
Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	-86
Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	0
12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	0
Fair Value	150,498
Aggregate Losses	-86
U.S. government bonds
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis, Alternative [Abstract]
Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	4,994
Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	-1
Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	0
12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	0
Fair Value	4,994
Aggregate Losses	($1)

Fair_Value_of_Financial_Instru4

Fair Value of Financial Instruments Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details 3) (USD $)	Apr. 30, 2015	Jul. 31, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Less than 12 Months	$516,386
12 Months or Greater	93,824
Estimated Fair Value	610,210	619,932
U.S. agency securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Less than 12 Months	68,391
12 Months or Greater	23,172
Estimated Fair Value	91,563	94,057
Asset-backed securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value		1,361
Commercial paper
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Less than 12 Months	109,654
12 Months or Greater	0
Estimated Fair Value	109,654	132,452
Corporate bonds
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Less than 12 Months	247,414
12 Months or Greater	58,954
Estimated Fair Value	306,368	297,653
U.S. government bonds
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Less than 12 Months	14,993
12 Months or Greater	8,796
Estimated Fair Value	23,789	17,991
Foreign government bonds
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Less than 12 Months	2,719
12 Months or Greater	2,902
Estimated Fair Value	5,621	2,754
Money market funds
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Less than 12 Months	68,002
12 Months or Greater	0
Estimated Fair Value	68,002	53,959
Certificates of deposit
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Less than 12 Months	2,700
12 Months or Greater	0
Estimated Fair Value	2,700	6,708
Municipal debt securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Less than 12 Months	2,513
12 Months or Greater	0
Estimated Fair Value	$2,513	$12,997

Fair_Value_of_Financial_Instru5

Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details 4) (USD $)	Apr. 30, 2015	Jul. 31, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total assets	$610,210	$619,932
Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total assets	68,002	53,959
Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total assets	542,208	565,973
Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total assets	0	0
U.S. agency securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:	68,391	29,062
Municipal debt securities	23,172	64,995
Total assets	91,563	94,057
U.S. agency securities | Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:	0	0
Municipal debt securities	0	0
U.S. agency securities | Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:	68,391	29,062
Municipal debt securities	23,172	64,995
U.S. agency securities | Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:	0	0
Municipal debt securities	0	0
Asset-backed securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:		1,361
Total assets		1,361
Asset-backed securities | Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:		0
Asset-backed securities | Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:		1,361
Asset-backed securities | Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:		0
Commercial paper
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:	54,321	66,159
Total assets	109,654	132,452
Commercial paper | Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:	0	0
Commercial paper | Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:	54,321	66,159
Commercial paper | Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:	0	0
Corporate bonds
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:	247,414	172,648
Municipal debt securities	58,954	125,005
Total assets	306,368	297,653
Corporate bonds | Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:	0	0
Municipal debt securities	0	0
Corporate bonds | Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:	247,414	172,648
Municipal debt securities	58,954	125,005
Corporate bonds | Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:	0	0
Municipal debt securities	0	0
U.S. government bonds
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:	14,993	9,995
Municipal debt securities	8,796	7,996
Total assets	23,789	17,991
U.S. government bonds | Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:	0	0
Municipal debt securities	0	0
U.S. government bonds | Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:	14,993	9,995
Municipal debt securities	8,796	7,996
U.S. government bonds | Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:	0	0
Municipal debt securities	0	0
Municipal debt securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:	2,513	12,997
Total assets	2,513	12,997
Municipal debt securities | Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:	0	0
Municipal debt securities | Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:	2,513	12,997
Municipal debt securities | Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:	0	0
Certificates of deposit
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:	2,700	4,009
Municipal debt securities		2,699
Total assets	2,700	6,708
Certificates of deposit | Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:	0	0
Municipal debt securities		0
Certificates of deposit | Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:	2,700	4,009
Municipal debt securities		2,699
Certificates of deposit | Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:	0	0
Municipal debt securities		0
Foreign government bonds
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:	2,719
Municipal debt securities	2,902	2,754
Total assets	5,621	2,754
Foreign government bonds | Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:	0
Municipal debt securities	0	0
Foreign government bonds | Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:	2,719
Municipal debt securities	2,902	2,754
Foreign government bonds | Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments:	0
Municipal debt securities	0	0
Commercial paper
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents:	55,333	66,293
Commercial paper | Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents:	0	0
Commercial paper | Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents:	55,333	66,293
Commercial paper | Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents:	0	0
Money market funds
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents:	68,002	53,959
Money market funds | Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents:	68,002	53,959
Money market funds | Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents:	0	0
Money market funds | Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents:	$0	$0

Balance_Sheet_Components_Detai

Balance Sheet Components (Details 1) (USD $)	Apr. 30, 2015	Jul. 31, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract]
Computer hardware	$13,964	$11,882
Software	4,739	4,605
Furniture and fixtures	3,015	2,732
Leasehold improvements	8,076	7,069
Total property and equipment	29,794	26,288
Less accumulated depreciation	-17,367	-13,681
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	$12,427	$12,607

Balance_Sheet_Components_Detai1

Balance Sheet Components (Details 2) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2015
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	$9,205
Changes in carrying value	0
Balance at end of period	$9,205

Balance_Sheet_Components_Detai2

Balance Sheet Components (Details 3) (USD $)	Apr. 30, 2015	Jul. 31, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets, net	$4,359
Acquired Technology
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Cost	7,200	7,200
Accumulated amortization	-2,841	-1,761
Intangible assets, net	$4,359	$5,439

Balance_Sheet_Components_Detai3

Balance Sheet Components (Details 4) (USD $)	Apr. 30, 2015
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract]
2015 (remainder of fiscal year)	$360
2016	1,440
2017	1,440
2018	1,119
Intangible assets, net	$4,359

Balance_Sheet_Components_Detai4

Balance Sheet Components (Details 5) (USD $)	Apr. 30, 2015	Jul. 31, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract]
Accrued bonuses	$12,236	$19,213
Accrued commission	1,104	3,593
Accrued vacation	8,186	8,100
Accrued salaries, payroll taxes and benefits	3,883	4,006
Total	$25,409	$34,912

Balance_Sheet_Components_Detai5

Balance Sheet Components (Details 6) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2015
Increase (Decrease) in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	($1,367)
Other comprehensive gain (loss) before reclassification	-3,562
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to earnings	-7
Tax effect	-35
Balance at end of period	-4,971
Accumulated Translation Adjustment [Member]
Increase (Decrease) in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	-1,310
Other comprehensive gain (loss) before reclassification	-3,677
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to earnings	0
Tax effect	0
Balance at end of period	-4,987
Available-for-sale Securities [Member]
Increase (Decrease) in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	-57
Other comprehensive gain (loss) before reclassification	115
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to earnings	-7
Tax effect	-35
Balance at end of period	$16

Balance_Sheet_Components_Detai6

Balance Sheet Components (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2015	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2015	Apr. 30, 2014	Jul. 31, 2014
Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract]
Property and equipment pledged as collateral	$0		$0		$0
Depreciation	1,600,000	1,400,000	4,500,000	3,900,000
Amortization expense	$360,000	$360,000	$1,080,000	$1,080,000

Net_Income_Loss_Per_Share_Deta

Net Income (Loss) Per Share (Details 1) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2015		Apr. 30, 2014		Apr. 30, 2015		Apr. 30, 2014
Numerator:
Net loss	($2,987)	[1]	($1,913)	[1]	($2,008)	[1]	($5,036)	[1]
Net loss per share:
Basic	($0.04)	[1]	($0.03)	[1]	($0.03)	[1]	($0.08)
Diluted	($0.04)	[1]	($0.03)	[1]	($0.03)		($0.08)
Weighted average shares used in computing net loss per share:
Basic	70,348,356		68,261,964		69,844,077		64,718,852
Diluted	70,348,356		68,261,964		69,844,077		64,718,852
[1]	See Note 2 “Change in Accounting Policy - Stock-Based Compensation” of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2014 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Net_Income_Loss_Per_Share_Deta1

Net Income (Loss) Per Share (Details 2)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2015	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2015	Apr. 30, 2014
Stock options to purchase common stock
Net Income (Loss) Per Share (Textual) [Abstract]
Schedule of antidilutive securities excluded from EPS	2,019,320	2,734,450	2,197,389	3,205,629
Restricted stock units
Net Income (Loss) Per Share (Textual) [Abstract]
Schedule of antidilutive securities excluded from EPS	3,193,444	4,089,004	3,491,327	4,407,691

Commitments_and_Contingencies_

Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2015	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2015	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2015	Apr. 30, 2015	Aug. 01, 2012
	USD ($)	USD ($)	USD ($)	USD ($)	PLN	Line of Credit Associated With Operating Lease	Line of Credit Associated With Operating Lease
	sqft		sqft			USD ($)	USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Duration of lease for a facility to serve as its corporate headquarters			7 years
Rentable area of current corporate headquarters	97,674		97,674
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity					10,000,000	$800,000	$1,200,000
Lease expense for all worldwide facilities and equipment	1,300,000	1,500,000	4,100,000	4,400,000
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity	$2,800,000		$2,800,000

Stockholders_Equity_and_Stockb2

Stockholders' Equity and Stock-based Compensation (Details 1) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2015	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2015		Apr. 30, 2014
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Total stock-based compensation expenses	$12,394	$10,367	$37,880	[1]	$31,692	[1]
Unrecognized Expense	107,441		107,441
Cost of license
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Total stock-based compensation expenses	54	45	158		141
Cost of maintenance revenues
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Total stock-based compensation expenses	293	211	879		572
Cost of services revenues
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Total stock-based compensation expenses	3,774	3,028	11,165		8,862
Research and development
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Total stock-based compensation expenses	2,813	2,260	7,618		6,657
Sales and marketing
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Total stock-based compensation expenses	2,620	2,291	9,049		8,140
General and administrative
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Total stock-based compensation expenses	2,840	2,532	9,011		7,320
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Unrecognized Expense	101,479		101,479
Average Expected Recognition Period			2 years 6 months
Stock Options
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Unrecognized Expense	$5,962		$5,962
Average Expected Recognition Period			2 years 2 months 12 days
[1]	See Note 2 “Change in Accounting Policy - Stock-Based Compensation” of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2014 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Stockholders_Equity_and_Stockb3

Stockholders' Equity and Stock-based Compensation (Details 2) (USD $)	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2015		Jul. 31, 2014		Apr. 30, 2015
Number of Stock Options Outstanding
Balance at beginning of period	2,400,253
Granted	138,643
Exercised	-548,615
Canceled	-45,544
Balance at end of period	1,944,737		2,400,253
Vested and expected to vest as of April 30, 2015					1,924,277
Exercisable as of April 30, 2015	1,601,345
Weighted Average Exercise Price
Balance at beginning of period	$11.24
Granted	$47.23
Exercised	$8.74
Canceled	$24.96
Balance at end of period	$14.18		$11.24
Vested and expected to vest as of April 30, 2015					$13.86
Exercisable as of April 30, 2015	$8.09
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract]
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life	5 years 1 month 6 days		5 years 6 months
Vested and expected to vest as of April 30, 2015	5 years 1 month 6 days
Exercisable as of April 30, 2015	5 years 1 month 6 days
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Aggregate Intrinsic Value [Abstract]
Balance at beginning of period	$71,640	[1]
Balance at end of period	69,670	[1]	71,640	[1]
Vested and expected to vest as of April 30, 2015	69,560	[1]
Exercisable as of April 30, 2015	$67,039	[1]
Share Price	$49.95		$40.50
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Number of RSUs Outstanding
Balance at beginning of period	3,384,221
Granted	1,433,667
Released	-1,464,099
Canceled	-285,165
Balance at end of period	3,068,624
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Balance at beginning of period	$30.70
Granted	$46.92
Released	$24.61
Canceled	$35.35
Balance at end of period	$40.75
[1]	Aggregate intrinsic value represents the difference between the Company's closing stock prices of $49.95 and $40.50 on April 30, 2015 and July 31, 2014, respectively, and the exercise price of outstanding, in-the-money options.

Stockholders_Equity_and_Stockb4

Stockholders' Equity and Stock-based Compensation (Details 3)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2015	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2015	Apr. 30, 2014
Summary of assumptions for fair value of employee stock option estimates
Risk-free interest rate, minimum	1.70%	1.70%	1.70%	1.50%
Risk-free interest rate, maximum	1.70%	1.70%	1.90%	2.00%
Expected volatility, minimum	39.40%	42.30%	39.40%	41.30%
Expected volatility, maximum	39.40%	42.30%	45.10%	46.20%
Expected dividend yield	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Minimum
Summary of assumptions for fair value of employee stock option estimates
Expected life (in years)	6 years 1 month 6 days	5 years 3 months 18 days	6 years 0 months	5 years
Maximum
Summary of assumptions for fair value of employee stock option estimates
Expected life (in years)	6 years 1 month 6 days	5 years 3 months 18 days	6 years 1 month 6 days	6 years 1 month 6 days

Stockholders_Equity_and_Stockb5

Stockholders' Equity and Stock-based Compensation (Details 4)	Apr. 30, 2015	Jul. 31, 2014
Common Stock Reserved for Issuance
Exercise of stock options to purchase common stock	1,944,737	2,400,253
Issuances of shares available under stock plans	14,512,651	11,703,962
Total common stock reserved for issuance	19,526,012	17,488,436
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Common Stock Reserved for Issuance
Vesting of restricted stock units	3,068,624	3,384,221

Stockholders_Equity_and_Stockb6

Stockholders' Equity and Stock-based Compensation (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2015	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2015	Apr. 30, 2014	Jul. 31, 2014
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Total intrinsic value of options exercised	$6.50	$9.90	$22.50	$58.80
Grant date fair value (USD per share), Options	$21.52	$20.96	$20.78	$21.25
Stockholders Equity and Stock Based Compensation (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Common stock, shares authorized	500,000,000		500,000,000		500,000,000
Common stock, par value	$0.00		$0.00		$0.00
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding	70,548,368		70,548,368		69,082,261
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Grant date fair value (USD per share)			$46.92
Fair Value of RSU's released	$21.40	$28	$70.60	$71.60

Income_Taxes_Details_Textual

Income Taxes (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2015		Apr. 30, 2014		Apr. 30, 2015		Apr. 30, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Benefit from income taxes	($3,000,000)	[1]	$2,590,000	[1]	($4,619,000)	[1]	($1,872,000)	[1]
Tax benefit for federal R&D	1,600,000				400,000
Effective Income Tax Rate, Continuing Operations	50.10%				69.70%
Percentage of Statutory federal income tax rate	35.00%
Undistributed Earnings of Foreign Subsidiaries	28,400,000				28,400,000
Undistributed earnings from certain foreign subsidiaries	8,100,000				8,100,000
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Period Increase (Decrease)					600,000
Unrecognized tax benefits	$4,200,000				$4,200,000
[1]	See Note 2 “Change in Accounting Policy - Stock-Based Compensation” of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2014 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Segment_Information_Details_1

Segment Information (Details 1) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2015	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2015	Apr. 30, 2014
	country	country
Revenues :
Total revenues	$85,440	$82,035	$254,620	$232,039
Entity-wide revenue attributable to other country	0	0
EntityWideRevenueMajorCountryPercentage	10.00%	10.00%
United States
Revenues :
Total revenues	51,150	48,640	134,026	126,573
Canada
Revenues :
Total revenues	9,725	9,084	28,942	30,039
United Kingdom
Revenues :
Total revenues	7,777	7,662	31,790	28,316
Other EMEA
Revenues :
Total revenues	11,008	9,624	31,635	25,649
Other
Revenues :
Total revenues	1,311	1,391	5,924	6,630
Americas
Revenues :
Total revenues	62,186	59,115	168,892	163,242
EMEA
Revenues :
Total revenues	18,785	17,286	63,425	53,965
APAC
Revenues :
Total revenues	$4,469	$5,634	$22,303	$14,832

Segment_Information_Details_2

Segment Information (Details 2) (USD $)	Apr. 30, 2015	Jul. 31, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Long-lived asset, including intangibles and goodwill
Total	$25,991	$27,251
Americas
Long-lived asset, including intangibles and goodwill
Total	23,312	25,573
EMEA
Long-lived asset, including intangibles and goodwill
Total	2,173	950
APAC
Long-lived asset, including intangibles and goodwill
Total	$506	$728