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Employee Benefit Plans (Changes In Fair Value Of Assets Held By Non-U.S. Pension Plans' Level 3 Assets) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2015 | Jul. 31, 2014 | Jul. 31, 2013
Fair Value Inputs Level3 [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | $ 93,300 | $ 102,300 | $ 105,800
Unrealized gains | (3,300) | (300) | 6,700
Realized gains | 8,500 | 12,100 | 2,400
Purchases | 2,600 | 24,700 | 3,100
Sales | (13,900) | (45,500) | (15,700)
Ending balance | 87,200 | 93,300 | 102,300
International Assets [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 153,600 | 135,500 |
Ending balance | 157,200 | 153,600 | 135,500
International Assets [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level3 [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 30,500 | 26,300 |
Ending balance | 28,200 | 30,500 | 26,300
International Assets [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level1 [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 99,800 | 88,200 |
Ending balance | 93,100 | 99,800 | 88,200
International Assets [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level2 [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 23,300 | 21,000 |
Ending balance | 35,900 | 23,300 | 21,000
Change In Plan Assets [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 489,870 | 452,724 |
Foreign currency exchange | (17,454) | 9,912 |
Ending balance | 478,479 | 489,870 | 452,724
U S Assets [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 336,200 | 317,200 |
Ending balance | 321,300 | 336,200 | 317,200
U S Assets [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level3 [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 93,300 | 102,300 |
Ending balance | 87,200 | 93,300 | 102,300
U S Assets [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level1 [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 155,600 | 143,900 |
Ending balance | 85,400 | 155,600 | 143,900
U S Assets [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level2 [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 87,300 | 71,000 |
Ending balance | 148,700 | 87,300 | 71,000
Fixed Income Securities [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level3 [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 58,700 | 60,800 | 55,000
Unrealized gains | (3,700) | (2,000) | 6,400
Realized gains | 5,100 | 8,900 | 700
Purchases |  | 20,000 |
Sales | (5,400) | (29,000) | (1,300)
Ending balance | 54,700 | 58,700 | 60,800
Fixed Income Securities [Member] | International Assets [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 28,100 | 63,800 |
Ending balance | 40,100 | 28,100 | 63,800
Fixed Income Securities [Member] | International Assets [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level1 [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 4,800 | 63,800 |
Ending balance | 4,200 | 4,800 | 63,800
Fixed Income Securities [Member] | International Assets [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level2 [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 23,300 |  |
Ending balance | 35,900 | 23,300 |
Fixed Income Securities [Member] | U S Assets [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 85,700 | 124,500 |
Ending balance | 119,700 | 85,700 | 124,500
Fixed Income Securities [Member] | U S Assets [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level3 [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 58,700 | 60,800 |
Ending balance | 54,700 | 58,700 | 60,800
Fixed Income Securities [Member] | U S Assets [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level1 [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 27,000 | 42,900 |
Ending balance | 900 | 27,000 | 42,900
Fixed Income Securities [Member] | U S Assets [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level2 [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance |  | 20,800 |
Ending balance | 64,100 |  | 20,800
Equity Fixed Income [Member] | International Assets [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 48,500 | 27,900 |
Ending balance | 45,400 | 48,500 | 27,900
Equity Fixed Income [Member] | International Assets [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level3 [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 30,500 | 26,300 | 21,800
Unrealized gains | 1,300 | 4,300 | 1,100
Realized gains |  | 100 |
Foreign currency exchange | (5,500) | 100 | 1,700
Purchases | 2,700 | 3,100 | 2,600
Sales | (800) | (3,400) | (900)
Ending balance | 28,200 | 30,500 | 26,300
Equity Fixed Income [Member] | International Assets [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level1 [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 18,000 | 6,900 |
Ending balance | 17,200 | 18,000 | 6,900
Equity Fixed Income [Member] | International Assets [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level2 [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance |  | 21,000 |
Ending balance |  |  | 21,000
Real Estate [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level3 [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 13,500 | 22,100 | 31,400
Unrealized gains | 700 |  | 1,100
Realized gains | 600 | 800 |
Purchases | 800 | 2,700 | 1,000
Sales | (2,600) | (12,100) | (11,400)
Ending balance | 13,000 | 13,500 | 22,100
Real Estate [Member] | International Assets [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance |  | 43,200 |
Ending balance |  |  | 43,200
Real Estate [Member] | International Assets [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level3 [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance |  | 26,300 |
Ending balance |  |  | 26,300
Real Estate [Member] | International Assets [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level1 [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance |  | 16,900 |
Ending balance |  |  | 16,900
Real Estate [Member] | U S Assets [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 20,600 | 22,100 |
Ending balance | 19,000 | 20,600 | 22,100
Real Estate [Member] | U S Assets [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level3 [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 13,500 | 22,100 |
Ending balance | 13,000 | 13,500 | 22,100
Real Estate [Member] | U S Assets [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level1 [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 7,100 |  |
Ending balance | 6,000 | 7,100 |
Equity Securities [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level3 [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 21,100 | 19,400 | 19,400
Unrealized gains | (300) | 1,700 | (800)
Realized gains | 2,800 | 2,400 | 1,700
Purchases | 1,800 | 2,000 | 2,100
Sales | (5,900) | (4,400) | (3,000)
Ending balance | 19,500 | 21,100 | 19,400
Equity Securities [Member] | International Assets [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 71,300 | 600 |
Ending balance | 71,700 | 71,300 | 600
Equity Securities [Member] | International Assets [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level1 [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 71,300 | 600 |
Ending balance | 71,700 | 71,300 | 600
Equity Securities [Member] | U S Assets [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 215,700 | 152,100 |
Ending balance | 180,700 | 215,700 | 152,100
Equity Securities [Member] | U S Assets [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level3 [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 21,100 | 19,400 |
Ending balance | 19,500 | 21,100 | 19,400
Equity Securities [Member] | U S Assets [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level1 [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 107,300 | 82,500 |
Ending balance | 76,600 | 107,300 | 82,500
Equity Securities [Member] | U S Assets [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level2 [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 87,300 | 50,200 |
Ending balance | 84,600 | 87,300 | 50,200
Cash And Cash Equivalents [Member] | International Assets [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 5,700 |  |
Ending balance |  | 5,700 |
Cash And Cash Equivalents [Member] | International Assets [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level1 [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 5,700 |  |
Ending balance |  | 5,700 |
Cash And Cash Equivalents [Member] | U S Assets [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 14,200 | 18,500 |
Ending balance | 1,900 | 14,200 | 18,500
Cash And Cash Equivalents [Member] | U S Assets [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level1 [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 14,200 | 18,500 |
Ending balance | $ 1,900 | $ 14,200 | $ 18,500

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- Definition The pretax net amount of gains and losses that are not yet recognized as a component of net periodic benefit cost, and that are recognized as increases or decreases in other comprehensive income as they arise. Gains and losses are due to changes in the value of either the benefit obligation or the plan assets resulting from experience different from that assumed or from a change in an actuarial assumption, or the consequence of a decision to temporarily deviate from the substantive plan. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 220 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 10A -Subparagraph (i) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=36458714&loc=SL7669646-108580 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (j) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35743120&loc=d3e1928-114920 + Details
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- Definition Assets, usually stocks, bonds, and other investments, that have been segregated and restricted (usually in a trust) to provide benefits, at their fair value as of the measurement date. Plan assets include amounts contributed by the employer (and by employees for a contributory plan) and amounts earned from investing the contributions, less benefits paid. If a plan has liabilities other than for benefits, those non-benefit obligations may be considered as reductions of plan assets. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 30 -Section 35 -Paragraph 50 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=29635418&loc=d3e12355-114930 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35743120&loc=d3e1928-114920 + Details
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