COMPONENTS OF NET PERIODIC PENSION COST (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2015

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Net periodic benefit cost for the Company's defined benefit pension plans

Net periodic pension benefit cost for the Company’s defined benefit pension plans includes the following components:

	Three Months Ended
	U.S. Plans						Foreign Plans						Total
	Jan 31, 2015			Jan 31, 2014			Jan 31, 2015			Jan 31, 2014			Jan 31, 2015			Jan 31, 2014
Service cost	$	2,589		$	2,170		$	883		$	997		$	3,472		$	3,167
Interest cost	2,896			3,027			3,771			4,321			6,667			7,348
Expected return on plan assets	(2,484		)	(2,324		)	(3,640		)	(3,542		)	(6,124		)	(5,866		)
Amortization of prior service cost/(credit)	364			395			1			(10		)	365			385
Amortization of actuarial loss	1,019			1,345			1,299			1,425			2,318			2,770
Net periodic benefit cost	$	4,384		$	4,613		$	2,314		$	3,191		$	6,698		$	7,804
	Six Months Ended
	U.S. Plans						Foreign Plans						Total
	Jan 31, 2015			Jan 31, 2014			Jan 31, 2015			Jan 31, 2014			Jan 31, 2015			Jan 31, 2014
Service cost	$	5,178		$	4,340		$	1,838		$	1,993		$	7,016		$	6,333
Interest cost	5,792			6,055			7,759			8,525			13,551			14,580
Expected return on plan assets	(4,967		)	(4,649		)	(7,484		)	(6,980		)	(12,451		)	(11,629		)
Amortization of prior service cost/(credit)	729			790			2			(21		)	731			769
Amortization of actuarial loss	2,038			2,689			2,673			2,811			4,711			5,500
Net periodic benefit cost	$	8,770		$	9,225		$	4,788		$	6,328		$	13,558		$	15,553