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Acquisitions Acquisitions (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2016
Business Acquisition [Line Items]  
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]
The following presents the unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information of the Company as if the acquisition of Whistler Blackcomb was completed on August 1, 2015. The following unaudited pro forma financial information includes adjustments for (i) depreciation on acquired property, plant and equipment; (ii) amortization of intangible assets recorded at the date of the transactions; (iii) transaction and business integration related costs; (iv) interest expense associated with financing the cash portion of the transaction and (v) total weighted average shares outstanding. This unaudited pro forma financial information is presented for informational purposes only and does not purport to be indicative of the results of future operations or the results that would have occurred had the transaction taken place on August 1, 2015 (in thousands, except per share amounts).
 
 
Three Months Ended October 31,
 
 
2016
2015
Pro forma net revenue
 
$
200,929

$
195,449

Pro forma net loss attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc.
 
$
(67,678
)
$
(71,000
)
Pro forma basic net loss per share attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc.
 
$
(1.69
)
$
(1.77
)
Pro forma diluted net loss per share attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc.
 
$
(1.69
)
$
(1.77
)
Whistler Blackcomb [Member]  
Business Acquisition [Line Items]  
Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block]
Whistler Blackcomb

On August 5, 2016, the Company entered into an Arrangement Agreement (the “Arrangement Agreement”) to acquire 100% of the outstanding common shares of Whistler Blackcomb (the “Arrangement”). On October 17, 2016, the Company, through Exchangeco, acquired all of the outstanding common shares of Whistler Blackcomb, for aggregate purchase consideration paid to Whistler Blackcomb shareholders of $1.09 billion. The consideration paid consisted of (i) approximately C$673.8 million ($512.6 million) in cash (or C$17.50 per Whistler Blackcomb share), (ii) 3,327,719 Vail Shares and (iii) 418,095 Exchangeco Shares.  Each Exchangeco Share is exchangeable by the holder thereof for one Vail Share (subject to customary adjustments for stock splits or other reorganizations). In addition, the Company may require all outstanding Exchangeco Shares to be exchanged into an equal number of Vail Shares upon the occurrence of certain events and at any time following the seventh anniversary of the closing of the Arrangement. While outstanding, holders of Exchangeco Shares will be entitled to cast votes on matters for which holders of Vail Shares are entitled to vote and will be entitled to receive dividends economically equivalent to the dividends declared by the Company with respect to the Vail Shares.`
 
Whistler Blackcomb owns a 75% interest in each of Whistler LP and Blackcomb LP (the “WB Partnerships”), which together operate Whistler Blackcomb resort, a year round mountain resort in British Columbia, Canada with a comprehensive offering of recreational activities, including both snow sports and summer activities. The remaining 25% limited partnership interest in each of the WB Partnerships is maintained by Nippon Cable, an unrelated party to the Company. The WB Partnerships hold land leases and rights-of-way under long-term agreements with the government of the province of British Columbia, Canada within the traditional territory of the Squamish and Lil’wat nations, which provide for the use of land at Whistler Mountain and Blackcomb Mountain.

The total cash consideration paid was C$673.8 million. The Company executed forward contracts for the underlying Canadian dollar cash consideration to economically hedge the risk associated with the U.S. dollar to Canadian dollar exchange rates. The Company’s total cost was $509.2 million to accumulate C$673.8 million which was required for the cash component of the purchase consideration. The estimated fair value of the Canadian dollars was approximately $512.6 million upon settlement. Accordingly, the Company realized a gain of $3.4 million on foreign currency exchange rate changes. The gain on foreign currency is considered a separate transaction as it primarily benefited the Company and therefore the Company recorded this gain within Investment income and other, net in its Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations. The estimated fair value of $512.6 million is considered the cash component of the purchase consideration.

The Company held an investment in the form of shares of Whistler Blackcomb common stock prior to the acquisition and, as such, the acquisition-date estimated fair value of this previously held investment was a component of the purchase consideration. Based on the estimated fair value of this investment of $4.3 million, the Company recorded a gain of $0.8 million within Investment income and other, net in its Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations.

Nippon Cable’s 25% limited partnership interest is a noncontrolling economic interest containing certain protective rights and no ability to participate in the day to day operations of the WB Partnerships. The WB Partnership agreements provide that distributions made out of the partnerships be made on the basis of 75% to Whistler Blackcomb and 25% to Nippon Cable. In addition, based upon the terms of the WB Partnerships agreements, the annual distribution rights are non-transferable and transfer of the limited partnership interest is limited to Nippon Cable’s entire interest. Accordingly, the estimate of fair value associated with the noncontrolling interest has been determined based on expected underlying cash flows of the WB Partnerships discounted at a rate commensurate with a market participants expected rate of return for an equity instrument with these associated restrictions.

The following summarizes the purchase consideration and the preliminary estimated fair values of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date the transaction was effective (in thousands, except exchange ratio and share price).

(in thousands, except exchange ratio and share price amounts)
 
Acquisition Date Estimated Fair Value
Total Whistler Blackcomb shares acquired
 
38,500

Exchange ratio as of October 14, 2016
 
0.097294

Total Vail Resorts shares issued to Whistler Blackcomb shareholders
 
3,746

Vail Resorts closing share price on October 14, 2016
 
$
153.41

Total value of Vail Resorts shares issued
 
$
574,645

Total cash consideration paid at C$17.50 ($13.31 on October 17, 2016) per Whistler Blackcomb share
 
512,558

Total purchase consideration to Whistler Blackcomb shareholders
 
1,087,203

Estimated fair value of previously held investment in Whistler Blackcomb
 
4,308

Estimated fair value of Nippon Cable’s 25% interest in Whistler Blackcomb
 
181,818

Total estimated purchase consideration
 
$
1,273,329

 
 
 
Allocation of total estimated purchase consideration:
 
 
Estimated fair values of assets acquired:
 
 
Current assets
 
$
35,969

Property, plant and equipment
 
334,384

Real estate held for sale and investment
 
8,216

Goodwill
 
964,606

Identifiable intangibles
 
150,514

Other assets
 
3,113

Current liabilities
 
(74,466
)
Assumed long-term debt
 
(144,922
)
Deferred income taxes
 
(1,665
)
Other long-term liabilities
 
(2,420
)
  Net assets acquired
 
$
1,273,329


The estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the acquisition of Whistler Blackcomb are preliminary and are based on the information that was available as of the acquisition date. The Company believes that information provides a reasonable basis for estimating the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed; however the Company is obtaining additional information necessary to finalize those estimated fair values. Therefore, the preliminary measurements of estimated fair values reflected are subject to change. The Company expects to finalize the valuation and complete the purchase consideration allocation no later than one year from the acquisition date.

The estimated fair values of definite-lived and indefinite-lived identifiable intangible assets were determined using significant estimates and assumptions. The estimated fair value and estimated useful lives of identifiable intangible assets, where applicable, are as follows.

 
Estimated Fair Value
 
Weighted Average Amortization Period
 
($ in thousands)
 
(in years) (1)
Trademarks and trade names
$
139,977

 
n/a
Season pass holder relationships
7,417

 
5
Property management contracts
3,120

 
n/a
Total acquired identifiable intangible assets
$
150,514

 
 
(1) Trademarks and trade names and property management contracts are indefinite-lived intangible assets.

The excess of the purchase consideration over the aggregate estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed was recorded as goodwill. The goodwill recognized is attributable primarily to expected cost efficiencies from the elimination of certain public company costs as well as other select areas of general and administrative functions, synergies, including utilization of the Company’s yield management strategies at Whistler Blackcomb and increased season pass sales and visitation across the Company’s resort portfolio, the assembled workforce of Whistler Blackcomb and other factors. The goodwill is not expected to be deductible for income tax purposes. The operating results of Whistler Blackcomb, which are primarily recorded in the Mountain segment, contributed $0.6 million of net revenue for the three months ended October 31, 2016, prospectively from the acquisition date (acquired on October 17, 2016). The Company recognized $2.6 million of transaction related expenses in Mountain operating expense in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations for the three months ended October 31, 2016.
Wilmot [Member]  
Business Acquisition [Line Items]  
Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block]
Wilmot Mountain
On January 19, 2016, the Company, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, acquired all of the assets of Wilmot, a ski area located in Wisconsin near the Illinois state line, for total cash consideration of $20.2 million. The purchase price was allocated to identifiable tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair value at the acquisition date. The Company has completed its preliminary purchase price allocation and has recorded $12.5 million in property, plant and equipment, $0.2 million in other assets, $0.4 million in other intangible assets (with a weighted-average amortization period of 10 years) and $0.3 million of assumed liabilities on the date of acquisition. The excess of the purchase price over the aggregate estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed was $7.4 million and was recorded as goodwill. The goodwill recognized is attributable primarily to expected synergies, the assembled workforce of Wilmot and other factors. The goodwill is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes. The operating results of Wilmot are reported within the Mountain segment.