Quarterly Financial Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2012

Quarterly Financial Information [Abstract]

Quarterly Financial Information

	First Quarter		Second Quarter		Third Quarter		Fourth Quarter
	(In thousands)
2012
Net sales	$	608,295	$	580,883	$	647,237	$	656,833
Gross margin		214,934		200,817		228,229		229,783
Net earnings		68,553		53,821		70,946		70,981
Basic earnings per share		0.46		0.36		0.47		0.47
Diluted earnings per share		0.45		0.35		0.46		0.47
Dividends declared per share		0.075		0.080		0.090		0.090
Dividends paid per share		0.075		0.075		0.080		0.090
2011
Net sales	$	536,909	$	537,105	$	594,565	$	625,450
Gross margin		188,090		189,543		209,158		227,005
Net earnings		53,134		44,579		61,811		65,767
Basic earnings per share		0.34		0.29		0.40		0.43
Diluted earnings per share		0.34		0.28		0.39		0.42
Dividends declared per share		—		0.130		—		0.150
Dividends paid per share		0.063		0.065		0.065		0.075