CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2021	Apr. 30, 2020
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 429,548	$ 101,655
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	82,533	71,966
Amortization of intangible assets	87,110	72,645
Amortization of debt issuance costs	12,825	8,050
Impairment charges	0	10,057
Deferred income tax (benefit) provision	(4,499)	19,312
(Gain) loss on disposition of property, plant and equipment	(296)	1,524
Stock-based compensation expense	21,424	14,425
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(175,635)	219,750
Inventories, net	(632,506)	(62,475)
Prepaid income taxes, expenses and other	(28,280)	(8,963)
Accounts payable	341,535	(137,668)
Accrued liabilities	32,581	(73,621)
Long-term liabilities and other	8,733	612
Net cash provided by operating activities	175,073	237,269
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(81,162)	(77,302)
Proceeds from dispositions of property, plant and equipment	1,742	26,854
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(310,938)	0
Other	9,330	(5,239)
Net cash used in investing activities	(381,028)	(55,687)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings on revolving asset-based credit facilities	225,676	379,222
Payments on revolving asset-based credit facilities	(114,836)	(74,776)
Payments on term-loan credit facilities	(59,700)	(199,301)
Payments on other debt	(9,711)	(10,358)
Regular cash dividends paid	(68,100)	(66,239)
Payments on finance lease obligations	(492)	(324)
Payments related to vesting of stock-based awards	(8,317)	(3,763)
Short-term financial obligations and other, net	(7,323)	532
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(42,803)	24,993
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash	4,857	(2,872)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash	(243,901)	203,703
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period	541,363	451,262
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period	297,462	654,965
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, total	297,462	654,965
Supplemental cash flow information:
Income taxes paid	172,397	51,281
Interest paid	62,048	75,709
Non-cash investing and financing transactions:
Capital expenditures in accounts payable	$ 3,497	$ 2,057