SEGMENT INFORMATION AND GEOGRAPHIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2011

Segment Information and Geographies (Tables) [Abstract]

Segment Information

Segment Information

SEGMENT INFORMATION:	2011			2010			2009
SALES:
Life Sciences	$	1,407,863		$	1,237,835		$	1,166,275
Industrial		1,333,053			1,164,097			1,162,883
Total	$	2,740,916		$	2,401,932		$	2,329,158
OPERATING PROFIT:
Life Sciences		337,600			280,089			234,055
Industrial		195,791			164,544			152,068
Total segment profit		533,391			444,633			386,123
Corporate Services Group		61,125			53,411			56,478
Operating profit		472,266			391,222			329,645
ROTC		33,841			17,664			30,723
Interest expense, net		18,903			14,324			28,136
Loss on extinguishment of debt		–			31,513			–
Earnings before income taxes	$	419,522		$	327,721		$	270,786
DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION:
Life Sciences	$	57,282		$	54,882		$	51,838
Industrial		38,585			36,922			36,170
Subtotal		95,867			91,804			88,008
Corporate Services Group		2,239			1,824			1,431
Total	$	98,106		$	93,628		$	89,439
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES:
Life Sciences	$	55,313		$	59,882		$	73,915
Industrial		41,361			32,175			42,033
Subtotal		96,674			92,057			115,948
Corporate/Shared Services Groups		64,097			44,256			17,101
Total	$	160,771		$	136,313		$	133,049
IDENTIFIABLE ASSETS:
Life Sciences	$	1,097,616		$	1,068,697
Industrial		1,011,778			903,740
Subtotal		2,109,394			1,972,437
Corporate/Shared Services Groups		1,123,022			1,026,775
Total	$	3,232,416		$	2,999,212
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION:
SALES:
Western Hemisphere	$	917,109		$	789,361		$	769,702
Europe		1,055,075			945,952			960,307
Asia		768,732			666,619			599,149
Total	$	2,740,916		$	2,401,932		$	2,329,158
IDENTIFIABLE ASSETS:
Western Hemisphere	$	1,108,943		$	1,098,019
Europe		695,297			621,959
Asia		375,283			304,671
Eliminations		(70,129	)		(52,212	)
Subtotal		2,109,394			1,972,437
Corporate/Shared Services Groups		1,123,022			1,026,775
Total	$	3,232,416		$	2,999,212