CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 137,423	$ 244,803
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	31,774	31,739
Amortization of intangible assets	35,219	33,214
Amortization of debt issuance costs	2,835	2,424
Deferred income tax benefit	(1,920)	(5,253)
(Gain) loss on disposition of property, plant and equipment	(141)	629
Stock-based compensation expense	8,392	6,027
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	131,483	(167,685)
Inventories	(116,151)	(236,915)
Prepaid income taxes, expenses and other	17,345	4,729
Accounts payable	(141,934)	71,613
Accrued liabilities	(8,047)	50,016
Long-term liabilities and other	(2,262)	6,451
Net cash provided by operating activities	94,016	41,792
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(55,883)	(43,224)
Proceeds from dispositions of property, plant and equipment	2,935	141
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired	0	(747,937)
Other	(5,000)	0
Net cash used in investing activities	(57,948)	(791,020)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings on revolving asset-based credit facilities	0	660,088
Payments on revolving asset-based credit facilities	(15,000)	(500,000)
Proceeds from issuance of senior unsecured notes	0	500,000
Payments on term-loan credit facilities	(12,355)	0
Payments on other debt	(2,714)	(1,959)
Payments of debt issuance costs	0	(8,445)
Payments on finance lease obligations	(310)	(262)
Purchases of treasury shares	(25,407)	0
Short-term financial obligations and other, net	2,537	(5,825)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(53,249)	643,597
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash	(2,668)	(3,778)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash	(19,849)	(109,409)
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period	311,553	448,706
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period	291,704	339,297
Less: restricted cash	0	3,060
Cash and cash equivalents	291,704	336,237
Supplemental cash flow information:
Income taxes paid	17,174	17,956
Interest paid	25,786	16,868
Non-cash investing and financing transactions:
Capital expenditures in accounts payable	2,940	4,320
Quarterly dividends payable	$ 24,081	$ 23,917