Consolidated Statements Of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Sep. 21, 2012	Jul. 31, 2012	Apr. 30, 2012	Jan. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2011	Jul. 31, 2011	Apr. 30, 2011	Jan. 31, 2011	Oct. 31, 2010	Jul. 31, 2012	Jul. 31, 2011	Jul. 31, 2010
Net revenue:
Mountain		$ 46,414	$ 354,586	$ 315,938	$ 49,670	$ 41,717	$ 351,418	$ 318,277	$ 40,779	$ 766,608	$ 752,191	$ 638,495
Lodging		54,751	53,972	48,306	53,594	54,388	57,477	51,676	51,117	210,623	214,658	195,301
Real Estate		12,379	12,587	9,088	13,109	12,568	13,221	25,147	149,261	47,163	200,197	61,007
Total net revenue		113,544	421,145	373,332	116,373	108,673	422,116	395,100	241,157	1,024,394	1,167,046	894,803
Segment operating expense (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below):
Mountain										568,578	540,366	456,017
Lodging										204,270	205,903	192,909
Real Estate										63,170	205,232	71,402
Total segment operating expense										836,018	951,501	720,328
Other operating (expense) income:
Depreciation and amortization										(127,581)	(117,957)	(110,638)
Loss on disposal of fixed assets, net										(1,464)	(555)	(615)
Asset impairment charge (Note 8)										0	(2,561)	0
Gain on sale of real property										0	0	6,087
Income from operations		(80,919)	140,406	84,218	(84,374)	(77,828)	139,495	97,061	(64,256)	59,331	94,472	69,309
Mountain equity investment income, net										878	1,342	1,558
Investment income, net										469	719	445
Interest expense, net										(33,586)	(33,641)	(17,515)
Loss on extinguishment of debt (Note 4)										0	(7,372)	0
Income before provision for income taxes										27,092	55,520	53,797
Provision for income taxes (Note 11)										(10,701)	(21,098)	(18,022)
Net income		(53,824)	79,528	46,421	(55,734)	(53,915)	76,840	54,557	(43,060)	16,391	34,422	35,775
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests										62	67	(5,390)
Net income attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc.		$ (53,796)	$ 79,569	$ 46,389	$ (55,709)	$ (53,906)	$ 76,867	$ 54,551	$ (43,023)	$ 16,453	$ 34,489	$ 30,385
Per share amounts (Note 3):
Basic net income per share attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc. (in dollars per share)		$ (1.50)	$ 2.21	$ 1.29	$ (1.54)	$ (1.49)	$ 2.13	$ 1.52	$ (1.20)	$ 0.46	$ 0.96	$ 0.84
Diluted net income per share attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc. (in dollars per share)		$ (1.50)	$ 2.17	$ 1.27	$ (1.54)	$ (1.49)	$ 2.08	$ 1.48	$ (1.20)	$ 0.45	$ 0.94	$ 0.83
Cash dividends declared per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.1875									$ 0.675	$ 0.15	$ 0