Consolidated Condensed Statements Of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Mar. 05, 2012	Jun. 07, 2011	Apr. 30, 2012	Apr. 30, 2011	Apr. 30, 2012	Apr. 30, 2011
Net revenue:
Mountain			$ 354,586	$ 351,418	$ 720,194	$ 710,474
Lodging			53,972	57,477	155,872	160,270
Real estate			12,587	13,221	34,784	187,629
Total net revenue			421,145	422,116	910,850	1,058,373
Segment operating expense (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below):
Mountain			184,211	182,136	478,256	456,496
Lodging			47,103	48,643	149,497	149,012
Real estate			16,069	18,309	46,479	188,716
Total segment operating expense			247,383	249,088	674,232	794,224
Other operating expense:
Depreciation and amortization			(33,266)	(30,937)	(95,245)	(88,945)
Loss on disposal of fixed assets, net			(90)	(35)	(1,123)	(343)
Asset impairment charge				(2,561)		(2,561)
Income from operations			140,406	139,495	140,250	172,300
Mountain equity investment income, net			336	406	944	1,324
Investment (loss) income			(18)	114	356	578
Interest expense, net			(8,443)	(8,515)	(25,226)	(25,110)
Loss on extinguishment of debt				(6,615)		(6,615)
Income before provision for income taxes			132,281	124,885	116,324	142,477
Provision for income taxes			(52,753)	(48,045)	(46,108)	(54,140)
Net income			79,528	76,840	70,216	88,337
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests			41	27	34	58
Net income attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc.			$ 79,569	$ 76,867	$ 70,250	$ 88,395
Per share amounts (Note 3):
Basic net income per share attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc.			$ 2.21	$ 2.13	$ 1.95	$ 2.46
Diluted net income per share attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc.			$ 2.17	$ 2.08	$ 1.92	$ 2.41
Cash dividends declared per share	$ 0.75	$ 0.60	$ 0.1875		$ 0.4875