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Derivative Financial Instruments - Outstanding Currency, Forward Exchange Contracts (Detail) - Foreign Currency Forward Contracts [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jul. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2018
Sell [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amounts of foreign currency derivative contracts	$ 278,813	$ 309,173
Buy [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amounts of foreign currency derivative contracts	408,006	508,455
Euro [Member] | Sell [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amounts of foreign currency derivative contracts	219,910	239,642
Euro [Member] | Buy [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amounts of foreign currency derivative contracts	90,043	201,296
British Pound [Member] | Sell [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amounts of foreign currency derivative contracts	20,542	41,649
British Pound [Member] | Buy [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amounts of foreign currency derivative contracts	45,955	70,644
Japanese Yen [Member] | Sell [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amounts of foreign currency derivative contracts	32,560	22,872
Japanese Yen [Member] | Buy [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amounts of foreign currency derivative contracts	48,670	43,591
Australian Dollar [Member] | Sell [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amounts of foreign currency derivative contracts	350	185
Australian Dollar [Member] | Buy [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amounts of foreign currency derivative contracts	7,683	7,729
Hong Kong Dollar [Member] | Sell [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amounts of foreign currency derivative contracts	1,209	453
Hong Kong Dollar [Member] | Buy [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amounts of foreign currency derivative contracts	136,818	118,507
Singapore Dollar [Member] | Sell [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amounts of foreign currency derivative contracts	782	613
Singapore Dollar [Member] | Buy [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amounts of foreign currency derivative contracts	15,449	12,820
Others [Member] | Sell [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amounts of foreign currency derivative contracts	3,460	3,759
Others [Member] | Buy [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amounts of foreign currency derivative contracts	$ 63,388	$ 53,868

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1B
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109980867&loc=SL5580258-113959

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1A
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