Leases (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2023

Leases [Abstract]

Lease, Cost [Table Text Block]

The components of lease expense for the years ended July 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 were as follows (in thousands):

	Year ended July 31,
	2023		2022		2021
Finance leases:
Amortization of the finance ROU assets	$	11,701	$	9,011	$	9,753
Interest on lease liabilities	$	40,098	$	35,881	$	34,612
Operating leases:
Operating lease expense	$	45,385	$	43,295	$	43,418
Short-term lease expense (1)	$	22,759	$	15,614	$	13,638
Variable lease expense	$	3,204	$	2,309	$	1,660

Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures [Text Block]

The following table presents the supplemental cash flow information associated with the Company’s leasing activities for the years ended July 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 (in thousands):

	Year ended July 31,
	2023		2022		2021
Cash flow supplemental information:
Operating cash outflows for operating and short-term leases	$	65,216	$	59,818	$	56,942
Operating cash outflows for lease- and non-lease components of finance leases	$	54,788	$	37,573	$	31,429
Non-cash supplemental information:
Operating ROU assets obtained in exchange for operating lease obligations	$	30,342	$	23,190	$	12,615
Finance ROU assets obtained in exchange for finance lease obligations	$	39,114	$	—	$	—

Weighted Average Remaining Lease Terms and Discount Rates [Table Text Block]

Weighted-average remaining lease terms and discount rates as of July 31, 2023 and 2022 are as follows:

	July 31, 2023		July 31, 2022
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years)
Operating leases	9.2		9.8
Finance leases	37.6		40.9
Weighted-average discount rate
Operating leases	4.9	%	4.6	%
Finance leases	9.9	%	10.0	%

Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments [Table Text Block]

Future fixed lease payments for operating and finance leases as of July 31, 2023 reflected by fiscal year (August 1 through July 31) are as follows (in thousands):

	Operating Leases		Finance Leases
2024	$	49,012	$	35,000
2025	45,707		35,506
2026	41,424		35,824
2027	26,573		36,025
2028	18,454		35,991
Thereafter	86,149		1,724,517
Total future minimum lease payments	267,319		1,902,863
Less amount representing interest	(62,089)		(1,500,805)
Total lease liabilities	$	205,230	$	402,058

The current portion of operating lease liabilities of approximately $36.9 million and $34.2 million as of July 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, is recorded within accounts payables and accrued liabilities in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. Finance lease liabilities are recorded within long-term debt, net in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.