Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2015	Jul. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 39,606	$ 35,459	$ 29,840
Restricted cash	5,562	13,012	13,282
Trade receivables, net	52,389	113,990	36,137
Inventories, net	95,001	73,485	88,279
Other current assets	61,762	52,197	64,452
Total current assets	254,320	288,143	231,990
Property, plant and equipment, net (Note 6)	1,388,565	1,386,275	1,295,530
Real estate held for sale and investment	120,769	129,825	157,182
Goodwill, net	499,607	500,433	469,892
Intangible assets, net	142,687	144,149	144,098
Other assets	39,390	40,796	42,176
Total assets	2,445,338	2,489,621	2,340,868
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (Note 6)	438,837	331,299	390,270
Income taxes payable	54,312	57,194	31,604
Long-term debt due within one year (Note 4)	13,319	10,154	1,022
Total current liabilities	506,468	398,647	422,896
Long-term debt (Note 4)	817,058	806,676	819,238
Other long-term liabilities (Note 6)	254,251	255,916	255,186
Deferred income taxes	110,912	147,796	84,862
Liabilities	$ 1,688,689	$ 1,609,035	$ 1,582,182
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	416	415	413
Additional paid-in capital	624,274	623,510	615,680
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(7,321)	(4,913)	(339)
Retained earnings	358,507	440,748	322,163
Treasury stock, at cost; 4,949,111 (unaudited), 4,949,111 and 4,468,181 (unaudited) shares, respectively (Note 11)	(233,192)	(193,192)	(193,192)
Total Vail Resorts, Inc. stockholders' equity	742,684	866,568	744,725
Noncontrolling interests	13,965	14,018	13,961
Total stockholders' equity (Note 2)	756,649	880,586	758,686
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 2,445,338	$ 2,489,621	$ 2,340,868