Net Income Per Common Share (Summary of Calculation of Basic and Diluted EPS) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2019	Apr. 30, 2018	Apr. 30, 2019	Apr. 30, 2018
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	54,000	5,000	48,000	5,000
Net income attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc.	$ 292,134	$ 256,252	$ 390,688	$ 463,558
Weighted-average Vail Shares outstanding	40,198,000	40,379,000	40,307,000	40,313,000
Weighted-average Exchangeco Shares outstanding	57,000	59,000	57,000	61,000
Total Weighted-average shares outstanding	40,255,000	40,438,000	40,364,000	40,374,000
Effect of dilutive securities	765,000	1,107,000	837,000	1,267,000
Total shares	41,020,000	41,545,000	41,201,000	41,641,000
Basic net income per share attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc.	$ 7.26	$ 6.34	$ 9.68	$ 11.48
Diluted net income per share attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc.	$ 7.12	$ 6.17	$ 9.48	$ 11.13