GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2013

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill, allocated by reportable segment

The following table presents goodwill, allocated by reportable segment.

	2013		2012
Life Sciences	$	180,896	$	178,359
Industrial	161,596		160,582
	$	342,492	$	338,941

Schedule of Intangible Assets

Intangible assets consist of the following:

	2013
	Gross		Accumulated Amortization		Net
Patents and unpatented technology	$	123,707	$	69,992	$	53,715
Customer-related intangibles	97,016		22,425		74,591
Trademarks	13,291		6,166		7,125
Other	4,425		2,613		1,812
	$	238,439	$	101,196	$	137,243

	2012
	Gross		Accumulated Amortization		Net
Patents and unpatented technology	$	125,938	$	65,262	$	60,676
Customer-related intangibles	93,901		13,323		80,578
Trademarks	13,104		5,269		7,835
Other	5,179		3,124		2,055
	$	238,122	$	86,978	$	151,144