PENSION AND PROFIT SHARING PLANS AND ARRANGEMENTS (Details Textuals) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2014		Jul. 31, 2013		Jul. 31, 2012
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Net periodic benefit cost	$ 31,288		$ 34,633		$ 35,188
Fair value of plan assets	514,624	[1]	443,242	[1]	425,832	[1]
Estimated cash requirements for the defined benefit plans	14,276
Expected benefit payments for the defined benefit plans	10,368
Expected company contributions for the defined benefit plans	3,908
Percentage of employee contributions matched, up to 3%	100.00%
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Matching Contribution, Percent of Employees' Gross Pay	3.00%
United States Plan of US Entity, Defined Contribution [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Expense associated with plan	7,524		7,127		5,903
Foreign Plan, Defined Contribution [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Expense associated with plan	19,825		17,015		18,778
Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target allocations for the plan assets, based on a weighted average, equity securities	32.00%
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	37.00%
Supplemental U.S. Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	67,878		70,335
Fair value of the company's liability relating to the defined benefit plans	111,886		111,590
Supplemental Foreign Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	18,102		18,111
Fair value of the company's liability relating to the defined benefit plans	72,332		65,428
Discontinued Operations [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Net periodic benefit cost			$ 1,737		$ 735

[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.