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Supplementary Balance Sheet Information (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2015
Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract] |
Composition Of Property, Plant And Equipment | The composition of property, plant and equipment follows (in thousands):
|  | April 30, 2015 |  | July 31, 2014 |  | April 30, 2014
Land and land improvements |  | $ | 413,775 |  |  | $ | 348,328 |  |  | $ | 350,674 |
Buildings and building improvements |  | 957,594 |  |  | 907,280 |  |  | 908,829 |
Machinery and equipment |  | 777,011 |  |  | 700,745 |  |  | 701,825 |
Furniture and fixtures |  | 284,403 |  |  | 269,209 |  |  | 273,202 |
Software |  | 105,482 |  |  | 98,653 |  |  | 99,958 |
Vehicles |  | 59,708 |  |  | 55,724 |  |  | 55,324 |
Construction in progress |  | 20,245 |  |  | 31,487 |  |  | 19,453 |
Gross property, plant and equipment |  | 2,618,218 |  |  | 2,411,426 |  |  | 2,409,265 |
Accumulated depreciation |  | (1,359,125 | ) |  | (1,263,436 | ) |  | (1,244,878 | )
Property, plant and equipment, net |  | $ | 1,259,093 |  |  | $ | 1,147,990 |  |  | $ | 1,164,387 |
Components Of Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities | The composition of accounts payable and accrued liabilities follows (in thousands):
|  | April 30, 2015 |  | July 31, 2014 |  | April 30, 2014
Trade payables |  | $ | 52,371 |  |  | $ | 71,823 |  |  | $ | 48,406 |
Deferred revenue |  | 115,300 |  |  | 110,566 |  |  | 93,135 |
Accrued salaries, wages and deferred compensation |  | 38,594 |  |  | 29,833 |  |  | 35,221 |
Accrued benefits |  | 26,459 |  |  | 21,351 |  |  | 25,468 |
Deposits |  | 18,199 |  |  | 15,272 |  |  | 17,772 |
Accrued interest |  | 7,865 |  |  | 5,429 |  |  | 13,549 |
Other accruals |  | 34,268 |  |  | 34,944 |  |  | 31,226 |
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities |  | $ | 293,056 |  |  | $ | 289,218 |  |  | $ | 264,777 |
Components Of Other Long-Term Liabilities | The composition of other long-term liabilities follows (in thousands):
|  | April 30, 2015 |  | July 31, 2014 |  | April 30, 2014
Private club deferred initiation fee revenue |  | $ | 128,295 |  |  | $ | 128,824 |  |  | $ | 130,543 |
Unfavorable lease obligation, net |  | 29,325 |  |  | 31,338 |  |  | 32,034 |
Other long-term liabilities |  | 78,312 |  |  | 100,519 |  |  | 77,357 |
Total other long-term liabilities |  | $ | 235,932 |  |  | $ | 260,681 |  |  | $ | 239,934 |
Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block] | The changes in the net carrying amount of goodwill allocated between the Company's segments for the nine months ended April 30, 2015 are as follows (in thousands):
| Mountain | Lodging | Goodwill, net
Balance at July 31, 2014 | $ | 310,249 |  | $ | 67,899 |  | $ | 378,148 |
Acquisition | 92,431 |  | — |  | 92,431 |
Effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates | (293 | ) | — |  | (293 | )
Balance at April 30, 2015 | $ | 402,387 |  | $ | 67,899 |  | $ | 470,286 |

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