CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2025	Jan. 31, 2024
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$ (3,962)	$ 60,359
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation	74,589	70,589
Amortization of intangible assets	59,066	64,808
Amortization of debt issuance costs	3,527	11,864
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)	3,144	(11,858)
Gain on disposition of property, plant and equipment	(2,409)	(7,807)
Stock-based compensation expense	18,610	19,698
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	40,578	15,188
Inventories	(49,554)	(149,742)
Prepaid income taxes, expenses and other	(29,341)	(24,312)
Accounts payable	87,743	33,813
Accrued liabilities and other	(156,635)	(133,798)
Long-term liabilities and other	16,226	6,998
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	61,582	(44,200)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(51,538)	(78,901)
Proceeds from dispositions of property, plant and equipment	21,209	12,872
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired	0	(3,814)
Other	(4,134)	(11,100)
Net cash used in investing activities	(34,463)	(80,943)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings on term-loan credit facilities	0	186,723
Payments on term-loan credit facilities	(85,000)	(127,626)
Borrowings on revolving asset-based credit facilities	0	113,502
Payments on revolving asset-based credit facilities	0	(51,925)
Payments on other debt	(5,514)	(5,574)
Payments of debt issuance costs	0	(10,480)
Cash dividends paid	(53,153)	(51,135)
Payments on finance lease obligations	(414)	(365)
Purchases of treasury shares	(1,725)	(30,037)
Payments related to vesting of stock-based awards	(14,300)	(16,245)
Short-term financial obligations and other, net	(6,899)	19,916
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(167,005)	26,754
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	12,389	(2,651)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(127,497)	(101,040)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	501,316	441,232
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	373,819	340,192
Supplemental cash flow information:
Income taxes paid	53,726	90,528
Interest paid	31,715	41,414
Non-cash investing and financing transactions:
Capital expenditures in accounts payable	$ 3,246	$ 3,098