Supplementary Balance Sheet Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2019

Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract]

Composition Of Property, Plant And Equipment

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

	October 31, 2019			July 31, 2019			October 31, 2018
Land and land improvements	$	745,846		$	619,561		$	611,155
Buildings and building improvements	1,458,465			1,284,438			1,271,375
Machinery and equipment	1,189,951			1,160,817			1,054,610
Furniture and fixtures	435,663			309,271			295,128
Software	118,961			118,815			113,901
Vehicles	68,662			65,556			63,346
Construction in progress	113,570			79,282			106,378
Gross property, plant and equipment	4,131,118			3,637,740			3,515,893
Accumulated depreciation	(1,851,029		)	(1,795,240		)	(1,689,911		)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	2,280,089		$	1,842,500		$	1,825,982

Components Of Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities

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

	October 31, 2019		July 31, 2019		October 31, 2018
Trade payables	$	141,714	$	96,377	$	118,648
Deferred revenue	549,144		335,669		450,300
Accrued salaries, wages and deferred compensation	22,798		50,318		20,961
Accrued benefits	38,695		37,797		30,712
Deposits	34,202		32,108		34,479
Other liabilities	70,381		55,588		48,533
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	856,934	$	607,857	$	703,633

Components Of Other Long-Term Liabilities

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

	October 31, 2019		July 31, 2019		October 31, 2018
Private club deferred initiation fee revenue	$	109,011	$	109,749	$	112,669
Unfavorable lease obligation, net	1,651		19,017		21,100
Other long-term liabilities	128,302		154,835		139,797
Total other long-term liabilities	$	238,964	$	283,601	$	273,566

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, 2019 are as follows (in thousands):

	Mountain		Lodging		Goodwill, net
Balance at July 31, 2019	$	1,540,307	$	67,899	$	1,608,206
Acquisitions (including measurement period adjustments)	146,470		—		146,470
Effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates	2,787		—		2,787
Balance at October 31, 2019	$	1,689,564	$	67,899	$	1,757,463