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Stock-based Compensation
9 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2013
Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs, Share-Based Payments [Abstract]  
Stock-based compensation

NOTE 7 - Stock-based Compensation

The Company recognizes compensation expense for stock option awards on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the award. The following is a summary of option activity for the Company's stock options for the nine months ended April 30, 2013:

 
                                               
        Shares           Weighted-
average
Exercise Price
          Weighted-average
Remaining
Contractual Term
          Aggregate
Intrinsic Value
 
        (in 000s)                                   (in 000s)  
  Outstanding at July 31, 2012     16,179         $ 16.24                          
  Grants of options     271         $ 29.19                          
  Exercises     (1,492 )       $ 13.63                          
  Forfeitures or expirations     (62 )       $ 24.44                          
                                               
  Outstanding at April 30, 2013     14,896         $ 16.70           6.15         $ 276,307  
                                               
  Exercisable at April 30, 2013     10,904         $ 15.97           5.79         $ 210,125  

The aggregate intrinsic value is calculated as the difference between the exercise price of the underlying awards and the quoted price of our common stock for the 14,896,066 options that were in-the-money at April 30, 2013.

The table below sets forth the stock-based compensation recognized by the Company:

 
                                                                                   
              Three Months Ended April 30,           Nine Months Ended April 30,        
              2013           2012           2013           2012        
  General and administrative         $ 4,069         $ 4,573         $ 12,884         $ 14,216        
  Yard operations           608           815           1,713           2,198        
            $ 4,677         $ 5,388         $ 14,597         $ 16,414