Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2024	Jul. 31, 2023	Jul. 31, 2022
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative
Foreign currency transaction losses	$ 1,700,000	$ 6,400,000	$ 6,300,000
Cost of sales	2,311,900,000	$ 2,270,200,000	2,239,200,000
Accounts receivable, sale	29,900,000
Loss on sales of receivables	1,700,000
Proceeds from sale of other receivables	$ 28,200,000
LIFO inventory (as a percent)	35.30%	29.70%
Excess of FIFO over LIFO inventory	$ 51,300,000	$ 56,100,000
Depreciation	82,800,000	80,900,000	85,100,000
Asset impairment charges	$ 0	$ 0	0
Customer relationships
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative
Finite lived intangible asset estimated useful life (in years)	9 years 4 months 24 days	10 years 9 months 18 days
Patents and technology
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative
Finite lived intangible asset estimated useful life (in years)	16 years 8 months 12 days	17 years 7 months 6 days
Trademarks
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative
Finite lived intangible asset estimated useful life (in years)	8 years 1 month 6 days	9 years
Non-competition agreements
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative
Finite lived intangible asset estimated useful life (in years)	2 years 8 months 12 days	3 years 1 month 6 days
Foreign currency forward contracts
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative
Derivative instrument term (in months)	12 months
Minimum
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative
Capitalization of direct cost, amortization period (in years)	5 years
Minimum | Customer relationships
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative
Finite lived intangible asset estimated useful life (in years)	2 years
Minimum | Patents and technology
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative
Finite lived intangible asset estimated useful life (in years)	2 years
Minimum | Trademarks
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative
Finite lived intangible asset estimated useful life (in years)	2 years
Minimum | Non-competition agreements
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative
Finite lived intangible asset estimated useful life (in years)	2 years
Minimum | Building and Building Improvements
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative
Property, plant and equipment, useful life (in years)	10 years
Minimum | Machinery and equipment
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative
Property, plant and equipment, useful life (in years)	3 years
Minimum | Computer software
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative
Property, plant and equipment, useful life (in years)	5 years
Maximum
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative
Capitalization of direct cost, amortization period (in years)	10 years
Maximum | Customer relationships
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative
Finite lived intangible asset estimated useful life (in years)	22 years
Maximum | Patents and technology
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative
Finite lived intangible asset estimated useful life (in years)	22 years
Maximum | Trademarks
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative
Finite lived intangible asset estimated useful life (in years)	22 years
Maximum | Non-competition agreements
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative
Finite lived intangible asset estimated useful life (in years)	22 years
Maximum | Building and Building Improvements
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative
Property, plant and equipment, useful life (in years)	40 years
Maximum | Machinery and equipment
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative
Property, plant and equipment, useful life (in years)	10 years
Maximum | Computer software
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative
Property, plant and equipment, useful life (in years)	7 years
Shipping and Handling
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative
Cost of sales	$ 91,500,000	$ 91,200,000	$ 96,400,000