Consolidated Statements Of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Sep. 26, 2013	Jul. 31, 2013	Apr. 30, 2013	Jan. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2012	Jul. 31, 2012	Apr. 30, 2012	Jan. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2011	Jul. 31, 2013	Jul. 31, 2012	Jul. 31, 2011
Net revenue:
Mountain		$ 51,844	$ 402,017	$ 361,741	$ 51,912	$ 46,414	$ 354,586	$ 315,938	$ 49,670	$ 867,514	$ 766,608	$ 752,191
Lodging		58,089	53,834	46,543	52,508	54,751	53,972	48,306	53,594	210,974	210,623	214,658
Real Estate		2,372	13,840	14,167	11,930	12,379	12,587	9,088	13,109	42,309	47,163	200,197
Total net revenue		112,305	469,691	422,451	116,350	113,544	421,145	373,332	116,373	1,120,797	1,024,394	1,167,046
Segment operating expense (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below):
Mountain										639,706	568,578	540,366
Lodging										198,813	204,270	205,903
Real Estate										58,090	63,170	205,232
Total segment operating expense										896,609	836,018	951,501
Other operating (expense) income:
Depreciation and amortization										(132,688)	(127,581)	(117,957)
Loss on disposal of fixed assets, net										(1,222)	(1,464)	(555)
Asset impairment charge (Note 8)										0	0	(2,561)
Gain on sale of real property										6,675	0	0
Income from operations		(84,053)	165,342	105,963	(90,299)	(80,919)	140,406	84,218	(84,374)	96,953	59,331	94,472
Mountain equity investment income, net										891	878	1,342
Investment income, net										351	469	719
Interest expense, net										(38,966)	(33,586)	(33,641)
Loss on extinguishment of debt (Note 4)										0	0	(7,372)
Income before provision for income taxes										59,229	27,092	55,520
Provision for income taxes (Note 11)										(21,619)	(10,701)	(21,098)
Net income		(59,904)	97,588	60,529	(60,603)	(53,824)	79,528	46,421	(55,734)	37,610	16,391	34,422
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests										133	62	67
Net income attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc.		$ (59,868)	$ 97,640	$ 60,551	$ (60,580)	$ (53,796)	$ 79,569	$ 46,389	$ (55,709)	$ 37,743	$ 16,453	$ 34,489
Per share amounts (Note 3):
Basic net income per share attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc. (in dollars per share)		$ (1.67)	$ 2.72	$ 1.69	$ (1.70)	$ (1.50)	$ 2.21	$ 1.29	$ (1.54)	$ 1.05	$ 0.46	$ 0.96
Diluted net income per share attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc. (in dollars per share)		$ (1.67)	$ 2.66	$ 1.65	$ (1.70)	$ (1.50)	$ 2.17	$ 1.27	$ (1.54)	$ 1.03	$ 0.45	$ 0.94
Cash dividends declared per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.2075									$ 0.790	$ 0.675	$ 0.150