Consolidated Condensed Statements Of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2015	Jan. 31, 2014	Jan. 31, 2015	Jan. 31, 2014
Net revenue:
Mountain	$ 463,031	$ 391,656	$ 523,417	$ 448,987
Lodging	59,364	56,187	117,857	113,401
Real Estate	7,842	4,877	17,225	13,723
Total net revenue	530,237	452,720	658,499	576,111
Segment operating expense (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below):
Mountain	268,966	243,512	400,918	368,286
Lodging	53,927	53,259	111,681	110,164
Real Estate	9,871	8,006	21,485	17,237
Total segment operating expense	332,764	304,777	534,084	495,687
Other operating expense:
Depreciation and amortization	(37,376)	(36,204)	(73,345)	(70,360)
Gain (Loss) Related to Litigation Settlement	0	0	16,400	0
Change in Fair Value of Contingent Consideration	0	0	4,550	0
Loss on disposal of fixed assets, net	(26)	(1,044)	(781)	(1,473)
Income (loss) from operations	160,071	110,695	71,239	8,591
Mountain equity investment income, net	200	14	525	617
Investment income, net	62	70	36	165
Interest expense, net	(13,807)	(16,239)	(27,375)	(32,337)
Income (loss) before (provision) benefit from income taxes	146,526	94,540	44,425	(22,964)
(Provision) benefit from income taxes	(30,826)	(35,340)	6,951	8,727
Net income (loss)	115,700	59,200	51,376	(14,237)
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests	62	63	110	124
Net income (loss) attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc.	$ 115,762	$ 59,263	$ 51,486	$ (14,113)
Per share amounts (Note 3):
Basic net income (loss) per share attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc.	$ 3.19	$ 1.64	$ 1.42	$ (0.39)
Diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc.	$ 3.10	$ 1.60	$ 1.38	$ (0.39)
Cash dividends declared per share	$ 0.4150	$ 0.2075	$ 0.8300	$ 0.4150