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Acquisitions and Equity Method Investments (Narrative) (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions			3 Months Ended						12 Months Ended
	Aug. 09, 2024 USD ($)	Aug. 09, 2024 EUR (€)	Jul. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2023 EUR (€)	Apr. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2022 EUR (€)	Jul. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Business Acquisition
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired									$ 2.0	$ 209.2	$ 68.9
Goodwill			$ 481.1			$ 345.8			$ 478.4	481.1	345.8
Medica S.p.A \| Subsequent Event
Business Acquisition
Remaining equity interest (as a percent)	51.00%	51.00%
Additional ownership acquisition, term (in years)	4 years	4 years
Medica S.p.A \| Subsequent Event
Business Acquisition
Equity method investment (as a percent)	49.00%	49.00%
Payments to acquire equity method investments	$ 68.0	€ 62.0
Univercells Technologies
Business Acquisition
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired			147.2	€ 134.6
Goodwill			95.8							95.8
Intangible assets acquired			52.5							52.5
Deferred tax liabilities			13.1							13.1
Deferred tax assets			7.0							7.0
Net working capital			(0.9)							(0.9)
Other non-current assets			6.6							6.6
Other non-current liabilities			$ 0.7							$ 0.7
Isolere
Business Acquisition
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired					$ 62.4
Goodwill					28.2
Intangible assets acquired					44.5
Deferred tax liabilities					10.9
Net working capital					(0.4)
Other non-current assets					1.2
Other non-current liabilities					$ 0.2
Purilogics, LLC
Business Acquisition
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired						19.9
Maximum payout of contingent consideration						$ 29.0					$ 29.0
Solaris Biotechnology Srl
Business Acquisition
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired							$ 45.7	€ 41.0
Pearson Arnold Industrial Services
Business Acquisition
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired							$ 3.3