Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 30, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017	Apr. 30, 2017
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 181,597	$ 117,389	$ 195,818
Restricted cash	7,427	10,273	8,648
Trade receivables, net	220,248	186,913	174,433
Inventories, net	79,361	84,814	77,332
Other current assets	31,027	33,681	42,488
Total current assets	519,660	433,070	498,719
Property, plant and equipment, net (Note 6)	1,640,727	1,714,154	1,647,004
Real estate held for sale and investment	99,623	103,405	108,217
Goodwill, net	1,488,663	1,519,743	1,430,008
Intangible assets, net	283,802	294,932	280,516
Other assets	42,960	45,414	44,403
Total assets	4,075,435	4,110,718	4,008,867
Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (Note 6)	429,858	467,669	403,285
Income taxes payable	29,512	98,491	48,702
Long-term debt due within one year (Note 4)	38,444	38,397	38,386
Total current liabilities	497,814	604,557	490,373
Long-term debt, net (Note 4)	1,078,005	1,234,024	1,168,210
Other long-term liabilities (Note 6)	279,797	301,736	280,203
Deferred income taxes, net (Note 2)	215,696	171,442	281,813
Total liabilities	2,071,312	2,311,759	2,220,599
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, 45,874, 45,448 and 45,443 shares issued, respectively	458	454	454
Exchangeable shares, $0.01 par value, 58, 69 and 70 shares issued and outstanding, respectively (Note 5)	1	1	1
Additional paid-in capital	1,162,872	1,222,510	1,217,820
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	10,469	44,395	(44,677)
Retained earnings	869,862	550,985	650,331
Treasury stock, at cost, 5,552, 5,436, and 5,436 shares, respectively (Note 10)	(272,989)	(247,189)	(247,189)
Total Vail Resorts, Inc. stockholders’ equity	1,770,673	1,571,156	1,576,740
Noncontrolling interests	233,450	227,803	211,528
Total stockholders’ equity	2,004,123	1,798,959	1,788,268
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 4,075,435	$ 4,110,718	$ 4,008,867