CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2020	Apr. 30, 2019
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 101,655	$ 39,974
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	71,966	47,134
Amortization of intangibles	72,645	50,376
Amortization of debt issuance costs	8,050	3,441
Impairment charges	10,057	0
Foreign currency forward contract loss	0	70,777
Deferred income tax provision (benefit)	19,312	2,218
(Gain) loss on disposition of property, plant and equipment	1,524	127
Stock-based compensation expense	14,425	14,118
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	219,750	17,438
Inventories	(62,475)	145,049
Prepaid income taxes, expenses and other	(8,963)	(9,090)
Accounts payable	(137,668)	(95,849)
Guarantee liabilities related to former EHG subsidiaries	0	(105,343)
Accrued liabilities	(73,621)	(5,182)
Long-term liabilities and other	612	614
Net cash provided by operating activities	237,269	175,802
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(77,302)	(83,749)
Proceeds from dispositions of property, plant and equipment	26,854	1,281
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired	0	(1,658,577)
Foreign currency forward contract payment related to business acquisition	0	(70,777)
Equity investment in joint venture	0	(5,250)
Other	(5,239)	0
Net cash used in investing activities	(55,687)	(1,817,072)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings on term-loan credit facilities	0	2,095,018
Borrowings on revolving asset-based credit facilities	379,222	100,000
Payments on term-loan credit facilities	(199,301)	(1,732)
Payments on revolving asset-based credit facilities	(74,776)	(40,000)
Payments on unsecured notes	0	(84,728)
Payments on other debt	(10,358)	(70,319)
Payments of debt issuance costs	0	(69,220)
Regular cash dividends paid	(66,239)	(62,664)
Payments on finance lease obligations	(324)
Principal payments on capital lease obligations		(301)
Payments related to vesting of stock-based awards	(3,763)	(4,418)
Short-term financial obligations and other, net	532	(6,092)
Net cash provided by financing activities	24,993	1,855,544
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash	(2,872)	(2,610)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash	203,703	211,664
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period	451,262	275,249
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period	654,965	486,913
Less: restricted cash	3,480	25,801
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	651,485	461,112
Supplemental cash flow information:
Income taxes paid	51,281	69,872
Interest paid	75,709	24,714
Non-cash investing and financing transactions:
Capital expenditures in accounts payable	2,057	6,125
Common stock issued for business acquisition	$ 0	$ 144,168