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Stock Compensation Plan (Schedule Of Share Based Compensation Option And SARs Award Activity) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2016	Jul. 31, 2015	Jul. 31, 2014
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
Awards, outstanding beginning balance (in shares)	2,385	2,756	2,753
Awards, granted (in shares)	198	242	352
Awards, exercised (in shares)	180	575	321
Awards, forfeited or expired (in shares)	22	38	28
Awards, outstanding ending balance (in shares)	2,381	2,385	2,756
Awards, exercisable ending balance (in shares)	1,940
Weighted-average exercise price, outstanding beginning balance (in dollars per share)	$ 47.96	$ 42.06	$ 37.63
Weighted-average exercise price, granted (in dollars per share)	113.67	91.64	73.13
Weighted-average exercise price, exercised (in dollars per share)	49.79	36.20	37.62
Weighted-average exercise price, forfeited or expired (in dollars per share)	80.42	75.99	48.87
Weighted-average exercise price, outstanding ending balance (in dollars per share)	52.98	$ 47.96	$ 42.06
Weighted-average exercise price, exercisable ending balance (in dollars per share)	$ 42.92
Weighted-average remaining contractual term, outstanding ending balance (in years)	5 years
Weighted-average remaining contractual term, exercisable ending balance (in years)	4 years 4 months
Aggregate intrinsic value, outstanding ending balance	$ 214,483
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Exercisable, Number	2,355
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 52.54
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term	5 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding, Aggregate Intrinsic Value	$ 213,231
Aggregate intrinsic value, exercisable ending balance	$ 194,282

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The number of exercisable share options (fully vested and expected to vest) that may be converted as of the balance sheet date.

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