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Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

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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