Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2018

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Selected Quarterly Financial Data

	Year Ended July 31, 2018
(in thousands, except per share amounts)	Full Year		Fourth Quarter			Third Quarter		Second Quarter		First Quarter
Total net revenue	$	2,011,553	$	211,637		$	844,491	$	734,575	$	220,850
Income (loss) from operations	$	408,817	$	(112,986	)	$	367,978	$	257,541	$	(103,716	)
Net income (loss)	$	401,230	$	(87,791	)	$	272,275	$	248,673	$	(31,927	)
Net income (loss) attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc.	$	379,898	$	(83,660	)	$	256,252	$	235,691	$	(28,385	)
Basic net income (loss) per share attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc.	$	9.40	$	(2.07	)	$	6.34	$	5.82	$	(0.71	)
Diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc.	$	9.13	$	(2.07	)	$	6.17	$	5.67	$	(0.71	)

	Year Ended July 31, 2017
(in thousands, except per share amounts)	Full Year		Fourth Quarter			Third Quarter		Second Quarter		First Quarter
Total net revenue	$	1,907,218	$	209,124		$	794,631	$	725,198	$	178,265
Income (loss) from operations	$	379,256	$	(102,577	)	$	320,073	$	252,278	$	(90,518	)
Net income (loss)	$	231,718	$	(61,248	)	$	196,856	$	159,728	$	(63,618	)
Net income (loss) attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc.	$	210,553	$	(57,146	)	$	181,107	$	149,179	$	(62,587	)
Basic net income (loss) per share attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc.	$	5.36	$	(1.43	)	$	4.52	$	3.72	$	(1.70	)
Diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc.	$	5.22	$	(1.43	)	$	4.40	$	3.63	$	(1.70	)