PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

12 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2014

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:



	2014			2013
Land	$	46,289		$	47,234
Buildings and improvements	545,444			519,166
Machinery and equipment	844,259			761,341
Information technology hardware & software	230,051			221,504
Furniture and fixtures	110,940			101,029
	1,776,983			1,650,274
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(971,656		)	(875,326		)
	$	805,327		$	774,948

Depreciation expense from continuing operations for property, plant and equipment for fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012 was $95,152, $86,428 and $82,852, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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