CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016	Jan. 31, 2015	Jan. 31, 2016	Jan. 31, 2015
Net sales	$ 268,630	$ 282,628	$ 551,703	$ 592,868
Cost of products sold	135,738	144,425	279,462	304,503
Gross margin	132,892	138,203	272,241	288,365
Operating expenses:
Research and development	9,097	8,948	17,666	18,579
Selling, general and administrative	100,206	107,565	200,884	216,846
Restructuring charges	0	4,879	0	9,157
Total operating expenses	109,303	121,392	218,550	244,582
Operating income	23,589	16,811	53,691	43,783
Other (expense) income:
Investment and other (expense) income	(992)	211	(1,751)	535
Interest expense	(2,130)	(3,000)	(4,281)	(5,891)
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes	20,467	14,022	47,659	38,427
Income tax expense	5,177	2,438	13,666	11,344
Earnings from continuing operations	15,290	11,584	33,993	27,083
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	0	0	0	(1,915)
Net earnings	$ 15,290	$ 11,584	$ 33,993	$ 25,168
Weighted average common shares outstanding (in thousands):
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic (in thousands):	50,527	51,272	50,778	51,262
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted (in thousands):	50,647	51,348	50,868	51,330
Class A nonvoting common stock
Earnings Per Share
Earnings from continuing operations per basic share	$ 0.30	$ 0.23	$ 0.67	$ 0.53
Earnings from continuing operations per diluted share	0.30	0.23	0.67	0.53
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations per basic share	0.00	0.00	0.00	(0.04)
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations per diluted share	0.00	0.00	0.00	(0.04)
Net earnings per share, basic	0.30	0.23	0.67	0.49
Net earnings per share, diluted	0.30	0.23	0.67	0.49
Dividends	$ 0.20	$ 0.20	$ 0.41	$ 0.40
Class B voting common stock
Other (expense) income:
Earnings from continuing operations	$ 15,290	$ 11,584	$ 33,209	$ 26,288
Earnings Per Share
Earnings from continuing operations per basic share	$ 0.30	$ 0.23	$ 0.65	$ 0.51
Earnings from continuing operations per diluted share	0.30	0.23	0.65	0.51
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations per basic share	0.00	0.00	0.00	(0.03)
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations per diluted share	0.00	0.00	0.00	(0.04)
Net earnings per share, basic	0.30	0.23	0.65	0.48
Net earnings per share, diluted	0.30	0.23	0.65	0.47
Dividends	$ 0.20	$ 0.20	$ 0.39	$ 0.38