NOTES PAYABLE AND LONG-TERM DEBT (Details Textuals) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended						12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2011 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2010 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2009 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2010 Bank Overdrafts [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2010 Notes Payable to Banks [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2010 Non U.S Borrowing Facilities Excluding Revolver [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2011 Commercial Paper [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2011 Senior Revolving Credit Facility Due Fiscal Year 2015 [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2010 Senior Revolving Credit Facility Due Fiscal Year 2015 [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2009 Senior Revolving Credit Facility Due Fiscal Year 2015 [Member]	Jul. 31, 2011 Senior Revolving Credit Facility Due Fiscal Year 2011 [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2010 Senior Revolving Credit Facility Due Fiscal Year 2011 [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2010 Six Percent Private Placement Senior Notes Due Fiscal Year 2013 [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2011 Five Percent Senior Notes Due Fiscal Year 2020 [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2010 Five Percent Senior Notes Due Fiscal Year 2020 [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2011 Jpy Loan Due Fiscal Year 2015 [Member] JPY (¥)	Jul. 31, 2011 Jpy Loan Due Fiscal Year 2015 [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2010 Jpy Loan Due Fiscal Year 2015 [Member] USD ($)
Short term borrowings	$ 214,957	$ 40,072		$ 39,728	$ 344		$ 214,957
Original maturies minimum range							22
Original maturies maximum range							61
Unamortized Deferred Financing Cost Write Off												139
Short-term unsecured Credit facilities without compensating balances committed to other programs						46,702
Weighted average borrowing interest rate	0.38%	0.20%								0.60%
Long term Debt Weighted Average Interest Rate	3.16%	3.55%
Date on which company entered into revolving credit facility									July,13 2010
Revolving Credit facilities obtained during the period									500,000
Expiration date of unsecured senior revolving credit facility									July, 13 2015
Revolving Credit facilities terminated during the period											500,000
Additional borrowings, new facility								295,000
Redemption of Senior notes													280,000
Percentage of interest on senior notes redeemed													6.00%
Redemption Premium	0	28,268	0										28,268
Redemption premium on senior notes paid through new facility borrowed													13,268
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost	0	3,245	0
Letters of credit outstanding against the New Facility								8,523
Minimum interest coverage ratio								3.50 to 1.00
Publicly traded notes issued by the Company															375,000
Deferred financing costs paid in connection with new facility													2,856	3,455
Percentage of interest on senior notes issued															5.00%	2.33%	2.33%
Proceeds from New notes															370,556		115,803	104,166
Discount on the new Notes issued															2,006
Underwriting fees															2,438
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0	(31,513)	0										(31,374)
Compensating Balances Of Short Term Unsecured Credit Facilities	4,034
Maximum Unsecured commercial paper note	600,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage Rate Range, Minimum							0.37%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage Rate Range, Maximum							0.47%
Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance								3.50 to 1.00
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt	35,185	798,290	171,010													9,000,000
Maximum Unsecured Commercial Paper Note And Senior Revolving Credit Facility	600,000
Unsecured Credit Facilities	178,830
Unsecured Credit Facilities With Compensating Balances	4,034
Unsecured Credit Facilities Committed To Other Programs	75,182
Interest Expense Increase Decrease To Related To Income Taxes Payable	$ (485)	$ (6,807)	$ 7,684