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Weighted average amortization period of finite-lived intangible assets acquired either individually or as part of a group of assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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Amount recognized as of the acquisition date for the identifiable assets acquired in excess of (less than) the aggregate liabilities assumed.

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The net gains or losses recognized for each transaction with the acquiree that was recognized separately from the acquisition of assets and assumptions of liabilities in the business combination.

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Amount of increase in assets, excluding financial assets, lacking physical substance with a definite life, from an acquisition.

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Acquisitions (Details) $ in Millions			12 Months Ended
Acquisitions (Details) $ in Millions	May 01, 2017 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2017 USD ($) acquisition	Jul. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2015	Jul. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired finite-lived intangibles			$ 8.6	$ 6.6
Goodwill			$ 238.1	$ 229.3		$ 223.7
Hy-Pro Corporation
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination, percentage of voting interests acquired	100.00%
Business combination, consideration transferred	$ 22.7
Industrias Partmo S.A.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination, consideration transferred		$ 12.1
Business combination, consideration transferred, payments to acquire business		10.9
Business combination, consideration transferred, payable		$ 1.2
Business combination, consideration transferred, payable term		3 years
2017 Acquisitions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination, number of business acquisitions \| acquisition			2
Business combination, net tangible assets acquired			$ 19.5
Acquired finite-lived intangibles			8.6
Goodwill			6.7
Engineered Products Company
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination, percentage of voting interests acquired					100.00%
Northern Technical, L.L.C.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination, percentage of voting interests acquired							100.00%
Business combination, favorable settlement claim			$ 6.8
Minimum \| 2017 Acquisitions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets, weighted average useful life			7 years
Maximum \| 2017 Acquisitions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets, weighted average useful life			20 years