PENSION AND PROFIT SHARING PLANS AND ARRANGEMENTS (Details 9) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jul. 31, 2012		Jul. 31, 2011		Jul. 31, 2010
Assets
Securities	$ 75,821		$ 91,056
Liabilities
Net pension assets	425,832	[1]	428,767	[1]	356,471	[1]
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Liabilities
Net pension assets	201,835		202,124
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Liabilities
Net pension assets	183,184		182,807
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Liabilities
Net pension assets	40,813		43,836		28,432
Limited Partnership [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Liabilities
Net pension assets	9,634		10,058		6,794
Commingled Funds [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Liabilities
Net pension assets	10,910		12,165		1,618
Insurance Contracts [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Liabilities
Net pension assets	12,180		13,631		12,309
Real Estate Fund [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Liabilities
Net pension assets	8,701		8,617		7,711
Longevity Swap [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Liabilities
Net pension assets	(612)		(635)		0
U.S. Plans [Member]
Fair Value Of Other Investments [Abstract]
Total investments	144,753		143,559
Other receivables	1,006		388
Total assets	145,759		143,947
Liabilities
Payables	3,361		2,609
Total liabilities	3,361		2,609
Net pension assets	142,398	[1]	141,338	[1]	114,588	[1]
U.S. Plans [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value Of Other Investments [Abstract]
Total investments	74,115		77,753
Other receivables	1,006		388
Total assets	75,121		78,141
Liabilities
Payables	3,361		2,609
Total liabilities	3,361		2,609
Net pension assets	71,760		75,532
U.S. Plans [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value Of Other Investments [Abstract]
Total investments	61,004		55,748
Other receivables	0		0
Total assets	61,004		55,748
Liabilities
Payables	0		0
Total liabilities	0		0
Net pension assets	61,004		55,748
U.S. Plans [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value Of Other Investments [Abstract]
Total investments	9,634		10,058
Other receivables	0		0
Total assets	9,634		10,058
Liabilities
Payables	0		0
Total liabilities	0		0
Net pension assets	9,634		10,058
U.S. Plans [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Assets
Securities	74,115		77,753
U.S. Plans [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Assets
Securities	74,115		77,753
U.S. Plans [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Assets
Securities	0		0
U.S. Plans [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Assets
Securities	0		0
U.S. Plans [Member] | Federal Agency [Member]
Assets
Securities	3,567		5,558
U.S. Plans [Member] | Federal Agency [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Assets
Securities	0		0
U.S. Plans [Member] | Federal Agency [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Assets
Securities	3,567		5,558
U.S. Plans [Member] | Federal Agency [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Assets
Securities	0		0
U.S. Plans [Member] | Mortgage / Asset-backed [Member]
Assets
Securities	14,664		12,856
U.S. Plans [Member] | Mortgage / Asset-backed [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Assets
Securities	0		0
U.S. Plans [Member] | Mortgage / Asset-backed [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Assets
Securities	14,664		12,856
U.S. Plans [Member] | Mortgage / Asset-backed [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Assets
Securities	0		0
U.S. Plans [Member] | Corporate Debt Securities [Member]
Assets
Securities	17,015		17,320
U.S. Plans [Member] | Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Assets
Securities	0		0
U.S. Plans [Member] | Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Assets
Securities	17,015		17,320
U.S. Plans [Member] | Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Assets
Securities	0		0
U.S. Plans [Member] | U.S. Treasury [Member]
Assets
Securities	8,642		6,846
U.S. Plans [Member] | U.S. Treasury [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Assets
Securities	0		0
U.S. Plans [Member] | U.S. Treasury [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Assets
Securities	8,642		6,846
U.S. Plans [Member] | U.S. Treasury [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Assets
Securities	0		0
U.S. Plans [Member] | Limited Partnership [Member]
Fair Value Of Other Investments [Abstract]
Other investments	9,634		10,058
U.S. Plans [Member] | Limited Partnership [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value Of Other Investments [Abstract]
Other investments	0		0
U.S. Plans [Member] | Limited Partnership [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value Of Other Investments [Abstract]
Other investments	0		0
U.S. Plans [Member] | Limited Partnership [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value Of Other Investments [Abstract]
Other investments	9,634		10,058
U.S. Plans [Member] | Commingled Funds [Member]
Fair Value Of Other Investments [Abstract]
Other investments	17,116		13,168
U.S. Plans [Member] | Commingled Funds [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value Of Other Investments [Abstract]
Other investments	0		0
U.S. Plans [Member] | Commingled Funds [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value Of Other Investments [Abstract]
Other investments	17,116		13,168
U.S. Plans [Member] | Commingled Funds [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value Of Other Investments [Abstract]
Other investments	0		0
Foreign Plans [Member]
Assets
Cash equivalents	7,871		455
Fair Value Of Other Investments [Abstract]
Total assets	284,046		288,064
Liabilities
Total liabilities	612		635
Net pension assets	283,434	[1]	287,429	[1]	241,883	[1]
Foreign Plans [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Assets
Cash equivalents	7,871		455
Fair Value Of Other Investments [Abstract]
Total assets	130,075		126,592
Liabilities
Total liabilities	0		0
Net pension assets	130,075		126,592
Foreign Plans [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Assets
Cash equivalents	0		0
Fair Value Of Other Investments [Abstract]
Total assets	122,180		127,059
Liabilities
Total liabilities	0		0
Net pension assets	122,180		127,059
Foreign Plans [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Assets
Cash equivalents	0		0
Fair Value Of Other Investments [Abstract]
Total assets	31,791		34,413
Liabilities
Total liabilities	612		635
Net pension assets	31,179		33,778
Foreign Plans [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Assets
Securities	122,204		126,137
Foreign Plans [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Assets
Securities	122,204		126,137
Foreign Plans [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Assets
Securities	0		0
Foreign Plans [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Assets
Securities	0		0
Foreign Plans [Member] | Corporate Debt Securities [Member]
Assets
Securities	41,852		41,544
Foreign Plans [Member] | Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Assets
Securities	0		0
Foreign Plans [Member] | Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Assets
Securities	41,852		41,544
Foreign Plans [Member] | Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Assets
Securities	0		0
Foreign Plans [Member] | Government Bonds [Member]
Assets
Securities	72,132		46,414
Foreign Plans [Member] | Government Bonds [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Assets
Securities	0		0
Foreign Plans [Member] | Government Bonds [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Assets
Securities	72,132		46,414
Foreign Plans [Member] | Government Bonds [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Assets
Securities	0		0
Foreign Plans [Member] | Commingled Funds [Member]
Fair Value Of Other Investments [Abstract]
Other investments	19,106		51,266
Foreign Plans [Member] | Commingled Funds [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value Of Other Investments [Abstract]
Other investments	0		0
Foreign Plans [Member] | Commingled Funds [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value Of Other Investments [Abstract]
Other investments	8,196		39,101
Foreign Plans [Member] | Commingled Funds [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value Of Other Investments [Abstract]
Other investments	10,910		12,165
Foreign Plans [Member] | Insurance Contracts [Member]
Fair Value Of Other Investments [Abstract]
Other investments	12,180		13,631
Foreign Plans [Member] | Insurance Contracts [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value Of Other Investments [Abstract]
Other investments	0		0
Foreign Plans [Member] | Insurance Contracts [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value Of Other Investments [Abstract]
Other investments	0		0
Foreign Plans [Member] | Insurance Contracts [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value Of Other Investments [Abstract]
Other investments	12,180		13,631
Foreign Plans [Member] | Real Estate Fund [Member]
Fair Value Of Other Investments [Abstract]
Other investments	8,701		8,617
Foreign Plans [Member] | Real Estate Fund [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value Of Other Investments [Abstract]
Other investments	0		0
Foreign Plans [Member] | Real Estate Fund [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value Of Other Investments [Abstract]
Other investments	0		0
Foreign Plans [Member] | Real Estate Fund [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value Of Other Investments [Abstract]
Other investments	8,701		8,617
Foreign Plans [Member] | Longevity Swap [Member]
Liabilities
Longevity derivative	612		635
Foreign Plans [Member] | Longevity Swap [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Liabilities
Longevity derivative	0		0
Foreign Plans [Member] | Longevity Swap [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Liabilities
Longevity derivative	0		0
Foreign Plans [Member] | Longevity Swap [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Liabilities
Longevity derivative	$ 612		$ 635

[1] The Company has certain supplemental defined benefit plans, which provide benefits to eligible executives in the U.S. and employees abroad for which the above tables do not include certain Company assets relating to these plans of $74,420 and $75,012 for the U.S. plans and $17,963 and $20,992 for the foreign plans as of July 31, 2012 and July 31, 2011, respectively. Liabilities, included in the tables above, related to these plans were $128,798 and $99,169 for the U.S. plans and $57,363 and $55,859 for the foreign plans as of July 31, 2012 and July 31, 2011, respectively.