Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2016
Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) [Abstract]  
Schedule of quarterly financial data
    Year Ended July 31, 2016  
    July 31,
2016
    April 30,
2016
    January 31, 2016     October 31, 2015     Total  
Revenues   $ 122     $ 219     $ 112     $ 1,703     $ 2,156  
Direct cost of revenues     50       88       13       782       933  
Research and development     407       505       374       —       1,286  
Selling, general and administrative     3,538       1,528       2,346       1,612       9,024  
Other income     14       13       400       10       437  
Provision for income tax benefits (income taxes)     (15 )     25       —       (6 )     4  
Net loss     (3,874 )     (1,864 )     (2,221 )     (687 )     (8,646 )
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests     80       19       195       55       349  
Net loss attributable to SPCI     (3,794 )     (1,845 )     (2,026 )     (632 )     (8,297 )
Loss per share - basic   $ (0.32 )   $ (0.15 )   $ (0.17 )   $ (0.05 )   $ (0.70 )
Loss per share - diluted   $ (0.32 )   $ (0.15 )   $ (0.17 )   $ (0.05 )   $ (0.70 )

 

    Year Ended July 31, 2015  
    July 31,
2015
    April 30,
2015
    January 31, 2015     October 31, 2014     Total  
Revenues   $ 2,769     $ 2,867     $ 2,781     $ 4,823     $ 13,240  
Direct cost of revenues     1,282       1,315       1,338       2,108       6,043  
Selling, general and administrative     2,870       1,353       1,605       1,103       6,931  
Other income     322       9       9       32       372  
Provision for (income taxes) income tax benefits     (2,660 )     801       (100 )     (755 )     (2,714 )
Net (loss) income     (3,721 )     1,009       (253 )     889       (2,076 )
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests     529       (211 )     (24 )     (183 )     111  
Net (loss) income attributable to SPCI     (3,192 )     798       (277 )     706       (1,965 )
Income (loss) per share - basic   $ (0.28 )   $ 0.07     $ (0.02 )   $ 0.06     $ (0.17 )
Income (loss) per share - diluted   $ (0.28 )   $ 0.07     $ (0.02 )   $ 0.06     $ (0.17 )

 

    Year Ended July 31, 2014  
    July 31,
2014
    April 30,
2014
    January 31, 2014     October 31, 2013     Total  
Revenues   $ 3,303     $ 913     $ 453     $ 127     $ 4,796  
Direct cost of revenues     1,751       425       283       28       2,487  
Selling, general and administrative     725       665       1,042       569       3,001  
Other income     13       338       4       53       408  
Provision for income tax benefits (income taxes)     2,393       (40 )     —       —       2,353  
Net income (loss)     3,233       121       (868 )     (417 )     2,069  
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests     (195 )     (4 )     141       26       (32 )
Net income (loss) attributable to SPCI     3,038       117       (727 )     (391 )     2,037  
Income (loss) per share - basic   $ 0.28     $ 0.01     $ (0.07 )   $ (0.04 )   $ 0.19  
Income (loss) per share - diluted   $ 0.27     $ 0.01     $ (0.07 )   $ (0.04 )   $ 0.18