DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLANS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2012

Aggregate Change in Benefit Obligation and Plan Assets

The aggregate change in benefit obligation and plan assets related to these plans was as follows:

	July 31,
	2012			2011			2010
	(in thousands)
Change in benefit obligation
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	$	13,791		$	11,441		$	11,224
Service cost		368			365			339
Interest cost		589			617			510
Actuarial (gain) loss		4,300			192			266
Employee contributions		328			390			385
Benefits and administrative expenses paid		(404	)		(184	)		(610	)
Amendments		—			—			(82	)
Transfers		—			1			—
Effect of Curtailment		—			(228	)		—
Currency translation		(1,813	)		1,197			(591	)
Benefit obligation at end of year		17,159			13,791			11,441
Change in plan assets
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year		15,652			12,265			10,615
Actual return on plan assets		276			597			271
Employee contributions		328			390			385

Employer contributions		498			1,300			1,839
Benefits and administrative expenses paid		(404	)		(180	)		(155	)
Transfers		—			1			—
Currency translation		(2,199	)		1,279			(690	)
Fair value of plan assets at end of year		14,151			15,652			12,265
Funded status
Assets		37			2,886			1,940
Current liability		(1	)		(1	)		(1	)
Noncurrent liability		(3,049	)		(1,028	)		(1,116	)
Net amount recognized in statement of financial position as a non-current asset (liability)	$	(3,013	)	$	1,857		$	823

Information for Pension Plans with an Accumulated Benefit Obligation in Excess of Plan Assets

Information for pension plans with an accumulated benefit obligation in excess of plan assets was as follows:

	Years Ended July 31,
	2012	2011	2010
	(in thousands)
Projected benefit obligation	$2,064	$2,047	$1,991
Accumulated benefit obligation	$1,290	$1,241	$1,171
Fair value of plan assets	$1,024	$1,018	$875

Components of Net Periodic Pension Cost

Components of net periodic pension cost were as follows:

	Years Ended July 31,
	2012			2011			2010			2009
	(in thousands)
Service cost	$	368		$	365		$	339		$	711
Interest costs		589			617			510			634
Expected return on plan assets		(473	)		(477	)		(462	)		(546	)
Amortization of net actuarial loss		(88	)		(114	)		(144	)		(135	)
Net periodic pension costs	$	396		$	391		$	243		$	664

Summary of Expected Benefit Payments from the Plans through Fiscal 2022

The following table summarizes expected benefit payments from the plans through fiscal year 2022. Actual benefit payments may differ from expected benefit payments. The minimum required contributions to the plan are expected to be approximately $0.8 million in fiscal year 2013.

	Pension Benefit Payments
	(in thousands)
For the fiscal years ended July 31:
2013	$	55
2014	$	62
2015	$	90
2016	$	141
2017	$	172
Next 5 years	$	1,309

Defined Contribution Pension [Member]

Weighted Average Assumptions Used to Determine Benefit Obligations

Weighted-average assumptions used to determine net periodic pension cost was as follows:

	Years Ended July 31,
	2012			2011			2010			2009
Discount rate		5.50	%		5.50	%		5.50	%		6.25	%
Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets		3.34	%		3.50	%		4.25	%		4.75	%
Rate of compensation increase		2.00	%		2.00	%		2.00	%		2.50	%

Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan Agreements Benefits [Member]

Weighted Average Assumptions Used to Determine Benefit Obligations

Weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations was as follows:

	Years Ended July 31,
	2012			2011			2010
Discount rate		3.95	%		5.50	%		5.50	%
Rate of compensation increase		2.12	%		2.00	%		2.00	%