Acquisitions (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2021

Jul. 31, 2020

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]

Pro Forma Financial Information

The following presents the unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information of the Company as if the acquisitions of Peak Resorts, Falls Creek and Hotham, Triple Peaks and Stevens Pass were completed at the beginning of the fiscal year preceding the respective fiscal year in which each acquisition occurred. The following unaudited pro forma financial information includes adjustments for (i) depreciation on acquired property, plant and equipment; (ii) amortization of intangible assets recorded at the date of the transactions; (iii) lease expenses incurred by the prior owners which the Company will not be subject to; (iv) transaction and business integration related costs; and (v) interest expense associated with financing the transactions. This unaudited pro forma financial information is presented for informational purposes only and does not purport to be indicative of the results of future operations or the results that would have occurred had the transaction taken place at the beginning of the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in which each acquisition occurred (in thousands, except per share amounts).

	Year Ended July 31, 2020
Pro forma net revenue	$	1,970,363
Pro forma net income attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc.	$	100,205
Pro forma basic net income per share attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc.	$	2.49
Pro forma diluted net income per share attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc.	$	2.45

Peak Resorts, Inc. [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block]

The following summarizes the purchase consideration and the purchase price allocation to estimated fair values of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date the transaction was effective (in thousands):

	Acquisition Date Estimated Fair Value
Current assets	$	19,578
Property, plant and equipment	427,793
Goodwill	135,879
Identifiable intangible assets	19,221
Other assets	16,203
Assumed long-term debt	(184,668)
Other liabilities	(99,275)
Net assets acquired	$	334,731

Falls Creek and Hotham [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block]

The following summarizes the purchase consideration and the purchase price allocation to estimated fair values of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date the transaction was effective (in thousands):

	Acquisition Date Estimated Fair Value
Current assets	$	6,986
Property, plant and equipment	54,889
Goodwill	71,538
Identifiable intangible assets and other assets	5,833
Liabilities	(11,894)
Net assets acquired	$	127,352

Stevens Pass [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block]

The following summarizes the purchase consideration and the purchase price allocation to estimated fair values of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date the transaction was effective (in thousands):

	Acquisition Date Estimated Fair Value
Current assets	$	752
Property, plant and equipment	34,865
Goodwill	28,878
Identifiable intangible assets	2,680
Deferred income taxes, net	886
Liabilities	(4,029)
Net assets acquired	$	64,032

Triple Peaks, LLC [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block]

The following summarizes the purchase consideration and the purchase price allocation to estimated fair values of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date the transaction was effective (in thousands):

	Acquisition Date Estimated Fair Value
Current assets	$	5,197
Property, plant and equipment	159,799
Goodwill	51,742
Identifiable intangible assets	27,360
Deferred income taxes, net	3,093
Liabilities	(18,098)
Net assets acquired	$	229,093