Debt Instrument, Covenant, Maximum Leverage

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Minimum Liquidity

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Minimum Liquidity

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Total Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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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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Amount of increase (decrease) of the credit facility.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The cash outflow paid to third parties in connection with debt origination, which will be amortized over the remaining maturity period of the associated long-term debt.

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Long-Term Debt (Details)			6 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt (Details)	Jan. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 21, 2021 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 20, 2021 USD ($)
Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt offering costs		$ 2,700,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Outstanding borrowings	$ 0		$ 0	$ 11,000,000
Maximum leverage		50,000,000
Minimum liquidity		$ 75,000,000
Total consolidated net leverage ratio	(1.39)
Minimum liquidity	$ 3,900,000,000		$ 3,900,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Scenario 1
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, covenant terms		3.25
Revolving Credit Facility \| Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Scenario 2
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, covenant terms		3.50
Revolving Credit Facility \| Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, commitment fee percentage			0.175%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Minimum \| Base Rate
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, commitment fee percentage			1.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Minimum \| Daily Rate
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Applicable interest rate added to reference rate in order to compute variable interest rate			0.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, commitment fee percentage			0.275%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Maximum \| Base Rate
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, commitment fee percentage			1.75%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Maximum \| Daily Rate
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Applicable interest rate added to reference rate in order to compute variable interest rate			0.75%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Wells Fargo, National Association, Truist Bank, BMO Harris Bank N.A., Santander Bank N.A., and Bank of America, N.A.
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, increase (decrease), net		$ 200,000,000
Maximum borrowing capacity		1,250,000,000
Outstanding borrowings		100,000,000			$ 60,000,000
Letter of Credit \| Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Wells Fargo, National Association, Truist Bank, BMO Harris Bank N.A., Santander Bank N.A., and Bank of America, N.A.
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		550,000,000
Letter of Credit \| Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Wells Fargo, National Association, Truist Bank, BMO Harris Bank N.A., Santander Bank N.A., and Bank of America, N.A. \| CPRT GmbH
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		150,000,000
Letter of Credit \| Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Wells Fargo, National Association, Truist Bank, BMO Harris Bank N.A., Santander Bank N.A., and Bank of America, N.A. \| Copart Autos España, S.L.U.
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		150,000,000
Letter of Credit \| Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Wells Fargo, National Association, Truist Bank, BMO Harris Bank N.A., Santander Bank N.A., and Bank of America, N.A. \| Copart UK Limited
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 250,000,000