Long-Term Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2014

Long-Term Debt [Abstract]

Schedule Of Long-Term Debt

	2014		2013
	(thousands of dollars)
6.59% Unsecured senior notes, interest payable semi-annually,
principal payment of $80.0 million due November 14, 2013		-		80,000
5.48% Unsecured senior notes, interest payable semi-annually,
principal payment of $50.0 million due June 1, 2017		50,000		50,000
5.48% Unsecured senior notes, interest payable semi-annually,
principal payment of $25.0 million due September 28, 2017		25,000		25,000
5.48% Unsecured senior notes, interest payable semi-annually,
principal payment of $25.0 million due November 30, 2017		25,000		25,000
3.72% Unsecured senior notes, interest payable semi-annually,
principal payment of $125.0 million due March 27, 2024		125,000		-
2.019% Guaranteed senior note, interest payable semi-annually,
principal payment of ¥1.65 billion due May 18, 2014		-		16,848
Variable Rate Guaranteed senior note, interest payable quarterly,
principal payment of ¥1.65 billion due May 19, 2019
and an interest rate of 0.56% as of  July 31, 2014		16,051		-
Capitalized lease obligations and other, with various maturity dates and
interest rates		3,177		2,520
Terminated interest rate swap contracts		1,236		2,070
Total		245,464		201,438
Less current maturities		1,738		98,664
Total long-term debt	$	243,726	$	102,774