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Supplementary Balance Sheet Information (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2019
Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract] |
Composition Of Property, Plant And Equipment | The composition of property, plant and equipment follows (in thousands):
|  | April 30, 2019 |  | July 31, 2018 |  | April 30, 2018
Land and land improvements |  | $ | 618,545 |  |  | $ | 552,271 |  |  | $ | 553,366 |
Buildings and building improvements |  | 1,279,117 |  |  | 1,193,528 |  |  | 1,194,877 |
Machinery and equipment |  | 1,157,424 |  |  | 1,007,250 |  |  | 1,024,483 |
Furniture and fixtures |  | 304,345 |  |  | 283,694 |  |  | 275,959 |
Software |  | 118,678 |  |  | 113,699 |  |  | 110,789 |
Vehicles |  | 63,443 |  |  | 60,697 |  |  | 60,266 |
Construction in progress |  | 48,728 |  |  | 59,579 |  |  | 35,895 |
Gross property, plant and equipment |  | 3,590,280 |  |  | 3,270,718 |  |  | 3,255,635 |
Accumulated depreciation |  | (1,742,846 | ) |  | (1,643,499 | ) |  | (1,614,908 | )
Property, plant and equipment, net |  | $ | 1,847,434 |  |  | $ | 1,627,219 |  |  | $ | 1,640,727 |
Components Of Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities | The composition of accounts payable and accrued liabilities follows (in thousands):
|  | April 30, 2019 |  | July 31, 2018 |  | April 30, 2018
Trade payables |  | $ | 80,218 |  |  | $ | 80,793 |  |  | $ | 58,228 |
Deferred revenue |  | 297,874 |  |  | 282,103 |  |  | 251,110 |
Accrued salaries, wages and deferred compensation |  | 37,817 |  |  | 40,034 |  |  | 24,645 |
Accrued benefits |  | 42,732 |  |  | 33,963 |  |  | 37,776 |
Deposits |  | 32,090 |  |  | 26,646 |  |  | 24,326 |
Other liabilities |  | 52,329 |  |  | 40,994 |  |  | 33,773 |
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities |  | $ | 543,060 |  |  | $ | 504,533 |  |  | $ | 429,858 |
Components Of Other Long-Term Liabilities | The composition of other long-term liabilities follows (in thousands):
|  | April 30, 2019 |  | July 31, 2018 |  | April 30, 2018
Private club deferred initiation fee revenue |  | $ | 111,294 |  |  | $ | 114,319 |  |  | $ | 116,375 |
Unfavorable lease obligation, net |  | 19,733 |  |  | 21,839 |  |  | 22,537 |
Other long-term liabilities |  | 137,323 |  |  | 155,348 |  |  | 140,885 |
Total other long-term liabilities |  | $ | 268,350 |  |  | $ | 291,506 |  |  | $ | 279,797 |
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, 2019 are as follows (in thousands):
| Mountain | Lodging | Goodwill, net
Balance at July 31, 2018 | $ | 1,407,787 |  | $ | 67,899 |  | $ | 1,475,686 |
Acquisitions | 151,622 |  | — |  | 151,622 |
Effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates | (30,441 | ) | — |  | (30,441 | )
Balance at April 30, 2019 | $ | 1,528,968 |  | $ | 67,899 |  | $ | 1,596,867 |

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