Leases - Maturity (Details) $ in Thousands	Jul. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Payment, Due [Abstract]
2023	$ 28,487
2024	22,399
2025	15,668
2026	6,035
2027	2,551
Thereafter	15,322
Total lease payments, Operating Leases	90,462
Less: Imputed interest	(17,407)
Present value of lease liabilities, Operating Leases	73,055
Finance Lease, Liability, Payment, Due [Abstract]
2023	8,886
2024	8,541
2025	8,376
2026	7,528
2027	4,959
Thereafter	295
Total lease payments, Finance Leases	38,585
Less: Imputed interest	(6,695)
Present value of lease liabilities, Finance Leases	31,890
Operating And Finance Lease Liabilities Payments Due [Abstract]
2023	37,373
2024	30,940
2025	24,044
2026	13,563
2027	7,510
Thereafter	15,617
Total lease payments	129,047
Less: Imputed interest	(24,102)
Present value of lease liabilities	$ 104,945

Present value of lessee's discounted obligation for lease payments.

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Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payments, due in third fiscal year following latest fiscal year.

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Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payments, due in second fiscal year following latest fiscal year.

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Present value of lessee's discounted obligation for lease payments from finance lease.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 6
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123408670&loc=SL77918701-209980

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123391704&loc=SL77918627-209977

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Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payment for finance lease to be paid after fifth fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123391704&loc=SL77918627-209977

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