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Amount of amortization expense attributable to debt issuance costs.

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

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of the cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest expense for debt.

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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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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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The interest rate applicable to the portion of the carrying amount of long-term borrowings outstanding as of the balance sheet date, including current maturities, which accrues interest at a set, unchanging rate.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the noncurrent portion of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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The remaining balance of debt issuance expenses that were capitalized and are being amortized against income over the lives of the respective bond issues. This does not include the amounts capitalized as part of the cost of the utility plant or asset.

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Including the current and noncurrent portions, carrying value as of the balance sheet date of uncollateralized debt obligations (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer).

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Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Detail) € in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2019 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2020 EUR (€)	Jul. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Unsecured debt		$ 27,630,000		$ 27,630,000		€ 25,000	$ 27,878,000
Interest expense		23,863,000		48,212,000
Fees to secure the facility, amortized amount		2,686,000		5,371,000	$ 785,000
Unamortized debt issuance expense		11,208,000		11,208,000			12,609,000
Term Loan
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, term	7 years
Line of credit, outstanding amount		1,670,877,000		$ 1,670,877,000			1,832,341,000
Loan fee amortization period				7 years
Term Loan \| US Tranche
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, outstanding amount		$ 756,600,000		$ 756,600,000			$ 849,550,000
Long-term debt, percentage bearing fixed interest		6.216%		6.216%		6.216%	6.216%
Term Loan \| US Tranche \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, outstanding amount		$ 995,002,000		$ 995,002,000			$ 1,146,968,000
Stated interest rate		5.4375%		5.4375%		5.4375%	6.1875%
Term Loan \| US Tranche \| Interest Rate Swap
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Stated interest rate		2.466%		2.466%		2.466%	2.466%
Term Loan \| Euro Tranche
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, outstanding amount		$ 675,875,000		$ 675,875,000			$ 685,373,000
Stated interest rate		4.00%		4.00%		4.00%	4.00%
Unsecured Series One Debt
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Stated interest rate		1.945%		1.945%		1.945%
Unsecured debt		$ 22,104,000		$ 22,104,000		€ 20,000
Unsecured Series Two Debt
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Stated interest rate		2.534%		2.534%		2.534%
Unsecured debt		$ 5,526,000		$ 5,526,000		€ 5,000
Other Long Term Debt \| Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Stated interest rate		1.40%		1.40%		1.40%
Other Long Term Debt \| Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Stated interest rate		3.43%		3.43%		3.43%
Asset Based Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 750,000,000
Line of credit, outstanding amount		$ 27,630,000		$ 27,630,000			$ 0
Stated interest rate		1.25%		1.25%		1.25%
Line of credit, unused capacity commitment fee percentage				0.25%
Line of credit, borrowing availability		$ 667,000,000		$ 667,000,000
Interest expense			$ 715,000		$ 1,444,000
Loan fee amortization period				5 years
Fees to secure the facility, amortized amount			$ 392,000