Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017
Operating Activities
Net earnings	$ 73.8	$ 60.9
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	19.3	18.9
Deferred income taxes	(0.4)	0.2
Stock-based compensation expense	6.9	6.7
Other, net	(1.0)	0.8
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding effect of acquired businesses	(35.3)	(23.6)
Net cash provided by operating activities	63.3	63.9
Investing Activities
Net expenditures on property, plant and equipment	(28.2)	(19.9)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(96.0)	0.8
Net cash used in investing activities	(124.2)	(19.1)
Financing Activities
Proceeds from long-term debt	135.0	105.0
Repayments of long-term debt	(14.5)	(35.2)
Change in short-term borrowings	32.1	(9.1)
Purchase of treasury stock	(80.9)	(42.6)
Dividends paid	(24.4)	(23.4)
Tax withholding payments for stock compensation transactions	(2.2)	(0.5)
Exercise of stock options	16.2	3.9
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	61.3	(1.9)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(5.2)	(1.7)
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(4.8)	41.2
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	204.7	308.4
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$ 199.9	$ 349.6