Document and Entity Information - USD ($) |
12 Months Ended | ||
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Jul. 31, 2026 |
Sep. 25, 2026 |
Jan. 31, 2026 |
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| Cover [Abstract] | |||
| Document Type | 10-K | ||
| Amendment Flag | false | ||
| Document Period End Date | Jul. 31, 2026 | ||
| Document Fiscal Year Focus | 2026 | ||
| Document Fiscal Period Focus | FY | ||
| Entity Registrant Name | COPART, INC. | ||
| Entity Central Index Key | 0000900075 | ||
| Entity Current Reporting Status | Yes | ||
| Entity Voluntary Filers | No | ||
| Entity Interactive Data Current | Yes | ||
| Current Fiscal Year End Date | --07-31 | ||
| Entity Filer Category | Large Accelerated Filer | ||
| Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer | Yes | ||
| Entity Public Float | $ 35,722,169,296 | ||
| ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag | true | ||
| Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding | 926,330,452 | ||
| Entity Shell Company | false | ||
| Entity Small Business | false | ||
| Entity Emerging Growth Company | false | ||
| Entity File Number | 000-23255 | ||
| Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code | DE | ||
| Entity Tax Identification Number | 94-2867490 | ||
| Entity Address, Address Line One | 14185 Dallas Parkway | ||
| Entity Address, Address Line Two | Suite 300 | ||
| Entity Address, City or Town | Dallas | ||
| Entity Address, State or Province | TX | ||
| Entity Address, Postal Zip Code | 75254 | ||
| City Area Code | 972 | ||
| Local Phone Number | 391-5000 | ||
| Title of 12(b) Security | Common Stock, par value $0.0001 | ||
| Trading Symbol | CPRT | ||
| Security Exchange Name | NASDAQ | ||
| Document Annual Report | true | ||
| Document Transition Report | false | ||
| Document Financial Statement Error Correction [Flag] | false | ||
| Auditor Name | Ernst & Young LLP | ||
| Auditor Firm ID | 42 | ||
| Auditor Location | Dallas, Texas | ||
| Auditor Opinion | We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Copart, Inc. (the Company) as of July 31, 2026 and 2025, the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in redeemable noncontrolling interests and stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended July 31, 2026, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company at July 31, 2026 and 2025, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended July 31, 2026, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of July 31, 2026, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework), and our report dated September 28, 2026 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon. |
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| Documents Incorporated by Reference | Portions of our definitive Proxy Statement for the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, also referred to in this Annual Report on Form 10-K as our Proxy Statement, which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days after the registrant’s fiscal year end of July 31, 2026, have been incorporated by reference in Part III hereof. Except with respect to the information specifically incorporated by reference, the Proxy Statement is not deemed to be filed as a part hereof. |