Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets Goodwill (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2014	Jul. 31, 2013	Jul. 31, 2012
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 515,004	$ 617,236	$ 676,791
Goodwill, Acquired During Period		170,180
Goodwill, Written off Related to Sale of Business Unit		(2,882)
Goodwill Reclassified to Held for Sale		(37,347)
Goodwill, Impairment Loss	100,412	(190,505)
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments	2,168
Goodwill, Period Increase (Decrease)	102,232
Goodwill, Translation Adjustments	348	999
Goodwill, Impaired, Accumulated Impairment Loss	(290,917)
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Goodwill	8,923
Goodwill and Intangible Asset Impairment	148,551	204,448	0
Identification Solutions [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	412,289	517,029	367,893
Goodwill, Acquired During Period		170,180
Goodwill, Written off Related to Sale of Business Unit		(2,882)
Goodwill Reclassified to Held for Sale		(4,129)
Goodwill, Impairment Loss	(100,412)	(18,225)
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments	2,168
Goodwill, Translation Adjustments	(2,160)	4,192
Goodwill, Impaired, Accumulated Impairment Loss	(118,637)
Goodwill and Intangible Asset Impairment		21,648
Workplace Safety [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	102,715	100,207	276,941
Goodwill, Acquired During Period		0
Goodwill, Written off Related to Sale of Business Unit		0
Goodwill Reclassified to Held for Sale		0
Goodwill, Impairment Loss	0	(172,280)
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments	0
Goodwill, Translation Adjustments	2,508	(4,454)
Goodwill, Impaired, Accumulated Impairment Loss	(172,280)
Goodwill and Intangible Asset Impairment		182,800
Die Cut [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	0	0	31,957
Goodwill, Acquired During Period		0
Goodwill, Written off Related to Sale of Business Unit		0
Goodwill Reclassified to Held for Sale		(33,218)
Goodwill, Impairment Loss	0	0
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments	0
Goodwill, Translation Adjustments	$ 0	$ 1,261