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Stock-Based Compensation (Performance Shares, RSUs, Restricted Stock and Share Unit Awards) (Details) | 12 Months Ended |
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Jul. 31, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Jul. 31, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Jul. 31, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Jul. 31, 2018 $ / shares shares | Jul. 31, 2016
Dividend Equivalents [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Accrued during the period | $ | $ 380,000 | $ 294,000 | $ 327,000 |  |
Carrying value at period end | $ | 492,392,000 | 380,348,000 |  |  |
Income tax benefit from settlement of stock-based awards | $ | $ 142,000 | $ (224,000) | $ 479,000 |  |
Performance Shares, RSUs, Restricted Stock and Share Units |  |  |  |  |
Awards (In Shares) |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding, Beginning Balance (in shares) | 999,574 | 954,676 | 818,438 |  |
Granted (in shares) | 644,272 | 560,361 | 442,363 |  |
Settled (in shares) | (455,564) | (431,581) | (275,619) |  |
Canceled/Forfeited (in shares) | (119,912) | (83,882) | (30,506) |  |
Outstanding, Ending Balance (in shares) | 1,068,370 | 999,574 | 954,676 | 818,438 |
Vested, Ending Balance (in shares) | 373,522 |  |  |  |
Vested and Expected to Vest, Ending Balance (in shares) | 1,023,923 |  |  |  |
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding, Beginning Balance (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 21.15 | $ 22.40 | $ 19.78 |  |
Granted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | 19.06 | 19.93 | 29.76 |  |
Settled (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | 17.09 | 22.02 | 26.05 |  |
Canceled/Forfeited (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | 18.42 | 22.84 | 25.52 |  |
Outstanding, Ending Balance (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | 21.93 | $ 21.15 | $ 22.40 | $ 19.78 |
Vested, Ending Balance (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | 21.84 |  |  |  |
Vested and Expected to Vest, Ending Balance (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 21.93 |  |  |  |
Aggregate Intrinsic Value |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding, Ending Balance | $ | $ 26,677,000 |  |  |  |
Vested, Ending Balance | $ | 9,327,000 |  |  |  |
Vested and Expected to Vest, Ending Balance | $ | 25,567,000 |  |  |  |
Additional Disclosures |  |  |  |  |
Total intrinsic value relating to fully vested stock-based awards converted during the period | $ | $ 9,878,000 | $ 9,635,000 | $ 8,772,000 |  |
Performance shares | Employees | Granted since fiscal 2014 |  |  |  |  |
Additional Disclosures |  |  |  |  |
Performance period (in years) | 3 years |  |  |  |
RSUs and restricted stock | Employees |  |  |  |  |
Additional Disclosures |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period (in years) | 5 years |  |  |  |
Common stock, conversion ratio (in shares) | 1 |  |  |  |
RSUs and restricted stock | Non-Employee Director |  |  |  |  |
Additional Disclosures |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period (in years) | 5 years |  |  | 3 years |
Common stock, conversion ratio (in shares) |  |  |  | 1 |
Share units |  |  |  |  |
Awards (In Shares) |  |  |  |  |
Granted (in shares) | 253,257 |  |  |  |
Additional Disclosures |  |  |  |  |
Common stock, conversion ratio (in shares) |  |  |  |  | 1
Conversion period of vested share units | 1 year |  |  |  |
Granted units converted into common stock (in shares) | 266,354 |  |  |  |
Number of shares issued as result of conversion | 98,502 |  |  |  |
Number of units settled to date (in shares) | 949,357 |  |  |  |
Dividend equivalents |  |  |  |  |
Dividend Equivalents [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Accrued during the period | $ | $ 380,000 | 294,000 | 327,000 |  |
Paid during the period | $ | 279,000 | 288,000 | $ 263,000 |  |
Carrying value at period end | $ | $ 884,000 | $ 783,000 |  |  |

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