Consolidated Condensed Statements Of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2015	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2015	Apr. 30, 2014
Net revenue:
Mountain	$ 499,551	$ 460,587	$ 1,022,968	$ 909,574
Lodging	67,323	66,293	185,180	179,694
Real Estate	12,469	16,167	29,694	29,890
Total net revenue	579,343	543,047	1,237,842	1,119,158
Segment operating expense (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below):
Mountain	244,675	233,301	645,593	601,587
Lodging	54,726	53,182	166,407	163,346
Real Estate	14,028	18,445	35,513	35,682
Total segment operating expense	313,429	304,928	847,513	800,615
Other operating expense:
Depreciation and amortization	(38,242)	(35,588)	(111,587)	(105,948)
Gain on sale of real property	151	0	151	0
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	(71)	634	(852)	(839)
Income (loss) from operations	227,752	203,165	298,991	211,756
Mountain equity investment income, net	(129)	665	396	1,282
Investment income, net	119	124	155	289
Interest expense, net	(13,735)	(16,408)	(41,110)	(48,745)
Income (loss) before (provision) benefit from income taxes	214,007	187,546	258,432	164,582
(Provision) benefit from income taxes	(80,605)	(69,680)	(73,654)	(60,953)
Net income (loss)	133,402	117,866	184,778	103,629
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests	8	80	118	204
Net income (loss) attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc.	$ 133,410	$ 117,946	$ 184,896	$ 103,833
Per share amounts (Note 3):
Basic net income (loss) per share attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc.	$ 3.67	$ 3.26	$ 5.09	$ 2.88
Diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc.	$ 3.56	$ 3.18	$ 4.95	$ 2.80
Cash dividends declared per share	$ 0.6225	$ 0.4150	$ 1.4525	$ 0.8300