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Debt Instrument Quarterly Principal Repayment Percentage

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Amount of amortization expense attributable to debt issuance costs.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Weighted average interest rate of debt outstanding.

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Amount of the cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest expense for debt.

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Amount of the fees associated with providing collateral for the credit facility.

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Description of the conditions for borrowing under the credit facility including the nature of any restrictions.

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Description of the increases or decreases in the carrying amount of the debt instrument for the period.

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The effective interest rate at the end of the reporting period.

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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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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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The interest rate applicable to the portion of the carrying amount of long-term borrowings outstanding as of the balance sheet date, including current maturities, which accrues interest at a set, unchanging rate.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the noncurrent portion 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 remaining balance of debt issuance expenses that were capitalized and are being amortized against income over the lives of the respective bond issues. This does not include the amounts capitalized as part of the cost of the utility plant or asset.

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Including the current and noncurrent portions, carrying value as of the balance sheet date of uncollateralized debt obligations (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer).

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Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Detail) € in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Feb. 02, 2019	Apr. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2019 EUR (€)	Feb. 01, 2019 USD ($)	Feb. 01, 2019 EUR (€)	Jul. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Fees to secure the facility, amortized amount		$ 2,656		$ 3,441	$ 1,177
Unsecured Debt		28,045		28,045		€ 25,000
Interest Expense, Debt		$ 32,711		$ 32,711
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate		5.80%		5.80%		5.80%
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense		$ 12,855		$ 12,855
Fees to secure the facility, amount incurred				55,688
Term Loan [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, outstanding amount		$ 2,077,665		$ 2,077,665
Debt Instrument, Term	7 years
Debt Instrument Principal Payment Percentage				1.00%
Debt Instrument Quarterly Principal Repayment Percentage				0.25%
Interest rate		4.00%		4.00%		4.00%
Term Loan [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate		2.466%		2.466%		2.466%
Term Loan [Member] \| Us Tranche [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, outstanding amount		$ 900,000		$ 900,000
Interest rate		6.3125%		6.3125%		6.3125%
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Fixed Interest, Percentage Rate		6.216%		6.216%		6.216%
Term Loan [Member] \| Us Tranche [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate		2.75%		2.75%		2.75%
Term Loan [Member] \| Us Tranche [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, outstanding amount		$ 1,386,434		$ 1,386,434			$ 1,386,434
Interest rate		3.75%		3.75%		3.75%
Term Loan [Member] \| Euro Tranche [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, outstanding amount		$ 691,231		$ 691,231			$ 708,584	€ 617,718
Term Loan [Member] \| Euro Tranche [Member] \| Euro Interbank Offered Rate EURIBOR [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate		4.00%		4.00%		4.00%
Unsecured Series One Debt [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate		1.945%		1.945%		1.945%
Unsecured Debt		$ 22,436		$ 22,436		€ 20,000
Unsecured Series Two Debt [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate		2.534%		2.534%		2.534%
Unsecured Debt		$ 5,609		$ 5,609		€ 5,000
Other Long Term Debt [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate		3.43%		3.43%		3.43%
Other Long Term Debt [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate		1.40%		1.40%		1.40%
Asset Based Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, outstanding amount		$ 60,000		$ 60,000
Line of credit, borrowing availability		$ 618,275		618,275
Fees to secure the facility, amortized amount			$ 392	$ 785	$ 1,177
Interest rate		3.75%		3.75%		3.75%	1.25%	1.25%
Line of Credit Facility, Covenant Terms				The ABL contains a financial covenant which requires the Company to maintain a minimum consolidated fixed-charge coverage ratio of 1.0X, provided that the covenant is only applicable when adjusted excess availability falls below a threshold of the greater of a) 10% of the lesser of the borrowing base availability or the revolver line total, or b) $60,000. Up to $75,000 of the ABL is available for the issuance of letters of credit, and up to $75,000 is available for swingline loans.
Line of Credit Facility, Increase (Decrease) for Period, Description				The Company may also increase commitments under the ABL by up to $150,000 by obtaining additional commitments from lenders and adhering to certain other conditions.
Interest Expense, Debt		$ 584		$ 1,742
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage	0.25%
Fees to secure the facility, amount incurred				$ 13,532
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity							$ 750,000
Asset Based Credit Facility [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate							0.25%	0.25%
Asset Based Credit Facility [Member] \| Base Rate [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate							0.75%	0.75%
Asset Based Credit Facility [Member] \| Base Rate [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate							0.25%	0.25%
Asset Based Credit Facility [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End							1.75%	1.75%
Asset Based Credit Facility [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End							1.25%	1.25%