CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $) In Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2011	Apr. 30, 2010
Operating activities:
Net cash provided by operating activities	$ 280,956	$ 257,041
Investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(103,142)	(93,513)
Proceeds from sale of retirement benefit assets	51,307	31,481
Purchases of retirement benefit assets	(63,460)	(42,322)
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired	0	(8,984)
Other	(3,548)	(11,798)
Net cash used by investing activities	(118,843)	(125,136)
Financing activities:
Notes payable	109,682	(2,050)
Long-term borrowings	35,145	30,096
Repayments of long-term debt	(298,405)	(16,739)
Dividends paid	(57,287)	(52,600)
Net proceeds from stock plans	54,487	22,762
Purchase of treasury stock	(64,524)	(36,202)
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation arrangements	10,799	1,468
Net cash used by financing activities	(210,103)	(53,265)
Cash flow for period	(47,990)	78,640
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	498,563	414,011
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	40,923	(8,767)
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	491,496	483,884
Supplemental disclosures:
Interest paid	13,589	25,392
Income taxes paid (net of refunds)	$ 79,850	$ 75,440