CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2020	Jul. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2018
Operating Activities
Net earnings	$ 257.0	$ 267.2	$ 180.3
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	87.6	81.1	76.7
Equity in earnings of affiliates, net of distributions	(2.7)	(1.2)	(2.7)
Deferred income taxes	2.7	10.2	7.0
Stock-based compensation plan expense	15.2	15.0	16.7
Other, net	23.9	(7.6)	(27.6)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding effect of acquired businesses:
Accounts receivable	77.1	1.4	(41.7)
Inventories	11.9	(5.5)	(43.8)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1.4	(9.7)	3.6
Income taxes payable	(13.1)	(2.0)	87.9
Trade accounts payable and other accrued expenses	(74.0)	(3.1)	6.5
Net cash provided by operating activities	387.0	345.8	262.9
Investing Activities
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(124.4)	(150.7)	(97.5)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	2.0	0.3	1.6
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(6.5)	(96.0)	0.5
Net cash used in investing activities	(128.9)	(246.4)	(95.4)
Financing Activities
Proceeds from long-term debt	262.4	155.0	197.7
Repayments of long-term debt	(281.0)	(45.9)	(272.4)
Change in short-term borrowings	0.9		6.0
Change in short-term borrowings		(25.3)
Purchase of treasury stock	(94.3)	(129.2)	(122.0)
Dividends paid	(106.4)	(99.7)	(94.7)
Tax withholding for stock compensation transactions	(6.3)	(4.1)	(2.6)
Exercise of stock options	25.2	25.9	19.2
Net cash used in financing activities	(199.5)	(123.3)	(268.8)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	0.2	(3.0)	(2.4)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	58.8	(26.9)	(103.7)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of fiscal year	177.8	204.7	308.4
Cash and cash equivalents, end of fiscal year	236.6	177.8	204.7
Supplemental Cash Flow Information
Income taxes	90.7	99.3	82.6
Interest	17.1	19.1	21.9
Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Investing Transactions
Accrued property, plant and equipment additions	$ 9.5	$ 16.5	$ 9.0