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Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2019 | Apr. 30, 2019 | Jan. 31, 2019 | Oct. 31, 2018 | Jul. 31, 2018 | Apr. 30, 2018 | Jan. 31, 2018 | Oct. 31, 2017 | Jul. 31, 2019 | Jul. 31, 2018 | Jul. 31, 2017
Total Mountain net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,956,201 | $ 1,722,922 | $ 1,611,786
Lodging |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 314,662 | 284,643 | 278,514
Resort |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,270,863 | 2,007,565 | 1,890,300
Real Estate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 712 | 3,988 | 16,918
Total net revenue | $ 244,006 | $ 957,987 | $ 849,578 | $ 220,004 | $ 211,637 | $ 844,491 | $ 734,575 | $ 220,850 | 2,271,575 | 2,011,553 | 1,907,218
Mountain |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,279,567 | 1,132,840 | 1,047,331
Lodging |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 286,562 | 259,637 | 251,427
Resort |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,566,129 | 1,392,477 | 1,298,758
Real estate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,609 | 3,546 | 24,083
Total segment operating expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,571,738 | 1,396,023 | 1,322,841
Gain on sale of real property |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 580 | 515 | 6,766
Mountain equity investment income, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,960 | 1,523 | 1,883
Total Reported EBITDA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 702,377 | 617,568 | 593,026
Real estate held for sale and investment | 101,021 |  |  |  | 99,385 |  |  |  | 101,021 | 99,385 | 103,405
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (218,117) | (204,462) | (189,157)
Change in Fair Value of Contingent Consideration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (5,367) | 1,854 | (16,300)
Loss on disposal of fixed assets and other, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (664) | (4,620) | (6,430)
Investment income and other, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,086 | 1,944 | 6,114
Foreign currency (loss) gain on intercompany loans (Note 5) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2,854) | (8,966) | 15,285
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (79,496) | (63,226) | (54,089)
Income before provision for income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 398,965 | 340,092 | 348,449
(Provision) benefit from income taxes (Note 10) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (75,472) | 61,138 | (116,731)
Net income | (92,301) | 308,530 | 217,990 | (110,726) | (87,791) | 272,275 | 248,673 | (31,927) | 323,493 | 401,230 | 231,718
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (22,330) | (21,332) | (21,165)
Net income | (89,525) | $ 292,134 | $ 206,349 | $ (107,795) | (83,660) | $ 256,252 | $ 235,691 | $ (28,385) | 301,163 | 379,898 | 210,553
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net | $ 1,842,500 |  |  |  | $ 1,627,219 |  |  |  | 1,842,500 | 1,627,219 |
Resort [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Reported EBITDA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 706,694 | 616,611 | 593,425
Mountain [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Reported EBITDA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 678,594 | 591,605 | 566,338
Lodging [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Reported EBITDA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 28,100 | 25,006 | 27,087
Real Estate [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Reported EBITDA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (4,317) | $ 957 | $ (399)

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