Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2025	Jul. 31, 2024	Jul. 31, 2023	Jul. 31, 2022
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 256,591	$ 265,400	$ 374,240
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	152,180	144,601	136,120
Amortization of intangibles	119,027	132,544	140,808
Amortization of debt issuance costs and extinguishment charges	7,342	18,274	11,455
Deferred income tax benefit	(29,502)	(24,970)	(34,477)
Gain on disposition of property, plant and equipment	(24,464)	(9,597)	(3,319)
Stock-based compensation expense	30,872	37,901	39,512
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	6,690	(60,153)	313,410
Inventories	29,122	236,916	109,975
Prepaid income taxes, expenses and other	(12,048)	(26,840)	1,052
Accounts payable	90,409	(101,910)	(120,684)
Accrued liabilities and other	(63,535)	(85,081)	295
Long-term liabilities and other	15,239	18,463	13,246
Net cash provided by operating activities	577,923	545,548	981,633
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(122,987)	(139,635)	(208,194)
Proceeds from dispositions of property, plant and equipment	63,305	24,927	13,655
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired	0	(7,314)	(6,184)
Other	(4,783)	(24,790)	(21,760)
Net cash used in investing activities	(64,465)	(146,812)	(222,483)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings on term-loan credit facilities	0	186,723	0
Payments on term-loan credit facilities	(205,000)	(340,619)	(402,355)
Borrowings on revolving asset-based credit facilities	0	113,502	0
Payments on revolving asset-based credit facilities	0	(111,555)	(100,000)
Payments on other debt	(31,993)	(11,152)	(11,968)
Payments of debt issuance costs	0	(10,480)	0
Cash dividends paid	(106,130)	(102,137)	(95,969)
Payments on finance lease obligations	(855)	(755)	(1,215)
Purchase of treasury shares	(52,647)	(68,387)	(42,007)
Payments related to vesting of stock-based awards	(14,318)	(16,245)	(7,316)
Short-term financial obligations and other, net	(15,363)	23,428	25,145
Net cash used in financing activities	(426,306)	(337,677)	(635,685)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(1,872)	(975)	6,214
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	85,280	60,084	129,679
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	586,596	501,316	441,232	$ 311,553
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	586,596	501,316	441,232	$ 311,553
Supplemental cash flow information:
Income taxes paid	108,822	147,126	143,077
Interest paid	58,626	86,421	95,383
Non-cash investing and financing transactions:
Capital expenditures in accounts payable	$ 4,058	$ 5,429	$ 5,447