| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 00500 - Statement - CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (http://www.cantelmedical.com/role/StatementConsolidatedStatementsOfCashFlows)  | 
| Table | (Implied) | 
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0000019446 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) | 
| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS | Period [Axis] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
2015-08-01 - 2016-07-31  | 2014-08-01 - 2015-07-31  | 2013-08-01 - 2014-07-31  | |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS  | |||
Cash flows from operating activities  | |||
Net income  | 59,953,000    | 47,953,000    | 43,265,000    | 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:  | |||
Depreciation  | |||
Amortization  | |||
Stock-based compensation expense  | |||
Amortization of debt issuance costs  | |||
Loss on disposal of fixed assets  | |||
Loss on sale of business  | 2,206,000    | ||
Impairment of assets  | |||
Fair value adjustments to acquisition related liabilities  | (  | (  | |
Deferred income taxes  | (  | (  | (  | 
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation  | (  | (  | (  | 
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of business acquisitions/divestiture:  | |||
Accounts receivable  | (  | (  | (  | 
Inventories  | (  | (  | (  | 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  | (  | (  | (  | 
Accounts payable and other current liabilities  | (  | ||
Income taxes  | |||
Net cash provided by operating activities  | |||
Cash flows from investing activities  | |||
Capital expenditures  | (  | (  | (  | 
Proceeds from disposal of fixed assets  | |||
Proceeds from sale of business, net of cash retained and disposal costs  | |||
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired  | (  | (  | (  | 
Other, net  | (  | ||
Net cash used in investing activities  | (  | (  | (  | 
Cash flows from financing activities  | |||
Borrowings under revolving credit facility  | |||
Repayments under term loan facility  | (  | ||
Repayments under revolving credit facility  | (  | (  | (  | 
Debt modification costs  | (  | ||
Proceeds from exercises of stock options  | |||
Dividends paid  | (  | (  | (  | 
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation  | |||
Purchases of treasury stock  | (  | (  | (  | 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities  | (  | (  | |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents  | (  | (  | (  | 
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents  | (  | (  | (  | 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period  | 31,720,000    | ||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period  | 28,367,000    | 31,720,000    | 31,781,000    |