PENSION AND PROFIT SHARING PLANS AND ARRANGEMENTS (Details 10) (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]
Actual return on plan assets:
Exchange rate changes	(12,340)	[1]	(13,139)	[1]
Fair value of plan assets - end of year	443,242	[1]	425,832	[1]
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets – beginning of year	40,813		43,836
Actual return on plan assets:
Assets held, end of year	988		943
Assets sold during the period	183		(25)
Purchases, sales, and settlements, net	(11,297)		(1,011)
Exchange rate changes	742		(2,930)
Fair value of plan assets - end of year	31,429		40,813
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Limited Partnership [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets – beginning of year	9,634		10,058
Actual return on plan assets:
Assets held, end of year	364		(399)
Assets sold during the period	0		(25)
Purchases, sales, and settlements, net	(1,204)		0
Exchange rate changes	0		0
Fair value of plan assets - end of year	8,794		9,634
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Commingled Funds [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets – beginning of year	10,910		12,165
Actual return on plan assets:
Assets held, end of year	46		234
Assets sold during the period	183		0
Purchases, sales, and settlements, net	(10,256)		(841)
Exchange rate changes	42		(648)
Fair value of plan assets - end of year	925		10,910
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Insurance Contracts [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets – beginning of year	12,180		13,631
Actual return on plan assets:
Assets held, end of year	184		676
Assets sold during the period	0		0
Purchases, sales, and settlements, net	163		(170)
Exchange rate changes	956		(1,957)
Fair value of plan assets - end of year	13,483		12,180
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Real Estate Fund [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets – beginning of year	8,701		8,617
Actual return on plan assets:
Assets held, end of year	253		435
Assets sold during the period	0		0
Purchases, sales, and settlements, net	0		0
Exchange rate changes	(269)		(351)
Fair value of plan assets - end of year	8,685		8,701
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Longevity Swap [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets – beginning of year	(612)		(635)
Actual return on plan assets:
Assets held, end of year	141		(3)
Assets sold during the period	0		0
Purchases, sales, and settlements, net	0		0
Exchange rate changes	13		26
Fair value of plan assets - end of year	$ (458)		$ (612)

[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.