GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2013

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill, allocated by reportable segment

The following table presents goodwill, allocated by reportable segment.

	Oct 31, 2013		Jul 31, 2013
Life Sciences	$	182,743	$	180,896
Industrial	162,414		161,596
	$	345,157	$	342,492

Schedule of Intangible Assets

Intangible assets, net, consist of the following:

	Oct 31, 2013
	Gross		Accumulated Amortization		Net
Patents and unpatented technology	$	113,558	$	61,330	$	52,228
Customer-related intangibles	105,528		25,226		80,302
Trademarks	13,357		6,403		6,954
Other	3,676		2,473		1,203
	$	236,119	$	95,432	$	140,687
	Jul 31, 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