Supplementary Balance Sheet Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2018

Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract]

Composition Of Property, Plant And Equipment

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

	October 31, 2018			July 31, 2018			October 31, 2017
Land and land improvements	$	611,155		$	552,271		$	550,627
Buildings and building improvements	1,271,375			1,193,528			1,186,731
Machinery and equipment	1,054,610			1,007,250			985,639
Furniture and fixtures	295,128			283,694			284,815
Software	113,901			113,699			111,440
Vehicles	63,346			60,697			59,600
Construction in progress	106,378			59,579			77,512
Gross property, plant and equipment	3,515,893			3,270,718			3,256,364
Accumulated depreciation	(1,689,911		)	(1,643,499		)	(1,561,672		)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	1,825,982		$	1,627,219		$	1,694,692

Components Of Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities

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

	October 31, 2018		July 31, 2018		October 31, 2017
Trade payables	$	118,648	$	80,793	$	103,540
Deferred revenue	450,300		282,103		407,848
Accrued salaries, wages and deferred compensation	20,961		40,034		19,699
Accrued benefits	30,712		33,963		30,317
Deposits	34,479		26,646		21,017
Other liabilities	48,533		40,994		48,046
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	703,633	$	504,533	$	630,467

Components Of Other Long-Term Liabilities

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

	October 31, 2018		July 31, 2018		October 31, 2017
Private club deferred initiation fee revenue	$	112,669	$	114,319	$	117,151
Unfavorable lease obligation, net	21,100		21,839		23,922
Other long-term liabilities	139,797		155,348		149,347
Total other long-term liabilities	$	273,566	$	291,506	$	290,420

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

The changes in the net carrying amount of goodwill allocated between the Company’s segments for the three months ended October 31, 2018 are as follows (in thousands):

	Mountain			Lodging		Goodwill, net
Balance at July 31, 2018	$	1,407,787		$	67,899	$	1,475,686
Acquisitions	81,270			—		81,270
Effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates	(13,015		)	—		(13,015		)
Balance at October 31, 2018	$	1,476,042		$	67,899	$	1,543,941