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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2026
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Summary On Estimated Useful Life Of Property, Plant And Equipment Depreciation is calculated on the straight-line method, including property, plant and equipment under finance leases, generally based on the following useful lives:
  
Estimated Life
in Years
Land improvements
15-20
Buildings and building improvements
5-30
Machinery and equipment
2-30
Furniture and fixtures
2-10
Software
3
Vehicles
3-5
Schedule of Carrying Values and Estimated Fair Values of Debt Instruments The carrying values, including any unamortized premium or discount and issuance costs, and estimated fair values of the 6.50% Notes, 5.625% Notes, EPR Secured Notes and NRP Loan as of July 31, 2026 are presented below (in thousands):
July 31, 2026
Carrying ValueEstimated Fair Value
6.50% Notes$595,034 $607,998 
5.625% Notes$495,079 $499,010 
EPR Secured Notes$141,283 $164,553 
NRP Loan$25,593 $27,452 
Allocation Of Stock-Based Compensation Expense The following table shows total net stock-based compensation expense for the years ended July 31, 2026, 2025 and 2024 included on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations (in thousands): 
Year Ended July 31,
  
202620252024
Mountain stock-based compensation expense$24,629 $29,632 $23,234 
Lodging stock-based compensation expense3,296 4,004 3,349 
Real Estate stock-based compensation expense239 326 220 
Pre-tax stock-based compensation expense28,164 33,962 26,803 
Less: benefit from income taxes6,796 8,034 6,157 
Net stock-based compensation expense$21,368 $25,928 $20,646