Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2011

Components Of Net Periodic Pension Costs

	2011			2010			2009
	(thousands of dollars)
Net periodic cost:
Service cost	$	16,148		$	13,184		$	15,385
Interest cost		19,440			19,445			18,481
Expected return on assets		(27,538	)		(28,390	)		(29,143	)
Transition amount amortization		225			226			193
Prior service cost amortization		449			293			438
Actuarial loss amortization		3,962			2,864			1,088
Curtailment loss		—			—			910
Net periodic benefit cost	$	12,686		$	7,622		$	7,352

Obligations And Funded Status Of Company's Pension Plans

	2011			2010
	(thousands of dollars)
Change in benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation, beginning of year	$	377,903		$	338,154
Service cost		16,148			13,183
Interest cost		19,440			19,445
Plan amendments		1,639			—
Participant contributions		1,058			1,043
Actuarial loss		1,034			31,918
Currency exchange rates		6,936			(6,531	)
Benefits paid		(20,146	)		(19,309	)
Benefit obligation, end of year	$	404,012		$	377,903
Change in plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year	$	319,734		$	297,479
Actual return on plan assets		38,758			31,013
Company contributions		27,655			15,064
Participant contributions		1,058			1,043
Currency exchange rates		6,496			(5,556	)
Benefits paid		(20,146	)		(19,309	)
Fair value of plan assets, end of year	$	373,555		$	319,734
Funded status:
Underfunded status at July 31, 2011 and 2010	$	(30,457	)	$	(58,169	)

Changes In Fair Values Of U.S. Pension Plans' Level 3 Assets

	Global Equity			Private Equity		Absolute Return			Real Assets		Total
Beginning balance at August 1, 2009	$	2.7		$	11.4	$	41.4		$	15.5	$	71.0
Unrealized gains		0.1			1.8		2.8			0.1		4.8
Realized gains		—			—		0.7			—		0.7
Purchases, sales, issuances and settlements, net		(0.4	)		1.6		(11.8	)		0.7		(9.9	)
Ending balance at July 31, 2010	$	2.4		$	14.8	$	33.1		$	16.3	$	66.6
Unrealized gains		—			1.5		2.1			3.4		7.0
Realized gains		—			1.0		—			—		1.0
Purchases, sales, issuances and settlements, net		(2.1	)		0.3		(3.8	)		18.3		12.7
Ending balance at July 31, 2011	$	0.3		$	17.6	$	31.4		$	38.0	$	87.3

Estimated Future Benefit Payments For U.S. And Non U.S. Plans

Fiscal Year
2012	$	25,769
2013	$	23,314
2014	$	25,648
2015	$	26,242
2016	$	25,323
2017-2021	$	148,290

International Assets [Member]

Changes In Fair Values Of U.S. Pension Plans' Level 3 Assets

	Equity/Fixed Income
Beginning balance at August 1, 2009	$	23.1
Unrealized gains		0.3
Foreign currency exchange		(1.9	)
Purchases, sales, issuances and settlements, net		0.2
Ending balance at July 31, 2010	$	21.7
Unrealized gains		0.9
Foreign currency exchange		2.5
Purchases, sales, issuances and settlements, net		1.2
Ending balance at July 31, 2011	$	26.3

Projected Benefit Obligation [Member]

Weighted Average Actuarial Assumptions

Weighted average actuarial assumptions	2011			2010
All U.S. plans:
Discount rate		4.91	%		5.25	%
Rate of compensation increase		4.50	%		5.00	%
Non - U.S. plans:
Discount rate		5.36	%		5.17	%
Rate of compensation increase		3.57	%		3.69	%

Net Periodic Benefit Cost [Member]

Weighted Average Actuarial Assumptions

Weighted average actuarial assumptions	2011			2010			2009
All U.S. plans:
Discount rate		5.25	%		6.00	%		6.00	%
Expected return on plan assets		8.00	%		8.50	%		8.50	%
Rate of compensation increase		5.00	%		5.00	%		5.00	%
Non - U.S. plans:
Discount rate		5.17	%		5.90	%		6.30	%
Expected return on plan assets		6.17	%		6.64	%		7.14	%
Rate of compensation increase		3.69	%		3.87	%		4.48	%

U.S. Pension Plans [Member]

Fair Value Of Assets Held

Asset Category	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total
2011
Cash	$	0.3	$	—	$	—	$	0.3
Global Equity Securities		64.8		56.2		0.3		121.3
Fixed Income Securities		36.6		—		—		36.6
Private Equity		—		—		17.6		17.6
Absolute Return		—		20.1		31.4		51.5
Real Assets		—		—		38.0		38.0
Total U.S. Assets at July 31, 2011	$	101.7	$	76.3	$	87.3	$	265.3
2010
Cash	$	0.9	$	—	$	—	$	0.9
Global Equity Securities		48.7		50.2		2.4		101.3
Fixed Income Securities		17.1		—		—		17.1
Private Equity		—		—		14.8		14.8
Absolute Return		—		39.4		33.1		72.5
Real Assets		—		9.6		16.3		25.9
Total U.S. Assets at July 31, 2010	$	66.7	$	99.2	$	66.6	$	232.5

International Pension Plans [Member]

Fair Value Of Assets Held

Asset Category	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total
2011
Global Equity Securities	$	33.5	$	—	$	—	$	33.5
Fixed Income Securities		—		26.5		—		26.5
Equity/Fixed Income		15.4		—		26.3		41.7
Real Assets		—		6.5		—		6.5
Total International Assets at July 31, 2011	$	48.9	$	33.0	$	26.3	$	108.2
2010
Global Equity Securities	$	26.8	$	—	$	—	$	26.8
Fixed Income Securities		—		20.7		—		20.7
Equity/Fixed Income		12.5		—		21.7		34.2
Real Assets		—		5.5		—		5.5
Total International Assets at July 31, 2010	$	39.3	$	26.2	$	21.7	$	87.2