RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER CHARGES, NET (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2013		Apr. 30, 2012		Apr. 30, 2013		Apr. 30, 2012
Restructuring and other gains charges [Line Items]
Severance benefits and other employment contract obligations	$ 7,153		$ 3,557		$ 13,799		$ 40,691
(Gain)/loss on sale and impairment of assets, net	2,356		(2,168)		2,350		(12,879)
Professional fees and other costs, net of receipt of insurance claim payments	892		1,503		3,266		3,266
Environmental matters	2,715				2,715
Reversal of excess restructuring reserves	(292)		(31)		(633)		(77)
Restructuring And Other Gains Charges	12,824		2,861		21,497		31,001
Cash	9,955		1,735		17,716		27,338
Non-cash	2,869		1,126		3,781		3,663
Restructuring Charges [Member]
Restructuring and other gains charges [Line Items]
Severance benefits and other employment contract obligations	5,701	[1]	953	[1]	10,896	[1]	29,255	[1]
(Gain)/loss on sale and impairment of assets, net	999	[1]	0	[1]	993	[1]	(1,515)	[1]
Professional fees and other costs, net of receipt of insurance claim payments	361	[1]	1,755	[1]	1,149	[1]	3,121	[1]
Environmental matters	0	[1]			0	[1]
Reversal of excess restructuring reserves	(292)	[1]	(31)	[1]	(633)	[1]	(77)	[1]
Restructuring And Other Gains Charges	6,769	[1]	2,677	[1]	12,405	[1]	30,784	[1]
Cash	5,770	[1]	2,677	[1]	11,007	[1]	30,784	[1]
Non-cash	999	[1]	0	[1]	1,398	[1]	0	[1]
Other (Gains)/Charges [Member]
Restructuring and other gains charges [Line Items]
Severance benefits and other employment contract obligations	1,452	[2]	2,604	[2]	2,903	[2]	11,436	[2]
(Gain)/loss on sale and impairment of assets, net	1,357	[2]	(2,168)	[2]	1,357	[2]	(11,364)	[2]
Professional fees and other costs, net of receipt of insurance claim payments	531	[2]	(252)	[2]	2,117	[2]	145	[2]
Environmental matters	2,715	[2]			2,715	[2]
Reversal of excess restructuring reserves	0	[2]	0	[2]	0	[2]	0	[2]
Restructuring And Other Gains Charges	6,055	[2]	184	[2]	9,092	[2]	217	[2]
Cash	4,185	[2]	(942)	[2]	6,709	[2]	(3,446)	[2]
Non-cash	$ 1,870	[2]	$ 1,126	[2]	$ 2,383	[2]	$ 3,663	[2]

[1] Restructuring:Restructuring charges recorded in the three and nine months ended April 30, 2013 reflect the expenses incurred in connection with the Company’s structural cost improvement initiatives impacting both segments as well as the Corporate Services Group.Restructuring charges recorded in the three and nine months ended April 30, 2012 reflect the expenses incurred in connection with the Company’s cost reduction initiatives, primarily in the Industrial segment. Restructuring charges in the nine months ended April 30, 2012 also includes a gain on the divestiture of a non-strategic asset group.

[2] Other (Gains) / Charges:Severance benefits and other employment contract obligations:In the three and nine months ended April 30, 2013 and April 30, 2012, the Company recorded charges related to certain employment contract obligations.Gain/loss on sale and impairment of assets, net:In the three months ended April 30, 2013 the Company recorded an impairment related to a software project.In the three months ended April 30, 2012 the Company recorded a gain on the sale of assets related to a sale of a building in Europe. The nine months ended April 30, 2012 also includes a gain of $9,196 on the sale of the Company’s investment in Satair A/S.Professional fees and other:In the three and nine months ended April 30, 2013, the Company recorded legal and other professional fees, as well as adjustments to settlement reserves, related to the Federal Securities Class Actions, Shareholder Derivative Lawsuits and Other Proceedings (see Note 14, Contingencies and Commitments in the 2012 Form 10-K) which pertain to matters that had been under audit committee inquiry as discussed in Note 2, Audit Committee Inquiry and Restatement, to the consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2007 (“2007 Form 10-K”). The receipt of insurance claim payments partly offset the costs discussed above in the nine months ended April 30, 2013.In the three and nine months ended April 30, 2012, the Company recorded legal and other professional fees, related to the matters discussed above. Furthermore, in the nine months ended April 30, 2012, the Company recorded settlement related costs pertaining to these matters. The receipt of insurance claim payments more than offset these costs in the three months ended April 30, 2012 and offset the majority of such costs in the nine months ended April 30, 2012.The three and nine months ended April 30, 2013 also includes a loss related to a fire at a manufacturing facility and costs related to the demolition of a vacant facility.Environmental Matters:In the three months ended April 30, 2013, the Company increased its environmental reserves primarily related to a matter at its Glen Cove, New York site, as discussed in Note 5, Contingencies and Commitments above.