PENSION AND PROFIT SHARING PLANS AND ARRANGEMENTS (Details Textuals) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2013		Jul. 31, 2012		Jul. 31, 2011
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Net periodic benefit cost	$ 34,633		$ 35,188		$ 37,133
Fair value of plan assets	443,242	[1]	425,832	[1]	428,767	[1]
Estimated cash requirements for the defined benefit plans	21,254
Expected benefit payments for the defined benefit plans	9,531
Expected company contributions for the defined benefit plans	11,723
Percentage of employee contributions matched, up to 3%	100.00%
Maximum percentage of employee pay for company match	3.00%
United States Plan of US Entity, Defined Contribution [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Expense associated with plan	7,127		5,903		5,964
Foreign Plan, Defined Contribution [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Expense associated with plan	17,015		18,778		14,764
Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target allocations for the plan assets, based on a weighted average, equity securities	33.00%
Debt Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target allocations for the plan assets, based on a weighted average, equity securities	31.00%
Other Investments [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target allocations for the plan assets, based on a weighted average, equity securities	36.00%
Supplemental U.S. Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	70,335		74,420
Fair value of the company's liability relating to the defined benefit plans	111,590		128,798
Supplemental Foreign Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	18,111		17,963
Fair value of the company's liability relating to the defined benefit plans	65,428		57,363
Discontinued Operations [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Net periodic benefit cost	$ 1,737		$ 735		$ 728

[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.