Stock-Based Compensation (Overview) (Details) - shares	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2020	Jul. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017
Stock options
Stock-Based Awards Outstanding By Award Type (In Shares)
Number of stock-based awards outstanding at period end (in shares)	1,422,025	1,555,555	1,668,975	1,855,875
2000 Stock Incentive Plan
2000 Stock Incentive Plan
Aggregate maximum number of shares of common stock which may be issued under stock option plan (in shares)	10,962,500
Aggregate net number of stock-based awards granted (in shares)	9,174,926
Aggregate number of stock based awards expired and canceled (in shares)	4,248,147
Aggregate number of stock-based awards exercised (in shares)	6,753,327
Stock-Based Awards Outstanding By Award Type (In Shares)
Number of total stock-based awards outstanding (in shares)	2,421,599
2000 Stock Incentive Plan | Stock options
2000 Stock Incentive Plan
Maximum term for grants of incentive and non-qualified stock-based awards, excluding incentive stock-based awards granted to stockholders who own more than 10% of the voting power	10 years
Percentage of a stockholder's voting power that limits the contractual term of an incentive stock-based award	10.00%
Maximum term for incentive stock-based awards granted to stockholders who own more than 10% of the voting power	5 years
Stock-Based Awards Outstanding By Award Type (In Shares)
Number of stock-based awards outstanding at period end (in shares)	1,422,025
2000 Stock Incentive Plan | Performance shares
Stock-Based Awards Outstanding By Award Type (In Shares)
Number of stock-based awards outstanding at period end (in shares)	206,482
2000 Stock Incentive Plan | RSUs and restricted stock
Stock-Based Awards Outstanding By Award Type (In Shares)
Number of stock-based awards outstanding at period end (in shares)	450,407
2000 Stock Incentive Plan | Share units
Stock-Based Awards Outstanding By Award Type (In Shares)
Number of stock-based awards outstanding at period end (in shares)	342,685
2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan | ESPP
2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Total number of common shares reserved for issuance under employee stock purchase plan (in shares)	1,050,000
Discount rate from market value, on purchase date, offered to employees participating in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)	85.00%
Total number of shares of common stock issued to employees under employee stock purchase plan and through the end of the reporting period (in shares)	840,009