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Restricted Payments Basket, as defined in the indenture governing the Company's 2018 Senior Notes

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Restrictions on payment of dividends - beginning amount for calculation

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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

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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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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Percentage of principal amount of debt redeemed.

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Debt Senior Notes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended				24 Months Ended	48 Months Ended
Debt Senior Notes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jul. 31, 2023	Jul. 31, 2022	Jan. 15, 2021	Jan. 14, 2020	Jul. 31, 2025	Jul. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Restricted Payments Basket							$ 215,236	$ 176,100
2025 Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage							5.625%
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage	101.406%	102.813%			100.00%	104.219%
Senior notes							$ 250,000
2021 Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage							6.75%
Senior notes							$ 300,000
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage of Principal Amount Redeemed			100.00%	101.688%
Percentage of our aggregate consolidated net income added to base amount of calculation [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percent restrictions on payment of dividends							50.00%
Percentage of net cash proceeds from sale of qualified equity interests added to base and income/loss amount in calculation [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percent restrictions on payment of dividends							100.00%
Percentage of our aggregate consolidated net income subtracted from base amount of calculation [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percent restrictions on payment of dividends							100.00%
Base of restricted payments basket income calculation [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Restrictions on payment of dividends							$ 125,000