DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2012

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Schedule of Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures [Table Text Block]

The key components of discontinued operations for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2012 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	Apr 30, 2012		Apr 30, 2011		Apr 30, 2012		Apr 30, 2011
Net sales	$	57,180	$	56,016	$	169,493	$	162,038
Earnings from discontinued operations before income taxes	$	11,782	$	13,589	$	39,865	$	41,870
Provision for income taxes	3,802		4,278		11,999		12,778
Earnings from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	$	7,980	$	9,311	$	27,866	$	29,092

Included in earnings from discontinued operations before income taxes above are external costs of $3,336 and $3,993 for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2012, respectively, incurred in connection with the planned sale of the Product Line.

As of April 30, 2012 and July 31, 2011, the aggregate components of assets and liabilities classified as held for sale in the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of April 30, 2012 consisted of the following:

	Apr 30, 2012		Jul 31, 2011
Inventory	$	40,651	$	37,125
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,806		2,698
Total current assets	$	42,457	$	39,823
Property, plant and equipment	$	61,623	$	64,567
Goodwill	22,018		19,261
Intangible assets	567		683
Other non-current assets	72		174
Total non-current assets	$	84,280	$	84,685
Total assets	$	126,737	$	124,508
Total liabilities	$	1,557	$	1,817