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Debt Covenant, Coverage Ratio, Threshold Amount

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Debt Covenant, Coverage Ratio Threshold Percentage

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Debt Instrument, Variable Interest Rate Floor

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Amount of amortization expense attributable to debt issuance costs.

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Fair value portion of debt instrument payable, including, but not limited to, notes payable and loans payable.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of the cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest expense for debt.

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Amount of the fees associated with providing collateral for the credit facility.

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The effective interest rate at the end of the reporting period.

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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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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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The interest rate applicable to the portion of the carrying amount of long-term borrowings outstanding as of the balance sheet date, including current maturities, which accrues interest at a set, unchanging rate.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the noncurrent portion of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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LONG-TERM DEBT - Additional Information (Detail) € in Thousands			12 Months Ended
	Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 01, 2019 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2020 EUR (€)	Feb. 01, 2019 EUR (€)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Unsecured debt			$ 29,620,000	$ 27,878,000		€ 25,000
Interest expense			93,475,000
Fees to secure the facility, amount incurred			56,166,000
Fees to secure the facility, amortized amount			10,743,000	6,189,000	$ 1,570,000
Unamortized debt issuance expense			9,807,000	12,609,000
Long term debt			1,666,648,000	1,902,623,000
Term Loan
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, term		7 years
Term loan			$ 1,597,091,000	1,832,341,000
Principal payment percentage			1.00%
Quarterly principal repayment percentage			0.25%
Fair value disclosure			$ 1,565,866,000	1,806,010,000
Long term debt			$ 1,597,091,000	1,832,341,000
Term Loan \| Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, term			7 years
Term Loan \| Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, term			5 years
Term Loan \| Interest Rate Swap Agreements
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage			2.466%			2.466%
Term Loan \| Us Tranche
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Term loan			$ 673,400,000	$ 849,550,000
Interest rate, stated percentage			3.938%	6.188%		3.938%
Percentage based bearing fixed interest			6.216%	6.216%		6.216%
Term Loan \| Us Tranche \| Base Rate
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage			2.75%			2.75%
Term Loan \| Us Tranche \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Term loan		$ 1,386,434,000	$ 941,900,000	$ 1,146,968,000
Interest rate, stated percentage			3.75%			3.75%
Term Loan \| Euro Tranche
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Term loan		$ 708,584,000	$ 655,191,000	685,373,000			€ 617,718
Interest rate, stated percentage			4.00%			4.00%
Term Loan \| Euro Tranche \| Euro Interbank Offered Rate EURIBOR
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage			4.00%			4.00%
Debt instrument, variable interest rate floor			0.00%			0.00%
Unsecured Series One Debt
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage			1.945%			1.945%
Unsecured debt			$ 23,696,000			€ 20,000
Unsecured Series Two Debt
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage			2.534%			2.534%
Unsecured debt			$ 5,924,000			€ 5,000
Other Long Term Debt \| Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage			3.43%			3.43%
Other Long Term Debt \| Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage			1.40%			1.40%
ABL and Term Loan
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest expense			$ 56,932,000
Fees to secure the facility, amortized amount				5,404,000
Asset Based Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 750,000,000
Unused capacity, commitment fee percentage	0.25%
Minimum coverage ratio			1.0			1.0
Coverage ratio threshold percentage			10.00%			10.00%
Coverage ratio, threshold amount			$ 60,000,000
Additional borrowing amount			150,000,000
Borrowing availability			660,000,000
Interest expense				$ 1,939,000
Fees to secure the facility, amount incurred			14,010,000
Fees to secure the facility, amortized amount			785,000		$ 1,570,000
Asset Based Credit Facility \| Base Rate \| Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage		0.75%					0.75%
Asset Based Credit Facility \| Base Rate \| Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage		0.25%					0.25%
Asset Based Credit Facility \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate at period end		1.75%					1.75%
Asset Based Credit Facility \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate at period end		1.25%					1.25%
Swingline Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			75,000,000
Letters of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 75,000,000