COMPONENTS OF NET PERIODIC PENSION COST (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2012

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 (included in the table below is net periodic benefit cost included in discontinued operations for the three months ended April 30, 2012 and April 30, 2011 of $185 and $177, respectively, and $552 and $536 for the nine months ended April 30, 2012 and April 30, 2011, respectively):

	Three Months Ended
	U.S. Plans						Foreign Plans						Total
	Apr 30, 2012			Apr 30, 2011			Apr 30, 2012			Apr 30, 2011			Apr 30, 2012			Apr 30, 2011
Service cost	$	2,231		$	2,014		$	1,157		$	1,304		$	3,388		$	3,318
Interest cost	3,052			3,100			4,527			4,578			7,579			7,678
Expected return on plan assets	(2,303		)	(2,202		)	(3,908		)	(3,554		)	(6,211		)	(5,756		)
Amortization of prior service cost	374			615			(31		)	71			343			686
Recognized actuarial loss	1,546			1,946			1,312			1,415			2,858			3,361
Gain due to curtailments and settlements	—			—			—			(23		)	—			(23		)
Net periodic benefit cost	$	4,900		$	5,473		$	3,057		$	3,791		$	7,957		$	9,264

	Nine Months Ended
	U.S. Plans						Foreign Plans						Total
	Apr 30, 2012			Apr 30, 2011			Apr 30, 2012			Apr 30, 2011			Apr 30, 2012			Apr 30, 2011
Service cost	$	6,693		$	6,044		$	3,548		$	3,912		$	10,241		$	9,956
Interest cost	9,699			9,164			13,643			13,735			23,342			22,899
Expected return on plan assets	(6,909		)	(6,608		)	(11,727		)	(10,661		)	(18,636		)	(17,269		)
Amortization of prior service cost	1,405			1,527			(98		)	215			1,307			1,742
Recognized actuarial loss	6,546			3,880			3,944			4,245			10,490			8,125
Gain due to curtailments and settlements	—			—			—			(71		)	—			(71		)
Net periodic benefit cost	$	17,434		$	14,007		$	9,310		$	11,375		$	26,744		$	25,382