PENSION AND PROFIT SHARING PLANS AND ARRANGEMENTS (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2014		Jul. 31, 2013
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets – beginning of year	$ 443,242	[1]	$ 425,832	[1]
Curtailments and settlements	(168)	[1]	(14,624)	[1]
Actual return on plan assets	34,481	[1]	47,972	[1]
Company contributions	47,558	[1]	27,785	[1]
Benefits paid from plan assets	(37,767)	[1]	(31,383)	[1]
Effect of exchange rates	27,278	[1]	(12,340)	[1]
Fair value of plan assets - end of year	514,624	[1]	443,242	[1]
Funded status	(208,353)	[1]	(237,766)	[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	146,718	[1]	142,398	[1]
Curtailments and settlements	0	[1]	(14,271)	[1]
Actual return on plan assets	19,685	[1]	17,854	[1]
Company contributions	17,160	[1]	8,839	[1]
Benefits paid from plan assets	(20,300)	[1]	(8,102)	[1]
Effect of exchange rates	0	[1]	0	[1]
Fair value of plan assets - end of year	163,263	[1]	146,718	[1]
Funded status	(125,502)	[1]	(138,642)	[1]
Foreign Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets – beginning of year	296,524	[1]	283,434	[1]
Curtailments and settlements	(168)	[1]	(353)	[1]
Actual return on plan assets	14,796	[1]	30,118	[1]
Company contributions	30,398	[1]	18,946	[1]
Benefits paid from plan assets	(17,467)	[1]	(23,281)	[1]
Effect of exchange rates	27,278	[1]	(12,340)	[1]
Fair value of plan assets - end of year	351,361	[1]	296,524	[1]
Funded status	$ (82,851)	[1]	$ (99,124)	[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 $67,878 and $70,335 for the U.S. plans and $18,102 and $18,111 for the foreign plans as of July 31, 2014 and July 31, 2013, respectively. Liabilities, included in the tables above, related to these plans were $111,886 and $111,590 for the U.S. plans and $72,332 and $65,428 for the foreign plans as of July 31, 2014 and July 31, 2013, respectively.