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Employee Benefit Plans (Fair Value Of Assets Held By Non-U.S. Pension Plans) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Jul. 31, 2015 | Jul. 31, 2014 | Jul. 31, 2013 | Jul. 31, 2012
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Fair Value Inputs Level3 [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets | $ 87,200 | $ 93,300 | $ 102,300 | $ 105,800
U S Assets [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets | 321,300 | 336,200 | 317,200 |
U S Assets [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level3 [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets | 87,200 | 93,300 | 102,300 |
U S Assets [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level1 [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets | 85,400 | 155,600 | 143,900 |
U S Assets [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level2 [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets | 148,700 | 87,300 | 71,000 |
International Assets [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets | 157,200 | 153,600 | 135,500 |
International Assets [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level3 [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets | 28,200 | 30,500 | 26,300 |
International Assets [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level1 [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets | 93,100 | 99,800 | 88,200 |
International Assets [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level2 [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets | 35,900 | 23,300 | 21,000 |
Change In Plan Assets [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets | 478,479 | 489,870 | 452,724 |
Real Estate [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level3 [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets | 13,000 | 13,500 | 22,100 | 31,400
Real Estate [Member] | U S Assets [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets | 19,000 | 20,600 | 22,100 |
Real Estate [Member] | U S Assets [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level3 [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets | 13,000 | 13,500 | 22,100 |
Real Estate [Member] | U S Assets [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level1 [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets | 6,000 | 7,100 |  |
Real Estate [Member] | International Assets [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets |  |  | 43,200 |
Real Estate [Member] | International Assets [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level3 [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets |  |  | 26,300 |
Real Estate [Member] | International Assets [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level1 [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets |  |  | 16,900 |
Fixed Income Securities [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level3 [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets | 54,700 | 58,700 | 60,800 | 55,000
Fixed Income Securities [Member] | U S Assets [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets | 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] |  |  |  |
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets | 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] |  |  |  |
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets | 900 | 27,000 | 42,900 |
Fixed Income Securities [Member] | U S Assets [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level2 [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets | 64,100 |  | 20,800 |
Fixed Income Securities [Member] | International Assets [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets | 40,100 | 28,100 | 63,800 |
Fixed Income Securities [Member] | International Assets [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level1 [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets | 4,200 | 4,800 | 63,800 |
Fixed Income Securities [Member] | International Assets [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level2 [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets | 35,900 | 23,300 |  |
Equity Securities [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level3 [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets | 19,500 | 21,100 | 19,400 | 19,400
Equity Securities [Member] | U S Assets [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets | 180,700 | 215,700 | 152,100 |
Equity Securities [Member] | U S Assets [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level3 [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets | 19,500 | 21,100 | 19,400 |
Equity Securities [Member] | U S Assets [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level1 [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets | 76,600 | 107,300 | 82,500 |
Equity Securities [Member] | U S Assets [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level2 [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets | 84,600 | 87,300 | 50,200 |
Equity Securities [Member] | International Assets [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets | 71,700 | 71,300 | 600 |
Equity Securities [Member] | International Assets [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level1 [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets | 71,700 | 71,300 | 600 |
Cash And Cash Equivalents [Member] | U S Assets [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets | 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] |  |  |  |
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets | 1,900 | 14,200 | 18,500 |
Cash And Cash Equivalents [Member] | International Assets [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets |  | 5,700 |  |
Cash And Cash Equivalents [Member] | International Assets [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level1 [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets |  | 5,700 |  |
Equity Fixed Income [Member] | International Assets [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets | 45,400 | 48,500 | 27,900 |
Equity Fixed Income [Member] | International Assets [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level3 [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets | 28,200 | 30,500 | 26,300 | $ 21,800
Equity Fixed Income [Member] | International Assets [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level1 [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets | $ 17,200 | $ 18,000 | 6,900 |
Equity Fixed Income [Member] | International Assets [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level2 [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets |  |  | $ 21,000 |

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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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