Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2017	Jul. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 140,397	$ 117,389	$ 106,751
Restricted cash	16,609	10,273	13,203
Trade receivables, net	84,571	186,913	59,445
Inventories, net	108,081	84,814	112,792
Other current assets	46,045	33,681	40,172
Total current assets	395,703	433,070	332,363
Property, plant and equipment, net (Note 6)	1,694,692	1,714,154	1,699,087
Real estate held for sale and investment	102,697	103,405	116,852
Goodwill, net	1,484,335	1,519,743	1,454,943
Intangible assets, net	287,093	294,932	286,360
Other assets	44,096	45,414	34,514
Total assets	4,008,616	4,110,718	3,924,119
Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (Note 6)	630,467	467,669	542,923
Income taxes payable	40,707	98,491	73,739
Long-term debt due within one year (Note 4)	38,422	38,397	38,374
Total current liabilities	709,596	604,557	655,036
Long-term debt, net (Note 4)	1,262,325	1,234,024	1,371,779
Other long-term liabilities (Note 6)	290,420	301,736	272,309
Deferred income taxes	136,863	171,442	98,192
Total liabilities	2,399,204	2,311,759	2,397,316
Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)
Stockholders' Equity
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 25,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding	0	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000 shares authorized, 45,842, 45,448 and 45,061 shares issued, respectively	458	454	451
Exchangeable shares, $0.01 par value, 61, 69 and 418 shares issued and outstanding, respectively (Note 5)	1	1	4
Additional paid-in capital	1,157,547	1,222,510	1,209,935
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	10,591	44,395	(19,784)
Retained earnings	479,997	550,985	394,690
Treasury stock, at cost, 5,436, 5,436, and 5,435 shares, respectively (Note 10)	(247,189)	(247,189)	(246,979)
Total Vail Resorts, Inc. stockholders’ equity	1,401,405	1,571,156	1,338,317
Noncontrolling interests	208,007	227,803	188,486
Total stockholders’ equity	1,609,412	1,798,959	1,526,803
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 4,008,616	$ 4,110,718	$ 3,924,119