PENSION AND PROFIT SHARING PLANS AND ARRANGEMENTS (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2013		Jul. 31, 2012		Jul. 31, 2011
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Benefit Obligation [Roll Forward]
Benefit obligation - beginning of year	$ 711,880		$ 652,110
Curtailments and settlements	(22,720)		(5,112)
Service cost	15,094		13,650		13,318
Interest cost	26,316		30,822		30,759
Plan participant contributions	0	[1]	18	[1]
Plan amendments	471		2,510
Actuarial (gain) loss	(11,407)		69,535
Total benefits paid	(31,383)	[1]	(25,758)	[1]
Effect of exchange rates	(7,243)		(25,895)
Benefit obligation – end of year	681,008		711,880		652,110
U.S. Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Benefit Obligation [Roll Forward]
Benefit obligation - beginning of year	319,579		261,491
Curtailments and settlements	(15,477)		0
Service cost	10,590		8,924		8,058
Interest cost	10,469		12,722		12,264
Plan participant contributions	0	[1]	0	[1]
Plan amendments	471		1,428
Actuarial (gain) loss	(32,170)		48,856
Total benefits paid	(8,102)	[1]	(13,842)	[1]
Effect of exchange rates	0		0
Benefit obligation – end of year	285,360		319,579		261,491
Foreign Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Benefit Obligation [Roll Forward]
Benefit obligation - beginning of year	392,301		390,619
Curtailments and settlements	(7,243)		(5,112)
Service cost	4,504		4,726		5,260
Interest cost	15,847		18,100		18,495
Plan participant contributions	0	[1]	18	[1]
Plan amendments	0		1,082
Actuarial (gain) loss	20,763		20,679
Total benefits paid	(23,281)	[1]	(11,916)	[1]
Effect of exchange rates	(7,243)		(25,895)
Benefit obligation – end of year	$ 395,648		$ 392,301		$ 390,619

[1] The Company has certain supplemental defined benefit plans, which provide benefits to eligible executives in the U.S. and employees abroad for which the above tables do not include certain Company assets relating to these plans of $70,335 and $74,420 for the U.S. plans and $18,111 and $17,963 for the foreign plans as of July 31, 2013 and July 31, 2012, respectively. Liabilities, included in the tables above, related to these plans were $111,590 and $128,798 for the U.S. plans and $65,428 and $57,363 for the foreign plans as of July 31, 2013 and July 31, 2012, respectively.