Business Acquisition, Additional Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired

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Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interest Acquired Due to Options Exercised

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Business Acquisition, Term, Period After Which Exercise Of Options Triggers Purchase Obligation

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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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The cash inflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period (for example, cash that was held by the acquired business).

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The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of a business, net of the cash acquired from the purchase.

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Acquisitions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Acquisitions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Oct. 18, 2018	Jul. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash consideration			$ 96.0	$ (0.5)	$ 32.2
BOFA International LTD
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination, percentage of voting interests acquired	88.00%
Cash consideration	$ 98.2
Cash acquired	$ 2.2
Additional ownership percentage acquired		3.00%
Period that exercise of options triggers purchase obligation	3 years
Voting interest acquired (percentage)	12.00%	9.00%	9.00%
Minimum \| BOFA International LTD
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets, weighted average useful life (in years)	5 years
Maximum \| BOFA International LTD
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets, weighted average useful life (in years)	15 years
BOFA International LTD
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership percentage		91.00%	91.00%