CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016	Jan. 31, 2015
Operating activities:
Net earnings	$ 33,993	$ 25,168
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	17,502	20,066
Non-cash portion of stock-based compensation expense	4,569	2,471
Non-cash portion of restructuring charges	0	896
Loss on sale of business, net	0	426
Deferred income taxes	3,338	(781)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities (net of effects of business acquisitions/divestitures):
Accounts receivable	3,204	10,918
Inventories	3,403	(10,840)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(3,811)	(3,053)
Accounts payable and other liabilities	(1,618)	(15,423)
Income taxes	(2,326)	(5,918)
Net cash provided by operating activities	58,254	23,930
Investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(3,928)	(17,808)
Sale of business, net of cash retained	0	6,111
Other	2,521	4,173
Net cash used in investing activities	(1,407)	(7,524)
Financing activities:
Payments of Dividends	(20,425)	(20,449)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	53	847
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock	(23,397)	0
Proceeds from (Repayments of) Lines of Credit	(437)	29,428
Payments of Financing Costs	(803)	0
Income tax on equity-based compensation, and other	(1,299)	(3,830)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(46,308)	5,996
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(4,833)	(10,937)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	5,706	11,465
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	114,492	81,834
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$ 120,198	$ 93,299