Consolidated Condensed Statements Of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017	Jan. 31, 2016	Jan. 31, 2017	Jan. 31, 2016
Net revenue:
Mountain	$ 654,099	$ 532,872	$ 764,866	$ 633,805
Lodging	65,884	62,807	133,286	127,093
Real estate	5,215	3,684	5,311	13,032
Total net revenue	725,198	599,363	903,463	773,930
Segment operating expense (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below):
Mountain	355,239	296,256	523,492	447,414
Lodging	59,683	57,311	123,763	118,748
Real estate	5,841	4,617	7,326	13,958
Total segment operating expense	420,763	358,184	654,581	580,120
Other operating (expense) income:
Depreciation and amortization	(49,626)	(40,541)	(90,207)	(79,241)
Gain on sale of real property	0	632	6,466	1,791
Change in estimated fair value of contingent consideration (Note 7)	(300)	0	(600)	0
Loss on disposal of fixed assets and other, net	(2,231)	(1,206)	(2,781)	(2,985)
Income from operations	252,278	200,064	161,760	113,375
Mountain equity investment income (loss), net	157	(61)	989	781
Investment income and other, net	1,148	161	5,671	359
Interest expense and other, net	(9,048)	(10,910)	(21,012)	(21,505)
Income before provision for income taxes	244,535	189,254	147,408	93,010
Provision for income taxes	(84,807)	(72,383)	(51,298)	(35,809)
Net income	159,728	116,871	96,110	57,201
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(10,549)	111	(9,518)	194
Net income attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc.	$ 149,179	$ 116,982	$ 86,592	$ 57,395
Per share amounts (Note 3):
Basic net income per share attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc.	$ 3.72	$ 3.23	$ 2.25	$ 1.58
Diluted net income per share attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc.	3.63	3.14	2.19	1.54
Cash dividends declared per share	$ 0.8100	$ 0.6225	$ 1.6200	$ 1.2450