COMPONENTS OF NET PERIODIC PENSION COST (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 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
	Apr 30, 2015			Apr 30, 2014			Apr 30, 2015			Apr 30, 2014			Apr 30, 2015			Apr 30, 2014
Service cost	$	2,589		$	2,169		$	849		$	1,005		$	3,438		$	3,174
Interest cost	2,895			3,028			3,615			4,398			6,510			7,426
Expected return on plan assets	(2,483		)	(2,325		)	(3,525		)	(3,611		)	(6,008		)	(5,936		)
Amortization of prior service cost/(credit)	365			395			—			(10		)	365			385
Amortization of actuarial loss	1,018			1,344			1,233			1,450			2,251			2,794
Net periodic benefit cost	$	4,384		$	4,611		$	2,172		$	3,232		$	6,556		$	7,843
	Nine Months Ended
	U.S. Plans						Foreign Plans						Total
	Apr 30, 2015			Apr 30, 2014			Apr 30, 2015			Apr 30, 2014			Apr 30, 2015			Apr 30, 2014
Service cost	$	7,767		$	6,509		$	2,687		$	2,998		$	10,454		$	9,507
Interest cost	8,687			9,083			11,374			12,923			20,061			22,006
Expected return on plan assets	(7,450		)	(6,974		)	(11,009		)	(10,591		)	(18,459		)	(17,565		)
Amortization of prior service cost/(credit)	1,094			1,185			2			(31		)	1,096			1,154
Amortization of actuarial loss	3,056			4,033			3,906			4,261			6,962			8,294
Net periodic benefit cost	$	13,154		$	13,836		$	6,960		$	9,560		$	20,114		$	23,396