Divestitures (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2022

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

Disposal Groups, Results of Operations [Table Text Block]

Results of discontinued operations were as follows:

(Millions)	2020
Net sales	$	359
Earnings before taxes from operations	$	53
Taxes on earnings from operations	17
Gain on sales of businesses / costs associated with selling the businesses	1,039
Tax expense on sales / costs associated with selling the businesses	39
Earnings from discontinued operations	$	1,036

Disposal Groups, Condensed Cash Flow Statement [Table Text Block]

The significant operating non-cash items, capital expenditures and sale proceeds of discontinued operations were as follows:

(Millions)	2020
Cash flows from discontinued operating activities:
Net gain on sales of discontinued operations businesses	$	(1,039)
Cash flows from discontinued investing activities:
Capital expenditures	$	30
Sales of discontinued operations businesses, net of cash divested	2,466