CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2021	Jan. 31, 2020
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 246,829	$ 78,871
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation	54,324	50,586
Amortization of intangible assets	56,630	48,566
Amortization of debt issuance costs	5,460	5,371
Impairment charges	0	10,057
Deferred income tax (benefit) provision	(98)	1,661
(Gain) loss on disposition of property, plant and equipment	(196)	1,241
Stock-based compensation expense	13,058	10,075
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(99,282)	(121,725)
Inventories, net	(425,026)	(109,999)
Prepaid income taxes, expenses and other	(39,226)	5,280
Accounts payable	112,131	67,036
Accrued liabilities	(25,114)	(47,216)
Long-term liabilities and other	11,944	5,494
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(88,566)	5,298
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(48,097)	(52,858)
Proceeds from dispositions of property, plant and equipment	1,084	20,350
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(310,576)	0
Other	0	(4,527)
Net cash used in investing activities	(357,589)	(37,035)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings on revolving asset-based credit facilities	213,632	75,007
Payments on term-loan credit facilities	(59,700)	(155,388)
Payments on revolving asset-based credit facilities	0	(47,609)
Payments on other debt	(7,522)	(7,058)
Regular cash dividends paid	(45,400)	(44,159)
Payments on finance lease obligations	(244)	(214)
Payments related to vesting of stock-based awards	(8,317)	(3,763)
Short-term financial obligations and other, net	(5,488)	9,896
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	86,961	(173,288)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash	4,378	(566)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash	(354,816)	(205,591)
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period	541,363	451,262
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period	186,547	245,671
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, total	186,547	245,671
Supplemental cash flow information:
Income taxes paid	112,425	46,653
Interest paid	39,705	53,546
Non-cash investing and financing transactions:
Capital expenditures in accounts payable	$ 3,422	$ 2,631