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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2025
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block] | U.S. and foreign components of income before provision for income taxes are as follows (in thousands):
| Year Ended July 31,
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023
U.S. | $ | 282,244 |  | $ | 220,067 |  | $ | 214,870 |
Foreign | 120,153 |  | 119,688 |  | 155,546 |
Income before income taxes | $ | 402,397 |  | $ | 339,755 |  | $ | 370,416 |
Components Of Deferred Tax Liabilities And Assets | Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax liabilities and assets are as follows (in thousands):
| July 31,
| 2025 | 2024
Deferred income tax liabilities: |  |
Fixed assets | $ | 155,279 |  | $ | 200,197 |
Intangible assets | 174,587 |  | 160,002 |
Operating lease right of use assets | 57,454 |  | 61,730 |
Other | 23,033 |  | 18,773 |
Total | 410,353 |  | 440,702 |
Deferred income tax assets: |  |
Canyons obligation | 18,672 |  | 18,813 |
Stock-based compensation | 9,438 |  | 9,110 |
Investment in Partnerships | 3,797 |  | 5,097 |
Deferred compensation and other accrued benefits | 8,143 |  | 11,339 |
Contingent Consideration | 18,190 |  | 25,251 |
Net operating loss carryforwards and other tax credits | 24,943 |  | 20,082 |
Operating lease liabilities | 59,304 |  | 64,550 |
Other, net | 29,844 |  | 28,917 |
Total | 172,331 |  | 183,159 |
Valuation allowance for deferred income taxes | (13,225) |  | (15,553) |
Deferred income tax assets, net of valuation allowance | 159,106 |  | 167,606 |
Net deferred income tax liability | $ | 251,247 |  | $ | 273,096 |
Balance Sheet Summary of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block] | The components of deferred income taxes recognized in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets are as follows (in thousands):
| July 31,
| 2025 | 2024
Deferred income tax asset | $ | 794 |  | $ | 3,693 |
Deferred income tax liability | 252,041 |  | 276,789 |
Net deferred income tax liability | $ | 251,247 |  | $ | 273,096 |
Components Of Provision (Benefit) For Income Taxes | Significant components of the provision for income taxes are as follows (in thousands):
| Year Ended July 31,
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023
Current: |  |  |
Federal | $ | 69,449 |  | $ | 44,218 |  | $ | 17,332 |
State | 23,374 |  | 10,444 |  | 6,731 |
Foreign | 32,550 |  | 31,412 |  | 40,117 |
Total current | 125,373 |  | 86,074 |  | 64,180 |
Deferred: |  |  |
Federal | (16,351) |  | 6,185 |  | 23,303 |
State | (2,364) |  | (574) |  | 1,273 |
Foreign | (2,237) |  | 1,091 |  | (1,120) |
Total deferred | (20,952) |  | 6,702 |  | 23,456 |
Provision for income taxes | $ | 104,421 |  | $ | 92,776 |  | $ | 87,636 |
Reconciliation Of Effective Income Tax Rate And Effective Rate From Continuing Operation | A reconciliation of the income tax provision for continuing operations and the amount computed by applying the United States federal statutory income tax rate to income before income taxes is as follows:
| Year Ended July 31,
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023
At U.S. federal income tax rate | 21.0 | % | 21.0 | % | 21.0 | %
State income tax, net of federal benefit | 4.1 | % | 2.9 | % | 2.2 | %
Change in uncertain tax positions | (0.1) | % | 0.1 | % | (1.5) | %
Stock-based compensation | 0.3 | % | 0.4 | % | 0.7 | %
Noncontrolling interests | (0.9) | % | (1.0) | % | (1.0) | %
Foreign taxes | 2.5 | % | 3.6 | % | 3.2 | %
Taxes related to prior year filings | (0.7) | % | 0.3 | % | (0.1) | %
Other | (0.3) | % | — | % | (0.8) | %
Effective tax rate | 25.9 | % | 27.3 | % | 23.7 | %
Reconciliation Of Unrecognized Tax Benefits | A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits associated with uncertain tax positions, excluding associated deferred tax benefits and accrued interest and penalties, if applicable, is as follows (in thousands):
| Year Ended July 31,
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023
Balance, beginning of year | $ | 50,988 |  | $ | 51,680 |  | $ | 62,909 |
Additions for tax positions of prior years | 10,703 |  | 10,866 |  | 11,025 |
Lapse of statute of limitations | (11,415) |  | (11,558) |  | (22,254) |
Balance, end of year | $ | 50,276 |  | $ | 50,988 |  | $ | 51,680 |
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward | A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits associated with uncertain tax positions, excluding associated deferred tax benefits and accrued interest and penalties, if applicable, is as follows (in thousands):
| Year Ended July 31,
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023
Balance, beginning of year | $ | 50,988 |  | $ | 51,680 |  | $ | 62,909 |
Additions for tax positions of prior years | 10,703 |  | 10,866 |  | 11,025 |
Lapse of statute of limitations | (11,415) |  | (11,558) |  | (22,254) |
Balance, end of year | $ | 50,276 |  | $ | 50,988 |  | $ | 51,680 |

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