Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jul. 31, 2021	Jul. 31, 2020
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,243,962	$ 390,980
Restricted cash	14,612	11,106
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $7,621 and $2,484, respectively	345,408	106,664
Inventories, net of reserves of $2,601 and $4,447, respectively	80,316	101,856
Other current assets	61,288	54,482
Total current assets	1,745,586	665,088
Property, plant and equipment, net (Note 8)	2,067,876	2,192,679
Real estate held for sale or investment	95,615	96,844
Deferred charges and other assets	37,106	40,081
Goodwill, net (Note 8)	1,781,047	1,709,020
Intangible assets, net (Note 8)	319,110	314,776
Operating right-of-use assets (Note 4)	204,716	225,744
Total assets	6,251,056	5,244,232
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (Note 8)	815,472	499,108
Income taxes payable	48,812	40,680
Long-term debt due within one year (Note 6)	114,117	63,677
Total current liabilities	978,401	603,465
Long-term debt, net (Note 6)	2,736,175	2,387,122
Operating lease liabilities (Note 4)	190,561	217,542
Other long-term liabilities	264,034	270,245
Deferred income taxes, net (Note 11)	252,817	234,191
Total liabilities	4,421,988	3,712,565
Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 25,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000 shares authorized and 46,552 and 46,350 shares issued, respectively	466	464
Exchangeable shares, $0.01 par value, 34 and 36 shares issued and outstanding, respectively (Note 5)	0	0
Additional paid-in capital	1,196,993	1,131,624
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	27,799	(56,837)
Retained earnings	773,752	645,902
Treasury stock, at cost; 6,161 and 6,161 shares, respectively (Note 16)	(404,411)	(404,411)
Total Vail Resorts, Inc. stockholders’ equity	1,594,599	1,316,742
Noncontrolling interests	234,469	214,925
Total stockholders’ equity	1,829,068	1,531,667
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 6,251,056	$ 5,244,232
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized	25,000,000	25,000,000
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	0	0
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	100,000,000	100,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	46,552,000	46,350,000
Exchangeable Shares Par Value Per Share	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Exchangeable Shares, Shares, Issued	34,000	36,000
Treasury stock, shares	6,161,141	6,161,000