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INVENTORIES
12 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2026
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]  
INVENTORIES INVENTORIES
Major classifications of inventories are as follows:
 
July 31, 2026July 31, 2025
Finished goods – RV$213,453 $256,239 
Finished goods – other158,155 127,600 
Work in process286,706 269,279 
Raw materials454,575 409,411 
Chassis461,318 438,079 
Subtotal1,574,207 1,500,608 
Excess of FIFO costs over LIFO costs(151,090)(148,812)
Total inventories, net$1,423,117 $1,351,796 

Of the $1,574,207 and $1,500,608 of inventories at July 31, 2026 and July 31, 2025, $1,205,326 and $1,089,453, respectively, were valued on the first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) basis, and $368,881 and $411,155, respectively, were valued on the last-in, first-out (“LIFO”) basis. During both fiscal 2026 and fiscal 2024 the amount of inventories in certain LIFO pools decreased and resulted in the liquidation of LIFO inventory layers carried at lower costs. The effect of these liquidations was to increase consolidated net income before income taxes in both years, by approximately $10,760 in fiscal 2026, primarily in the North American Towable segment, and by approximately $29,200 in fiscal 2024, with $23,900 in the North American Motorized segment and the remainder in the North American Towable segment.