Long-Term Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2015

Long-term Debt, Excluding Current Maturities [Abstract]

Schedule Of Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt consists of the following:

	2015		2014
	(thousands of dollars)
5.48% Unsecured senior notes, interest payable semi-annually,
principal payment of $50.0 million due June 1, 2017		50,000		50,000
5.48% Unsecured senior notes, interest payable semi-annually,
principal payment of $25.0 million due September 28, 2017		25,000		25,000
5.48% Unsecured senior notes, interest payable semi-annually,
principal payment of $25.0 million due November 30, 2017		25,000		25,000
3.72% Unsecured senior notes, interest payable semi-annually,
principal payment of $125.0 million due March 27, 2024		125,000		125,000
2.93% Unsecured senior notes, interest payable semi-annually,
principal payment of $25.0 million due April 16, 2025		25,000		-
3.18% Unsecured senior notes, interest payable semi-annually,
principal payment of $125.0 million due June 17, 2030		125,000		-
Variable Rate Guaranteed senior note, interest payable quarterly,
principal payment of ¥1.65 billion due May 19, 2019 and an
interest rate of 0.52% as of July 31, 2015		13,313		16,051
Capitalized lease obligations and other, with various maturity
dates and interest rates		1,928		3,177
Terminated interest rate swap contracts		826		1,236
Total		391,067		245,464
Less current maturities		1,849		1,738
Total long-term debt	$	389,218	$	243,726