Supplementary Balance Sheet Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2017

Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract]

Composition Of Property, Plant And Equipment

The composition of property, plant and equipment follows (in thousands):

	April 30, 2017			July 31, 2016			April 30, 2016
Land and land improvements	$	531,058		$	440,300		$	439,815
Buildings and building improvements	1,170,700			1,025,515			1,028,408
Machinery and equipment	967,157			866,008			878,730
Furniture and fixtures	275,235			284,959			305,159
Software	105,352			103,754			112,551
Vehicles	61,415			58,159			62,166
Construction in progress	34,029			39,396			28,019
Gross property, plant and equipment	3,144,946			2,818,091			2,854,848
Accumulated depreciation	(1,497,942		)	(1,454,277		)	(1,484,474		)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	1,647,004		$	1,363,814		$	1,370,374

Components Of Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities

The composition of accounts payable and accrued liabilities follows (in thousands):

	April 30, 2017		July 31, 2016		April 30, 2016
Trade payables	$	51,305	$	72,658	$	47,144
Deferred revenue	206,534		182,506		164,927
Accrued salaries, wages and deferred compensation	36,162		43,086		34,403
Accrued benefits	36,401		29,175		29,625
Deposits	22,117		23,307		21,641
Other liabilities	50,766		46,756		40,349
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	403,285	$	397,488	$	338,089

Components Of Other Long-Term Liabilities

The composition of other long-term liabilities follows (in thousands):

	April 30, 2017		July 31, 2016		April 30, 2016
Private club deferred initiation fee revenue	$	120,260	$	121,750	$	123,341
Unfavorable lease obligation, net	25,254		27,322		28,005
Other long-term liabilities	134,689		121,096		97,952
Total other long-term liabilities	$	280,203	$	270,168	$	249,298

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, 2017 are as follows (in thousands):

	Mountain			Lodging		Goodwill, net
Balance at July 31, 2016	$	441,138		$	67,899	$	509,037
Whistler Blackcomb acquisition	956,876			—		956,876
Effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates	(35,905		)	—		(35,905		)
Balance at April 30, 2017	$	1,362,109		$	67,899	$	1,430,008