Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017	Jan. 31, 2017
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 235,460	$ 117,389	$ 140,909
Restricted cash	23,566	10,273	17,132
Trade receivables, net	85,428	186,913	80,758
Inventories, net	97,480	84,814	93,396
Other current assets	39,075	33,681	41,519
Total current assets	481,009	433,070	373,714
Property, plant and equipment, net (Note 6)	1,702,213	1,714,154	1,694,746
Real estate held for sale and investment	103,212	103,405	112,633
Goodwill, net	1,533,980	1,519,743	1,469,756
Intangible assets, net	293,149	294,932	289,208
Other assets	43,243	45,414	42,410
Total assets	4,156,806	4,110,718	3,982,467
Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (Note 6)	588,563	467,669	541,335
Income taxes payable	32,497	98,491	51,056
Long-term debt due within one year (Note 4)	38,433	38,397	38,379
Total current liabilities	659,493	604,557	630,770
Long-term debt, net (Note 4)	1,182,349	1,234,024	1,216,721
Other long-term liabilities (Note 6)	289,793	301,736	271,935
Deferred income taxes, net (Note 2)	144,393	171,442	182,472
Total liabilities	2,276,028	2,311,759	2,301,898
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, 45,857, 45,448 and 45,419 shares issued, respectively	458	454	454
Exchangeable shares, $0.01 par value, 60, 69 and 73 shares issued and outstanding, respectively (Note 5)	1	1	1
Additional paid-in capital	1,160,243	1,222,510	1,214,064
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	58,750	44,395	(914)
Retained earnings	673,065	550,985	511,487
Treasury stock, at cost, 5,436 shares (Note 10)	(247,189)	(247,189)	(247,189)
Total Vail Resorts, Inc. stockholders’ equity	1,645,328	1,571,156	1,477,903
Noncontrolling interests	235,450	227,803	202,666
Total stockholders’ equity	1,880,778	1,798,959	1,680,569
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 4,156,806	$ 4,110,718	$ 3,982,467