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Defined Benefit Plan, Required Contributions By Employer, Payments

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Aggregate carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the liabilities for all deferred compensation arrangements payable within one year (or the operating cycle, if longer). Represents currently earned compensation under compensation arrangements that is not actually paid until a later date.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of assets held under deferred compensation agreements.

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Amount of contributions received and expected to be received by defined benefit plan from employer in current fiscal year.

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Percentage of actual investment allocation to total plan assets. Includes, but is not limited to, percentage on weighted-average basis if more than one plan.

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Amount of cost for defined contribution plan.

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Retirement benefit obligations - Narrative (Details) £ in Millions, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2024 GBP (£)	Jul. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2025 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2024 USD ($)
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Required contributions by employer (in GBP) \| £	£ 133
Payments made of required contributions by employer (in GBP) \| £	£ 50
Percentage of plan assets	100.00%		100.00%			100.00%
Total expense defined contribution plan		$ 95	$ 93	$ 87
Deferred compensation liability, classified, noncurrent			323			$ 378
Deferred compensation liability, current			16			28
Deferred compensation plan assets			$ 322			$ 373
Forecast
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Expected employer contributions					$ 61
Insurance policies
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Percentage of plan assets	33.00%		34.00%			33.00%
Insurance policies \| United Kingdom
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Percentage of plan assets	34.00%					34.00%