Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jul. 31, 2016	Jul. 31, 2015
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 67,897	$ 35,459
Restricted cash	6,046	13,012
Trade receivables, net of allowances of $616 and $746, respectively	147,113	113,990
Inventories, net of reserves of $1,713 and $1,915, respectively	74,589	73,485
Deferred income taxes (Note 10)	0	27,962
Other current assets	27,220	24,235
Total current assets	322,865	288,143
Property, plant and equipment, net (Note 6)	1,363,814	1,386,275
Real estate held for sale and investment	111,088	129,825
Deferred charges and other assets	35,207	38,467
Goodwill, net (Note 6)	509,037	500,433
Intangible assets, net (Note 6)	140,007	144,149
Total assets	2,482,018	2,487,292
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (Note 6)	397,488	331,299
Income taxes payable	95,639	57,194
Long-term debt due within one year (Note 4)	13,354	10,154
Total current liabilities	506,481	398,647
Long-term debt (Note 4)	686,909	804,347
Other long-term liabilities (Note 6)	270,168	255,916
Deferred income taxes (Note 10)	129,994	147,796
Liabilities	1,593,552	1,606,706
Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 25,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, and 41,614,432 and 41,462,941 shares issued, respectively	416	415
Additional paid-in capital	635,986	623,510
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(1,550)	(4,913)
Retained earnings	486,667	440,748
Treasury stock, at cost; 5,434,977 and 4,949,111 shares, respectively (Note 15)	(246,979)	(193,192)
Total Vail Resorts, Inc. stockholders' equity	874,540	866,568
Noncontrolling interests	13,926	14,018
Total stockholders' equity	888,466	880,586
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 2,482,018	$ 2,487,292