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Pay vs Performance Disclosure - USD ($)
 12 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2026
Jul. 31, 2025
Jul. 31, 2024
Jul. 31, 2023
Jul. 31, 2022
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure, Table
Pay vs. Performance
As required by Section 953(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K, we are providing the following information about the relationship between executive compensation and certain financial performance measures of the Company. For further information concerning the Company’s pay-for-performance philosophy and how executive compensation aligns with the Company’s performance, please see the “Executive Compensation—Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section of this Proxy Statement.
Pay vs. Performance Table
Summary
Comp Table
Total for
PEO(2)
Compensation
Actually Paid
to PEO(3)
Average
Summary
Comp Table
Total for Non-
PEO NEOs(2)
Average
Compensation
Actually Paid
to Non-
PEO NEOs(4)
Value of initial fixed $100
investment based on
Net
Income
(Loss) (in
millions)(7)
Company Selected Measure: Annual
NGS
ARR (in billions)(8)
Year(1)
Company
TSR(5)
Peer
Group
TSR(6)
2026$80,270,519 $813,879,588 $16,053,492 $100,647,684 $498.93 $252.91 $306.6 9.1 
2025$99,736,336 $267,474,290 $23,541,480 $61,685,286 $261.02 $200.37 $1,133.9 5.6 
2024$58,036,875 $105,275,811 $16,323,792 $14,485,907 $244.13 $162.04 $2,577.6 4.2 
2023$151,425,203 $266,368,755 $12,145,914 $31,768,696 $187.92 $119.86 $439.7 3.0 
2022$10,410,477 $208,514,831 $8,058,186 $56,805,285 $125.07 $94.49 $-267.0 1.9 
        
Company Selected Measure Name NGS ARR        
Named Executive Officers, Footnote During each of the years presented, our PEO was Nikesh Arora. During each of the years presented, our non-PEO NEOs were Dipak Golechha, William “BJ” Jenkins, Lee Klarich, and Nir Zuk.        
Peer Group Issuers, Footnote Pursuant to Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K, assumes $100 was invested on July 31, 2021 in the stocks represented by the peer group and reinvestment of dividends. The peer group consists of the S&P 500 Information Technology Index, an independently prepared index, which is the peer group we used for the stock performance graph required by Item 201(e) of Regulation S-K included in our Annual Report for the year ended July 31, 2026.        
PEO Total Compensation Amount $ 80,270,519 $ 99,736,336 $ 58,036,875 $ 151,425,203 $ 10,410,477
PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount $ 813,879,588 267,474,290 105,275,811 266,368,755 208,514,831
Adjustment To PEO Compensation, Footnote “Compensation actually paid” is calculated in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K. The table below sets forth the adjustments made during our fiscal 2026 presented in the table to calculate the “Compensation Actually Paid” to our PEO, Mr. Arora, for fiscal 2026.
PEO
2026
Total Reported in SCT for the covered fiscal year$80,270,519 
Less, grant date fair value of equity awards reported in SCT for the covered fiscal year(75,937,806)
Plus, fair value (as of the end of the covered fiscal year) of equity awards granted in the covered fiscal year that are unvested and outstanding as of the end of the covered fiscal year, computed in accordance with ASC Topic 718325,831,336 
Plus, change in fair value (from the end of the prior fiscal year to the end of the covered fiscal year) of equity awards granted in any prior fiscal year that are outstanding and unvested as of the end of the covered fiscal year, computed in accordance with ASC Topic 718428,091,764 
Plus, fair value (as of the vesting date) of equity awards that are granted and vested in the covered fiscal year, computed in accordance with ASC Topic 718- 
Plus, change in fair value (from the end of the prior fiscal year to the vesting date) of equity awards granted in any prior fiscal year that vested in the covered fiscal year, computed in accordance with ASC Topic 71855,623,775 
Less, fair value (as of the end of the prior fiscal year) of equity awards granted in any prior fiscal year that failed to meet the applicable vesting conditions in the covered fiscal year, computed in accordance with ASC Topic 718- 
Total Adjustments733,609,069 
Compensation Actually Paid$813,879,588 
        
Non-PEO NEO Average Total Compensation Amount $ 16,053,492 23,541,480 16,323,792 12,145,914 8,058,186
Non-PEO NEO Average Compensation Actually Paid Amount $ 100,647,684 61,685,286 14,485,907 31,768,696 56,805,285
Adjustment to Non-PEO NEO Compensation Footnote “Compensation actually paid” is calculated in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K. The table below sets forth the adjustments made during our fiscal 2026 presented in the table to calculate the “Average Compensation Actually Paid” to our non-PEO NEOs for fiscal 2026.
Non-PEO NEOs
2026
Average Total Reported in SCT for the covered fiscal year$16,053,492 
Less, average grant date fair value of equity awards reported in SCT for the covered fiscal year(14,993,067)
Plus, average fair value (as of the end of the covered fiscal year) of equity awards granted in the covered fiscal year that are unvested and outstanding as of the end of the covered fiscal year, computed in accordance with ASC Topic 71857,113,283 
Plus, average change in fair value (from the end of the prior fiscal year to the end of the covered fiscal year) of equity awards granted in any prior fiscal year that are outstanding and unvested as of the end of the covered fiscal year, computed in accordance with ASC Topic 71830,163,503 
Plus, average fair value (as of the vesting date) of equity awards that are granted and vested in the covered fiscal year, computed in accordance with ASC Topic 718- 
Plus, average change in fair value (from the end of the prior fiscal year to the vesting date) of equity awards granted in any prior fiscal year that vested in the covered fiscal year, computed in accordance with ASC Topic 71815,379,793 
Less, average fair value (as of the end of the prior fiscal year) of equity awards granted in any prior fiscal year that failed to meet the applicable vesting conditions in the covered fiscal year, computed in accordance with ASC Topic 718(3,069,320)
Total Adjustments84,594,192 
Average Compensation Actually Paid$100,647,684 
        
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Total Shareholder Return
CAP vs. TSR
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Compensation Actually Paid vs. Net Income
CAP vs. Net Income (Loss)
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Compensation Actually Paid vs. Company Selected Measure
CAP vs NGS ARR
        
Tabular List, Table
•Relative TSR Percentile Rank, which is how the Company’s TSR compares to the TSRs of the companies that are a component of the S&P 500 Index on the last day of the applicable performance period
•NGS ARR
•Annual Non-GAAP EPS
•Organic Revenue
•Organic Operating Margin
        
Total Shareholder Return Amount $ 498.93 261.02 244.13 187.92 125.07
Peer Group Total Shareholder Return Amount 252.91 200.37 162.04 119.86 94.49
Net Income (Loss) $ 306,600,000 $ 1,133,900,000 $ 2,577,600,000 $ 439,700,000 $ (267,000,000.0)
Company Selected Measure Amount 9,100,000,000 5,600,000,000 4,200,000,000 3,000,000,000.0 1,900,000,000
PEO Name Nikesh Arora Nikesh Arora Nikesh Arora Nikesh Arora Nikesh Arora
Measure:: 1          
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Name NGS ARR        
Non-GAAP Measure Description We have selected NGS ARR as the Company-Selected Measure because NGS ARR is an operating metric that we use to assess the strength and trajectory of our business. Given this, NGS ARR was utilized as a financial performance measure in the PSUs granted in fiscal 2026. NGS ARR represents the annualized allocated revenue of all active contracts as of the final day of the reporting period related to all product, subscription and support offerings, excluding revenue from hardware products, and legacy attached subscriptions, support offerings and professional services. The scope of products, subscriptions, and support offerings that contribute to NGS ARR will generally increase over time as we introduce or acquire new next-generation products, subscriptions, and support offerings.        
Measure:: 2          
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Name Relative TSR Percentile Rank, which is how the Company’s TSR compares to the TSRs of the companies that are a component of the S&P 500 Index on the last day of the applicable performance period        
Measure:: 3          
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Name Annual Non-GAAP EPS        
Measure:: 4          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Name Organic Revenue        
Measure:: 5          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Name Organic Operating Margin        
PEO          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount $ 733,609,069        
PEO | Less, grant date fair value of equity awards reported in SCT for the covered fiscal year [Member]          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (75,937,806)        
PEO | Plus, fair value of equity awards granted in the covered fiscal year that are unvested and outstanding as of the end of the covered fiscal year [Member]          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 325,831,336        
PEO | Plus, change in fair value of equity awards granted in any prior fiscal year that are outstanding and unvested as of the end of the covered fiscal year [Member]          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 428,091,764        
PEO | Plus, fair value (as of the vesting date) of equity awards that are granted and vested in the covered fiscal year, computed in accordance with ASC Topic 718 [Member]          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 0        
PEO | Plus, change in fair value of equity awards granted in any prior fiscal year that vested in the covered fiscal year, computed in accordance with ASC Topic 718 [Member]          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 55,623,775        
PEO | Less, fair value of equity awards granted in any prior fiscal year that failed to meet the applicable vesting conditions in the covered fiscal year, computed in accordance with ASC Topic 718 [Member]          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 0        
Non-PEO NEO          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 84,594,192        
Non-PEO NEO | Less, grant date fair value of equity awards reported in SCT for the covered fiscal year [Member]          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (14,993,067)        
Non-PEO NEO | Plus, fair value of equity awards granted in the covered fiscal year that are unvested and outstanding as of the end of the covered fiscal year [Member]          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 57,113,283        
Non-PEO NEO | Plus, change in fair value of equity awards granted in any prior fiscal year that are outstanding and unvested as of the end of the covered fiscal year [Member]          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 30,163,503        
Non-PEO NEO | Plus, fair value (as of the vesting date) of equity awards that are granted and vested in the covered fiscal year, computed in accordance with ASC Topic 718 [Member]          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 0        
Non-PEO NEO | Plus, change in fair value of equity awards granted in any prior fiscal year that vested in the covered fiscal year, computed in accordance with ASC Topic 718 [Member]          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 15,379,793        
Non-PEO NEO | Less, fair value of equity awards granted in any prior fiscal year that failed to meet the applicable vesting conditions in the covered fiscal year, computed in accordance with ASC Topic 718 [Member]          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount $ (3,069,320)