Commitments and Contingencies (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2025	Jan. 31, 2025	Jul. 31, 2024
Purilogics, LLC
Business Acquisition
Contingent consideration	$ 2.6	$ 2.6	$ 2.1
Maximum payout			27.0
Contingent consideration, liability, current	19.7	19.7	19.0
Purilogics, LLC \| Contingent Compensation
Business Acquisition
Contingent consideration	2.6	2.6	2.1
Maximum payout	$ 3.0	3.0	3.0
Purilogics, LLC \| Future Performance
Business Acquisition
Contingent consideration liability, investing activities		$ 2.0	2.0
Purilogics, LLC \| Minimum
Business Acquisition
Contingent consideration, terminating (in years)	2 years	2 years
Purilogics, LLC \| Maximum
Business Acquisition
Contingent consideration, terminating (in years)	5 years	5 years
Other acquisitions
Business Acquisition
Contingent consideration	$ 0.3	$ 0.3	0.3
Maximum payout	1.0	1.0	2.8
Contingent consideration, liability, current	1.0	$ 1.0	2.8
Contingent consideration liability, investing activities	$ 1.8
Business combination, contingent consideration arrangements, term (in years)	2 years	2 years
Other acquisitions \| Future Performance
Business Acquisition
Maximum payout	$ 0.5	$ 0.5	$ 0.8

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