GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2012

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill, allocated by reportable segment

The following table presents goodwill, allocated by reportable segment.



	Jan 31, 2012		July 31, 2011
Life Sciences	$	130,763	$	131,852
Industrial	161,836		158,754
	$	292,599	$	290,606

Schedule of Intangible Assets

Intangible assets, net, consist of the following:



	Jan 31, 2012
	Gross		Accumulated Amortization		Net
Patents and unpatented technology	$	100,550	$	68,351	$	32,199
Customer-related intangibles	51,439		9,036		42,403
Trademarks	6,946		4,925		2,021
Other	5,254		2,734		2,520
	$	164,189	$	85,046	$	79,143
	July 31, 2011
	Gross		Accumulated Amortization		Net
Patents and unpatented technology	$	102,372	$	64,921	$	37,451
Customer-related intangibles	26,478		6,598		19,880
Trademarks	6,802		4,684		2,118
Other	4,685		2,399		2,286
	$	140,337	$	78,602	$	61,735

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of amortizable intangibles assets, in total and by major class, including the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization. A major class is composed of intangible assets that can be grouped together because they are similar, either by their nature or by their use in the operations of a company.

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- Definition

Tabular disclosure of goodwill by reportable segment and in total. Disclosure details may include, but are not limited to, the carrying amount of goodwill, goodwill acquired during the year, goodwill impairment losses recognized, goodwill written-off due to the sale of a business unit, goodwill not yet allocated, and any other changes to goodwill.

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