Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Jul. 31, 2013	Apr. 30, 2013
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 307,431	$ 138,604	$ 237,735
Restricted cash	13,057	12,624	11,991
Trade receivables, net	79,815	79,037	73,733
Inventories, net	60,409	68,318	61,201
Other current assets	58,696	44,886	50,478
Total current assets	519,408	343,469	435,138
Property, plant and equipment, net (Note 6)	1,164,387	1,169,288	1,039,907
Real estate held for sale and investment	170,818	195,230	201,861
Goodwill, net	378,220	381,699	271,855
Intangible assets, net	118,507	121,344	92,039
Other assets	97,104	97,267	38,869
Total assets	2,448,444	2,308,297	2,079,669
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (Note 6)	264,777	269,519	246,352
Income taxes payable	39,043	42,822	13,173
Long-term debt due within one year (Note 4)	879	994	518
Total current liabilities	304,699	313,335	260,043
Long-term debt (Note 4)	799,223	795,928	489,240
Other long-term liabilities (Note 6)	239,934	242,906	226,145
Deferred income taxes	183,473	118,259	201,511
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 25,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding	0	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 40,855,859 (unaudited), 40,531,204 and 40,477,796 (unaudited) shares issued, respectively	411	409	409
Additional paid-in capital	608,153	598,675	596,167
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(101)	(67)	(4)
Retained earnings	491,878	418,043	485,368
Treasury stock, at cost; 4,949,111 (unaudited), 4,949,111 and 4,468,181 (unaudited) shares, respectively (Note 11)	(193,192)	(193,192)	(193,192)
Total Vail Resorts, Inc. stockholders' equity	907,149	823,868	888,748
Noncontrolling interests	13,966	14,001	13,982
Total stockholders' equity (Note 2)	921,115	837,869	902,730
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 2,448,444	$ 2,308,297	$ 2,079,669