Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2012

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Components Of Net Periodic Pension Costs

	2012			2011			2010
	(thousands of dollars)
Net periodic cost:
Service cost	$	15,464		$	16,148		$	13,184
Interest cost		19,436			19,440			19,445
Expected return on assets		(28,114	)		(27,538	)		(28,390	)
Transition amount amortization		216			225			226
Prior service cost amortization		509			449			293
Actuarial loss amortization		5,696			3,962			2,864
Net periodic benefit cost	$	13,207		$	12,686		$	7,622

Obligations And Funded Status Of Company's Pension Plans

	2012			2011
	(thousands of dollars)
Change in benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation, beginning of year	$	404,012		$	377,903
Service cost		15,464			16,148
Interest cost		19,436			19,440
Plan amendments		(781	)		1,639
Participant contributions		1,130			1,058
Actuarial loss		51,914			1,034
Currency exchange rates		(9,689	)		6,936
Benefits paid		(19,994	)		(20,146	)
Benefit obligation, end of year	$	461,492		$	404,012
Change in plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year	$	373,555		$	319,734
Actual return on plan assets		4,442			38,758
Company contributions		37,915			27,655
Participant contributions		1,130			1,058
Currency exchange rates		(9,472	)		6,496
Benefits paid		(19,994	)		(20,146	)
Fair value of plan assets, end of year	$	387,576		$	373,555
Funded status:
Underfunded status at July 31, 2012 and 2011	$	(73,916	)	$	(30,457	)

Weighted-Average Discount Rates In Determining Actuarial Present Value Of Projected Benefit Obligation

Weighted average actuarial assumptions	2012			2011
All U.S. plans:
Discount rate		3.59	%		4.91	%
Rate of compensation increase		2.61	%		4.50	%
Non - U.S. plans:
Discount rate		4.13	%		5.36	%
Rate of compensation increase		2.86	%		3.57	%

Assumptions Used To Determine Net Periodic Benefit Cost

Weighted average actuarial assumptions	2012			2011			2010
All U.S. plans:
Discount rate		4.91	%		5.25	%		6.00	%
Expected return on plan assets		7.75	%		8.00	%		8.50	%
Rate of compensation increase		4.50	%		5.00	%		5.00	%
Non - U.S. plans:
Discount rate		5.36	%		5.17	%		5.90	%
Expected return on plan assets		6.03	%		6.17	%		6.64	%
Rate of compensation increase		3.57	%		3.69	%		3.87	%

Fair Value Of Assets Held By U.S Pension Plans' Level 3 Assets

Asset Category	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total
2012
Cash	$	0.9	$	—	$	—	$	0.9
Global Equity Securities		61.5		57.3		0.2		119.0
Fixed Income Securities		29.2		—		—		29.2
Private Equity		—		—		19.1		19.1
Alternative		—		19.5		56.1		75.6
Real Assets		—		—		30.4		30.4
Total U.S. Assets at July 31, 2012	$	91.6	$	76.8	$	105.8	$	274.2
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
Alternative		—		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
Alternative		—		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

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

	Global Equity			Private Equity			Alternative			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
Unrealized gains		(0.1	)		0.2			(0.3	)		(1.2	)		(1.4	)
Realized gains		0.1			1.4			0.4			—			1.9
Purchases, sales, issuances and settlements, net		(0.1	)		(0.1	)		17.3			0.9			18.0
Net transfers into (out of) level 3		—			—			7.3			(7.3	)		—
Ending balance at July 31, 2012	$	0.2		$	19.1		$	56.1		$	30.4		$	105.8

Fair Value Of Assets Held By International Pension Plans

Asset Category	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical  Assets (Level 1)		Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total
2012
Global Equity Securities	$	37.1	$	—	$	—	$	37.1
Fixed Income Securities		5.9		28.4		—		34.3
Equity/Fixed Income		13.3		—		21.8		35.1
Real Assets		—		6.8		—		6.8
Total International Assets at July 31, 2012	$	56.3	$	35.2	$	21.8	$	113.3
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

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

Fiscal Year
2013	$	19,516
2014	$	22,667
2015	$	20,875
2016	$	21,399
2017	$	28,955
2018-2022	$	142,611

International Assets [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Fair Value Of Assets Held By International Pension Plans

	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
Unrealized gains		1.4
Foreign currency exchange		(3.8	)
Purchases, sales, issuances and settlements, net		(2.0	)
Net transfers into (out of) Level 3		(0.1	)
Ending balance at July 31, 2012	$	21.8