Employee Benefit Plans	12 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2011
Employee Benefit Plans
Employee Benefit Plans	H. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS Substantially all non-highly compensated domestic employees are eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan. The Company may make discretionary contributions to the 401(k) plan according to a matching formula determined by each operating subsidiary. Total expense for the plan was $293 in fiscal 2011, $294 in fiscal 2010 and $332 in fiscal 2009. The Company has established a deferred compensation plan for executives who do not participate in a 401(k) plan. This plan allows executives to defer a portion of their compensation and to direct the Company to invest the funds in mutual fund investments held by the Company. Participant benefits are limited to the value of the investments held on their behalf. Investments held by the Company are accounted for at fair value and reported as other assets. The obligation to the participants is reported as other liabilities. No net income or loss is recorded through the Consolidated Statements of Income. The Company does not make contributions to the plan. The balance of investments held in this plan, and the offsetting liability to the executives, was $8,715 at July 31, 2011 and $7,499 at July 31, 2010.

Employee Benefit Plans

12 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2011

H. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

Substantially all non-highly compensated domestic employees are eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan. The Company may make discretionary contributions to the 401(k) plan according to a matching formula determined by each operating subsidiary. Total expense for the plan was $293 in fiscal 2011, $294 in fiscal 2010 and $332 in fiscal 2009.

The Company has established a deferred compensation plan for executives who do not participate in a 401(k) plan. This plan allows executives to defer a portion of their compensation and to direct the Company to invest the funds in mutual fund investments held by the Company. Participant benefits are limited to the value of the investments held on their behalf. Investments held by the Company are accounted for at fair value and reported as other assets. The obligation to the participants is reported as other liabilities. No net income or loss is recorded through the Consolidated Statements of Income. The Company does not make contributions to the plan. The balance of investments held in this plan, and the offsetting liability to the executives, was $8,715 at July 31, 2011 and $7,499 at July 31, 2010.