Consolidated Statements Of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2015	Apr. 30, 2015	Jan. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014	Jul. 31, 2014	Apr. 30, 2014	Jan. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013	Jul. 31, 2015	Jul. 31, 2014	Jul. 31, 2013
Net revenue:
Mountain	$ 81,061	$ 499,551	$ 463,031	$ 60,386	$ 53,999	$ 460,587	$ 391,656	$ 57,331	$ 1,104,029	$ 963,573	$ 867,514
Lodging	69,373	67,323	59,364	58,493	62,593	66,293	56,187	57,214	254,553	242,287	210,974
Real Estate	11,648	12,469	7,842	9,383	18,896	16,167	4,877	8,846	41,342	48,786	42,309
Total net revenue	162,082	579,343	530,237	128,262	135,488	543,047	452,720	123,391	1,399,924	1,254,646	1,120,797
Segment operating expense (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below):
Mountain									777,147	712,785	639,706
Lodging									232,877	225,563	198,813
Real Estate									48,408	55,826	58,090
Total segment operating expense									1,058,432	994,174	896,609
Other operating (expense) income:
Depreciation and amortization									(149,123)	(140,601)	(132,688)
Loss on disposal of fixed assets, net									(2,057)	(1,208)	(1,222)
Gain on sale of real property									151	0	6,675
Gain (Loss) Related to Litigation Settlement									16,400	0	0
Change in Fair Value of Contingent Consideration									3,650	(1,400)	0
Income from operations	(88,478)	227,752	160,071	(88,832)	(94,493)	203,165	110,695	(102,104)	210,513	117,263	96,953
Mountain equity investment income, net									822	1,262	891
Investment income, net									246	375	351
Interest expense, net									(51,241)	(63,997)	(38,966)
Loss on extinguishment of debt (Note 4)									(11,012)	(10,831)	0
Income before provision for income taxes									149,328	44,072	59,229
Provision for income taxes (Note 11)									(34,718)	(15,866)	(21,619)
Net income	(70,168)	133,402	115,700	(64,324)	(75,423)	117,866	59,200	(73,437)	114,610	28,206	37,610
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests									144	272	133
Net income attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc.	$ (70,142)	$ 133,410	$ 115,762	$ (64,276)	$ (75,355)	$ 117,946	$ 59,263	$ (73,376)	$ 114,754	$ 28,478	$ 37,743
Per share amounts (Note 3):
Basic net income per share attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc. (in dollars per share)	$ (1.92)	$ 3.67	$ 3.19	$ (1.77)	$ (2.08)	$ 3.26	$ 1.64	$ (2.04)	$ 3.16	$ 0.79	$ 1.05
Diluted net income per share attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc. (in dollars per share)	$ (1.92)	$ 3.56	$ 3.10	$ (1.77)	$ (2.08)	$ 3.18	$ 1.60	$ (2.04)	3.07	0.77	1.03
Cash dividends declared per share (in dollars per share)									$ 2.0750	$ 1.2450	$ 0.7900