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2011 | Jul 31,
2012 | Jul 31,
2013 | Jul 31,
2014 | Jul 31,
2015 | Jul 31,
2016 | Jul 31,
2017 | Jul 31,
2018 | Jul 31,
2019 | Jul 31,
2021 | Jul 31,
2022 | Jul 31,
2023 | Jul 31,
2024 |
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| Net income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 132 | 661 | 1,138 | 374 | 265 |
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| Depreciation | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 25 | 34 | 38 | 73 | 113 | 128 | 136 | 145 |
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| Amortization of intangibles | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 28 | 64 | 55 | 76 | 117 | 157 | 141 | 133 |
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| Amortization of debt issuance costs and extinguishment charges | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 |
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| Deferred income tax benefit | - | - | 10 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 40 | -15 | 9 | 9 | 52 | 34 | 25 |
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| Gain on disposition of property, plant and equipment | -0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 8 | 3 | 10 |
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| Stock-based compensation expense | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 31 | 31 | 40 | 38 |
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| Accounts receivable | -15 | 63 | 47 | 9 | -41 | 16 | 92 | 2 | -136 | 235 | -39 | -313 | 60 |
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| Inventories | 17 | 2 | 37 | 45 | -15 | 16 | 57 | 77 | -283 | 539 | 382 | -110 | -237 |
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| Prepaid income taxes, expenses and other | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 33 | 14 | -1 | 27 |
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| Accounts payable | -15 | 23 | 15 | 14 | -27 | 29 | 67 | -41 | -121 | 229 | -117 | -121 | -102 |
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| Accrued liabilities and other | -3 | 8 | 32 | 8 | -0 | 26 | 63 | 30 | -47 | 123 | 78 | 0 | -85 |
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| Long-term liabilities and other | - | - | - | -14 | -9 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 51 | -21 | 13 | 18 |
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| Net cash provided by operating activities | 115 | 119 | 145 | 149 | 248 | 341 | 419 | 467 | 508 | 526 | 990 | 982 | 546 |
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| Purchases of property, plant and equipment | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 130 | 129 | 242 | 208 | 140 |
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| Proceeds from dispositions of property, plant and equipment | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 25 |
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| Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired | 100 | 0 | 11 | 86 | 194 | 558 | 5 | - | 1,659 | 311 | 782 | 6 | 7 |
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| Other | - | -1 | -1 | 1 | -0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | -9 | 41 | 22 | 25 |
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| Net cash used in investing activities | -126 | -8 | -14 | 3 | -235 | -601 | -117 | -183 | -1,866 | -428 | -1,049 | -222 | -147 |
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| Proceeds From Term Loan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2,095 | - | - | - | 187 |
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| Payments on term-loan credit facilities | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 243 | 60 | 333 | 402 | 341 |
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| Proceeds from Lines of Credit | - | - | - | - | - | 360 | - | - | 100 | 226 | 660 | - | 114 |
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| Payments on revolving asset-based credit facilities | - | - | - | - | - | - | 215 | 145 | 100 | 225 | 559 | 100 | 112 |
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| Proceeds from Issuance of Unsecured Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 500 | - | - |
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| Payments on other debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 70 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
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| Payments of debt issuance costs | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | 70 | - | 8 | - | 10 |
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| Cash dividends paid | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 91 | 95 | 96 | 102 |
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| Payments on finance lease obligations | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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| Purchase of treasury shares | - | 77 | - | - | 60 | - | - | - | - | - | 165 | 42 | 68 |
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| Payments related to vesting of stock-based awards | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 7 | 16 |
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| Other | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | -16 | -17 | 25 | 23 |
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| Net cash used in financing activities | -21 | -108 | -113 | -99 | -119 | 287 | -289 | -231 | 1,539 | -188 | -48 | -636 | -338 |
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| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -6 | -2 | -30 | 6 | -1 |
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| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 176 | -93 | -137 | 130 | 60 |
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| Income taxes paid | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 219 | 88 | 227 | 381 | 143 | 147 |
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| Interest paid | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 57 | 79 | 74 | 95 | 86 |
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| Capital expenditures in accounts payable | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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