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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Components Of Deferred Tax Liabilities And Assets | Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax liabilities and assets are as follows (in thousands):
| July 31,
| 2019 | 2018
Deferred income tax liabilities: |  |
Fixed assets | $ | 153,182 |  | $ | 126,697 |
Intangible assets | 73,146 |  | 54,708 |
Other | 13,425 |  | 12,865 |
Total | 239,753 |  | 194,270 |
Deferred income tax assets: |  |
Canyons obligation | 13,922 |  | 13,145 |
Stock-based compensation | 9,620 |  | 9,824 |
Investment in Partnerships | 13,281 |  | 15,113 |
Deferred compensation and other accrued benefits | 10,674 |  | 9,220 |
Contingent Consideration | 6,771 |  | 5,476 |
Unfavorable lease obligation, net | 4,896 |  | 5,580 |
Net operating loss carryforwards and other tax credits | 5,631 |  | 5,716 |
Other, net | 18,850 |  | 11,501 |
Total | 83,645 |  | 75,575 |
Valuation allowance for deferred income taxes | (5,365 | ) | (5,450 | )
Deferred income tax assets, net of valuation allowance | 78,280 |  | 70,125 |
Net deferred income tax liability | $ | 161,473 |  | $ | 124,145 |
Balance Sheet Summary of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block] | The components of deferred income taxes recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets are as follows (in thousands):
| July 31,
| 2019 | 2018
Non-current deferred income tax asset | $ | 7,286 |  | $ | 9,773 |
Net non-current deferred income tax liability | 168,759 |  | 133,918 |
Net deferred income tax liability | $ | 161,473 |  | $ | 124,145 |
Components Of Provision (Benefit) For Income Taxes | Significant components of the provision (benefit) from income taxes are as follows (in thousands):
| Year Ended July 31,
| 2019 | 2018 | 2017
Current: |  |  |
Federal | $ | 24,309 |  | $ | (43,366 | ) | $ | 55,887 |
State | 8,539 |  | 9,562 |  | 8,096 |
Foreign | 20,205 |  | 18,436 |  | 16,311 |
Total current | 53,053 |  | (15,368 | ) | 80,294 |
Deferred: |  |  |
Federal | 16,983 |  | (45,922 | ) | 29,065 |
State | 5,282 |  | 2,941 |  | 3,601 |
Foreign | 154 |  | (2,789 | ) | 3,771 |
Total deferred | 22,419 |  | (45,770 | ) | 36,437 |
Provision (benefit) from income taxes | $ | 75,472 |  | $ | (61,138 | ) | $ | 116,731 |
Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block] | U.S. and foreign components of income before (provision) benefit from income taxes is as follows (in thousands):
| Year Ended July 31,
| 2019 | 2018 | 2017
U.S. | $ | 306,323 |  | $ | 264,379 |  | $ | 251,478 |
Foreign | 92,642 |  | 75,713 |  | 96,971 |
Income before income taxes | $ | 398,965 |  | $ | 340,092 |  | $ | 348,449 |
Reconciliation Of Effective Income Tax Rate And Effective Rate From Continuing Operation | A reconciliation of the income tax (benefit) provision from continuing operations and the amount computed by applying the United States federal statutory income tax rate to income before income taxes is as follows:
| Year Ended July 31,
| 2019 | 2018 | 2017
At U.S. federal income tax rate | 21.0 | % | 26.8 | % | 35.0 | %
State income tax, net of federal benefit | 2.8 | % | 3.0 | % | 2.2 | %
Change in uncertain tax positions | (1.6 | )% | — | % | — | %
Change in valuation allowance | — | % | 0.3 | % | 0.9 | %
Excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation | (3.0 | )% | (20.9 | )% | — | %
Impacts of the Tax Act | — | % | (24.7 | )% | — | %
Noncontrolling interests | (1.5 | )% | (1.7 | )% | (2.1 | )%
Foreign rate differential | 0.4 | % | (1.5 | )% | (3.4 | )%
Other | 0.8 | % | 0.7 | % | 0.9 | %
Effective tax rate | 18.9 | % | (18.0 | )% | 33.5 | %
Reconciliation Of Unrecognized Tax Benefits | A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits associated with uncertain tax positions, excluding associated deferred tax benefits and accrued interest and penalties, if applicable, is as follows (in thousands):
| Year Ended July 31,
| 2019 | 2018 | 2017
Balance, beginning of year | $ | 78,242 |  | $ | 76,111 |  | $ | 57,032 |
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year | — |  | — |  | — |
Additions for tax positions of prior years | 11,520 |  | 12,394 |  | 19,079 |
Reductions for tax positions of prior years | — |  | — |  | — |
Lapse of statute of limitations | (17,540 | ) | (10,263 | ) | — |
Settlements | — |  | — |  | — |
Balance, end of year | $ | 72,222 |  | $ | 78,242 |  | $ | 76,111 |

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