Stock Compensation Plan (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2013

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Schedule Of Share Based Compensation Valuation Model

The risk-free rate for periods within the contractual life of the equity award is based on the United States Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant.

	Year Ended July 31,
	2013	2012	2011
Expected volatility	42.6%	42.8%	42.5%
Expected dividends	1.5%	1.5%	—%
Expected term (average in years)	6.0-6.2	5.1-5.3	4.6
Risk-free rate	0.2-1.6%	0.1-2.2%	0.3-2.8%

Schedule Of Share Based Compensation Option And SARs Award Activity

A summary of aggregate option and SARs award activity under the Plan as of July 31, 2011, 2012 and 2013, and changes during the years then ended is presented below (in thousands, except exercise price and contractual term):

	Awards		Weighted-Average Exercise Price		Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term	Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at, August 1, 2010	2,377		$	30.80
Granted	371		37.40
Exercised	(67	)	20.06
Forfeited or expired	(20	)	28.59
Outstanding at, July 31, 2011	2,661		$	32.02
Granted	651		41.94
Exercised	(74	)	27.10
Forfeited or expired	(68	)	30.77
Outstanding at, July 31, 2012	3,170		$	34.20
Granted	412		57.43
Exercised	(735	)	33.22
Forfeited or expired	(94	)	43.21
Outstanding at, July 31, 2013	2,753		$	37.63	6.2 years	$	80,847
Exercisable at, July 31, 2013	1,873		$	32.39	5.1 years	$	64,787

Schedule of Share Based Compensation SARs Activity

A summary of the status of the Company’s nonvested SARs as of July 31, 2013, and changes during the year then ended, is presented below (in thousands, except fair value amounts):

	Awards	Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Outstanding at, July 31, 2012	976	$	13.43
Granted	412	18.38
Vested	(414)	13.52
Forfeited	(94)	15.01
Nonvested at, July 31, 2013	880	$	16.06

Schedule Of Share Based Compensation Restricted Stock Units Activity

A summary of the status of the Company’s nonvested restricted share units as of July 31, 2013, and changes during the year then ended, is presented below (in thousands, except fair value amounts):

	Awards	Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Outstanding at, July 31, 2012	318	$	37.82
Granted	159	52.94
Vested	(134)	37.61
Forfeited	(28)	41.16
Nonvested at, July 31, 2013	315	$	45.21