Quarterly Financial Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2014

Quarterly Financial Information [Abstract]

Quarterly Financial Information

	First		Second		Third		Fourth
	Quarter		Quarter		Quarter		Quarter
	(thousands of dollars)
2014
Net sales	$	599,384	$	581,622	$	624,234	$	668,226
Gross profit		214,394		201,648		223,461		238,323
Net earnings		61,592		58,340		67,336		72,956
Basic earnings per share		0.42		0.40		0.46		0.51
Diluted earnings per share		0.41		0.39		0.46		0.50
Dividends declared per share		0.140		0.140		0.165		0.165
Dividends paid per share		0.130		0.140		0.140		0.165
2013
Net sales	$	588,947	$	596,036	$	619,371	$	632,594
Gross profit		198,293		198,977		221,501		228,356
Net earnings		54,113		50,813		69,842		72,609
Basic earnings per share		0.36		0.34		0.47		0.49
Diluted earnings per share		0.36		0.34		0.46		0.48
Dividends declared per share		0.090		0.100		0.130		0.130
Dividends paid per share		0.090		0.090		0.100		0.130