PENSION AND PROFIT SHARING PLANS AND ARRANGEMENTS (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2013		Jul. 31, 2012
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets – beginning of year	$ 425,832	[1]	$ 428,767	[1]
Curtailments and settlements	(14,624)	[1]	(4,861)	[1]
Actual return on plan assets	47,972	[1]	11,581	[1]
Company contributions	27,785	[1]	29,224	[1]
Plan participant contributions	0	[1]	18	[1]
Benefits paid from plan assets	(31,383)	[1]	(25,758)	[1]
Effect of exchange rates	(12,340)	[1]	(13,139)	[1]
Fair value of plan assets - end of year	443,242	[1]	425,832	[1]
Funded status	(237,766)	[1]	(286,048)	[1]
U.S. Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets – beginning of year	142,398	[1]	141,338	[1]
Curtailments and settlements	(14,271)	[1]	0	[1]
Actual return on plan assets	17,854	[1]	3,573	[1]
Company contributions	8,839	[1]	11,329	[1]
Plan participant contributions	0	[1]	0	[1]
Benefits paid from plan assets	(8,102)	[1]	(13,842)	[1]
Effect of exchange rates	0	[1]	0	[1]
Fair value of plan assets - end of year	146,718	[1]	142,398	[1]
Funded status	(138,642)	[1]	(177,181)	[1]
Foreign Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets – beginning of year	283,434	[1]	287,429	[1]
Curtailments and settlements	(353)	[1]	(4,861)	[1]
Actual return on plan assets	30,118	[1]	8,008	[1]
Company contributions	18,946	[1]	17,895	[1]
Plan participant contributions	0	[1]	18	[1]
Benefits paid from plan assets	(23,281)	[1]	(11,916)	[1]
Effect of exchange rates	(12,340)	[1]	(13,139)	[1]
Fair value of plan assets - end of year	296,524	[1]	283,434	[1]
Funded status	$ (99,124)	[1]	$ (108,867)	[1]

[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.