Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016
Operating Activities
Net earnings	$ 60.9	$ 58.0
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	18.9	18.9
Deferred income taxes	0.2	(0.8)
Stock compensation plan expense	6.7	1.5
Other, net	0.8	(7.6)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding effect of acquired businesses	(23.6)	31.5
Net cash provided by operating activities	63.9	101.5
Investing Activities
Net expenditures on property, plant and equipment	(19.9)	(12.4)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	0.8	(10.9)
Net cash used in investing activities	(19.1)	(23.3)
Financing Activities
Proceeds from long-term debt	105.0	0.0
Repayments of long-term debt	(35.2)	(0.3)
Change in short-term borrowings	(9.1)	4.4
Purchase of treasury stock	(42.6)	(41.4)
Dividends paid	(23.4)	(23.2)
Tax withholding for stock compensation transactions	(0.5)	(0.8)
Exercise of stock options	3.9	4.3
Net cash used in financing activities	(1.9)	(57.0)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(1.7)	(2.2)
Increase in cash and cash equivalents	41.2	19.0
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year	308.4	243.2
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$ 349.6	$ 262.2