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Contingent Liabilities And Commitments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2011
Contingent Liabilities And Commitments |
Principal Commercial Commitments Under Repurchase Agreements And Guarantees |
|  |  |  | Total Amount Committed |  |  |  |  | Term of
|  |  |  |  |  | July 31, 2011 |  |  |  |  | July 31, 2010 |  |  |  |  | Commitments
Commitment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Guarantee on dealer financing |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,684 |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,524 |  |  |  |  | Various
Standby repurchase obligation on dealer financing |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 791,933 |  |  |  |  | $ | 563,636 |  |  |  |  | Up to eighteen months
Losses Due To Repurchases Under Repurchase Agreements |
|  | Fiscal 2011 |  |  |  |  | Fiscal 2010 |  |  |  |  | Fiscal 2009 |
Cost of units repurchased |  |  | $ 5,876 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 10,001 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 32,913 |
Realization of units resold |  |  | 5,023 |  |  |  |  |  | 8,665 |  |  |  |  |  | 27,652 |
Losses due to repurchase |  |  | $ 853 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,336 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5,261 |

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