Consolidated Condensed Statements of Stockholders' Equity Statement - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Common Stock [Member]	Exchangeable Shares [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]	Total Vail Resorts, Inc. Stockholders' Equity [Member]	Noncontrolling Interests [Member]
Balance (Start) at Jul. 31, 2020	$ 1,531,667	$ 464	$ 0	$ 1,131,624	$ (56,837)	$ 645,902	$ (404,411)	$ 1,316,742	$ 214,925
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	268,661					268,661		268,661
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	738								738
Net income	269,399
Foreign currency translation adjustments	132,167				97,908			97,908	34,259
Change in estimated fair value of hedging instruments, net of tax	9,572				9,572			9,572
Comprehensive income attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc.	376,141							376,141
Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	34,997								34,997
Total comprehensive income (loss)	411,138
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Equity Component of Convertible Debt	80,066			80,066				80,066
Stock-based compensation expense	18,517			18,517				18,517
Issuance of shares under share award plans, net of shares withheld for employee taxes	(9,264)	1		(9,265)				(9,264)
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Distributions to Noncontrolling Interest, Net of Contributions									5,427
Noncontrolling Interest, Period Increase (Decrease)	5,427
Balance (End) at Apr. 30, 2021	2,026,697	465	0	1,220,942	50,643	914,563	(404,411)	1,782,202	244,495
Balance (Start) at Jan. 31, 2021	1,686,446	465	0	1,216,489	8,226	639,934	(404,411)	1,460,703	225,743
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	274,629					274,629		274,629
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	2,661								2,661
Net income	277,290
Foreign currency translation adjustments	54,910				38,807			38,807	16,103
Change in estimated fair value of hedging instruments, net of tax	3,610				3,610			3,610
Comprehensive income attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc.	317,046							317,046
Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	18,764								18,764
Total comprehensive income (loss)	335,810
Stock-based compensation expense	6,184			6,184				6,184
Issuance of shares under share award plans, net of shares withheld for employee taxes	(1,731)	0		(1,731)				(1,731)
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Distributions to Noncontrolling Interest, Net of Contributions									12
Noncontrolling Interest, Period Increase (Decrease)	12
Balance (End) at Apr. 30, 2021	2,026,697	465	0	1,220,942	50,643	914,563	(404,411)	1,782,202	244,495
Balance (Start) at Jul. 31, 2021	1,829,068	466	0	1,196,993	27,799	773,752	(404,411)	1,594,599	234,469
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	456,609					456,609		456,609
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	21,383								21,383
Net income	477,992
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(48,919)				(36,632)			(36,632)	(12,287)
Change in estimated fair value of hedging instruments, net of tax	19,592				19,592			19,592
Comprehensive income attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc.	439,569							439,569
Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	9,096								9,096
Total comprehensive income (loss)	448,665
Stock-based compensation expense	18,933			18,933				18,933
Issuance of shares under share award plans, net of shares withheld for employee taxes	(37,430)	1		(37,431)				(37,430)
Repurchase of common stock (Note 11)	(37,503)						(37,503)	(37,503)
Dividends (Note 4)	(148,851)					(148,851)		(148,851)
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Distributions to Noncontrolling Interest, Net of Contributions									7,702
Noncontrolling Interest, Period Increase (Decrease)	7,702
Balance (End) at Apr. 30, 2022	2,065,180	467	0	1,178,495	10,759	1,081,510	(441,914)	1,829,317	235,863
Balance (Start) at Jan. 31, 2022	1,793,684	467	0	1,172,595	10,418	786,473	(404,411)	1,565,542	228,142
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	372,550					372,550		372,550
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	14,033								14,033
Net income	386,583
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(15,199)				(10,423)			(10,423)	(4,776)
Change in estimated fair value of hedging instruments, net of tax	10,764				10,764			10,764
Comprehensive income attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc.	372,891							372,891
Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	9,257								9,257
Total comprehensive income (loss)	382,148
Stock-based compensation expense	6,029			6,029				6,029
Issuance of shares under share award plans, net of shares withheld for employee taxes	(129)	0		(129)				(129)
Repurchase of common stock (Note 11)	(37,503)						(37,503)	(37,503)
Dividends (Note 4)	(77,513)					(77,513)		(77,513)
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Distributions to Noncontrolling Interest, Net of Contributions									1,536
Noncontrolling Interest, Period Increase (Decrease)	1,536
Balance (End) at Apr. 30, 2022	$ 2,065,180	$ 467	$ 0	$ 1,178,495	$ 10,759	$ 1,081,510	$ (441,914)	$ 1,829,317	$ 235,863