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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Minimum Liquidity

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Repurchase of Senior Debt, Percentage

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Total Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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Long-Term Debt - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)			12 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	May 24, 2022	Dec. 21, 2021	Jul. 31, 2022	Jul. 31, 2021	Jul. 31, 2020	Dec. 20, 2021	Dec. 03, 2014
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument costs			$ 1,212,000	$ 0	$ 2,814,000
Senior Notes
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Repurchase of senior notes, percent	100.00%
Repayments of senior notes	$ 420,600,000
Make whole payment	16,800,000
Accrued interest	$ 3,800,000
Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument costs		$ 2,700,000
Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Covenant maximum leverage amount		50,000,000
Covenant minimum liquidity amount		$ 75,000,000
Total consolidated net leverage ratio			80.00%
Minimum liquidity			$ 2,600,000,000
Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Commitment fee rate range			0.175%
Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Commitment fee rate range			0.275%
Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Scenario 1
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Total net leverage ratio		325.00%
Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Scenario 2
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Total net leverage ratio		350.00%
Note Purchase Agreement \| Senior Notes
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Senior notes							$ 400,000,000
4.07% Senior Notes, Series A \| Senior Notes
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Senior notes							$ 100,000,000
Stated interest rate							4.07%
4.19% Senior Notes, Series B \| Senior Notes
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Senior notes							$ 100,000,000
Stated interest rate							4.19%
4.25% Senior Notes, Series C \| Senior Notes
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Senior notes							$ 100,000,000
Stated interest rate							4.25%
4.35% Senior Notes, Series D \| Senior Notes
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Senior notes							$ 100,000,000
Stated interest rate							4.35%
Fixed Rate \| Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Applicable interest rate added to reference rate in order to compute variable interest rate			1.00%
Fixed Rate \| Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Applicable interest rate added to reference rate in order to compute variable interest rate			1.75%
Daily Rate \| Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Applicable interest rate added to reference rate in order to compute variable interest rate			0.00%
Daily Rate \| Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Applicable interest rate added to reference rate in order to compute variable interest rate			0.75%
WellsFargo,NationalAssociation,TruistBank,BMOHarrisBankN.A.,SantanderBankN.A.,andBankofAmerica,N.A. \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Outstanding borrowings			$ 0	$ 0
WellsFargo,NationalAssociation,TruistBank,BMOHarrisBankN.A.,SantanderBankN.A.,andBankofAmerica,N.A. \| Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Increase in credit facility		$ 200,000,000
Maximum borrowing capacity		1,250,000,000
Outstanding borrowings		100,000,000				$ 60,000,000
WellsFargo,NationalAssociation,TruistBank,BMOHarrisBankN.A.,SantanderBankN.A.,andBankofAmerica,N.A. \| Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Letter of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		550,000,000
WellsFargo,NationalAssociation,TruistBank,BMOHarrisBankN.A.,SantanderBankN.A.,andBankofAmerica,N.A. \| Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Letter of Credit \| CPRT GmbH
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		150,000,000
WellsFargo,NationalAssociation,TruistBank,BMOHarrisBankN.A.,SantanderBankN.A.,andBankofAmerica,N.A. \| Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Letter of Credit \| Copart Autos España, S.L.U.
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		150,000,000
WellsFargo,NationalAssociation,TruistBank,BMOHarrisBankN.A.,SantanderBankN.A.,andBankofAmerica,N.A. \| Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Letter of Credit \| Copart UK Limited
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 250,000,000