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| Supplementary Balance Sheet Information          | Supplementary Balance Sheet InformationThe composition of property, plant and equipment, including capital lease assets, follows (in thousands):  July 31,  20142013Land and land improvements$348,328$343,982Buildings and building improvements907,280884,307Machinery and equipment700,745646,102Furniture and fixtures269,209259,693Software98,65392,553Vehicles55,72449,356Construction in progress31,48749,102Gross property, plant and equipment2,411,4262,325,095Accumulated depreciation(1,263,436)(1,155,807)Property, plant and equipment, net$1,147,990$1,169,288Depreciation expense, which included depreciation of assets recorded under capital leases, for the years ended July 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 totaled $136.6 million, $130.2 million and $124.5 million, respectively.The composition of goodwill and intangible assets follows (in thousands):  July 31,  20142013Goodwill  Goodwill$395,502$399,053Accumulated amortization(17,354)(17,354)Goodwill, net378,148381,699Indefinite-lived intangible assets  Gross indefinite-lived intangible assets100,834100,889Accumulated amortization(24,713)(24,713)Indefinite-lived intangible assets, net76,12176,176Amortizable intangible assets  Gross amortizable intangible assets91,23390,990Accumulated amortization(49,831)(45,822)Amortizable intangible assets, net41,40245,168Total gross intangible assets192,067191,879Total accumulated amortization(74,544)(70,535)Total intangible assets, net$117,523$121,344Amortization expense for intangible assets subject to amortization for the years ended July 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 totaled $4.0 million, $2.5 million and $3.1 million, respectively, and is estimated to be approximately $2.6 million annually, on average, for the next five fiscal years.The Company recorded a measurement period adjustment to its Canyons preliminary purchase price allocation of $32.9 million which resulted in an increase to goodwill with a corresponding reduction to deferred income tax assets, net and has reflected this as a retrospective adjustment as of July 31, 2013. The changes in the net carrying amount of goodwill allocated between the Company’s segments for the years ended July 31, 2014 and 2013 are as follows (in thousands):   Mountain    Lodging    Goodwill, net  Balance at July 31, 2012$209,299$60,470$269,769Acquisitions104,2247,671111,895Effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates35—35Balance at July 31, 2013313,55868,141381,699Acquisition (measurement period adjustments)(3,220)(242)(3,462)Effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates(89)—(89)Balance at July 31, 2014$310,249$67,899$378,148The composition of accounts payable and accrued liabilities follows (in thousands):  July 31,  20142013Trade payables$71,823$61,364Deferred revenue110,56693,759Accrued salaries, wages and deferred compensation29,83327,946Accrued benefits21,35119,787Deposits15,27214,331Accrued interest5,4298,018Other accruals34,94444,314Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities$289,218$269,519The composition of other long-term liabilities follows (in thousands):  July 31,  20142013Private club deferred initiation fee revenue$128,824$131,760Unfavorable lease obligation, net31,33834,037Other long-term liabilities100,51977,109Total other long-term liabilities$260,681$242,906 |

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