Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 31, 2016	Jul. 31, 2015	Jan. 31, 2015
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 45,368	$ 35,459	$ 36,578
Restricted cash	6,118	13,012	12,864
Trade receivables, net	87,055	113,990	68,454
Inventories, net	78,770	73,485	72,905
Other current assets	60,965	52,197	67,001
Total current assets	278,276	288,143	257,802
Property, plant and equipment, net (Note 6)	1,391,889	1,386,275	1,284,215
Real estate held for sale and investment	117,999	129,825	151,103
Goodwill, net	506,957	500,433	469,678
Intangible assets, net	141,942	144,149	142,440
Other assets	38,089	40,796	40,914
Total assets	2,475,152	2,489,621	2,346,152
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (Note 6)	447,770	331,299	420,829
Income taxes payable	34,278	57,194	48,304
Long-term debt due within one year (Note 4)	13,340	10,154	1,196
Total current liabilities	495,388	398,647	470,329
Long-term debt (Note 4)	682,195	806,676	634,739
Other long-term liabilities (Note 6)	252,606	255,916	229,313
Deferred income taxes	190,441	147,796	148,309
Liabilities	$ 1,620,630	$ 1,609,035	$ 1,482,690
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 25,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 40,855,859 (unaudited), 40,531,204 and 40,477,796 (unaudited) shares issued, respectively	416	415	413
Additional paid-in capital	628,168	623,510	620,083
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(7,707)	(4,913)	(646)
Retained earnings	452,922	440,748	422,845
Treasury stock, at cost; 4,949,111 (unaudited), 4,949,111 and 4,468,181 (unaudited) shares, respectively (Note 11)	(233,192)	(193,192)	(193,192)
Total Vail Resorts, Inc. stockholders' equity	840,607	866,568	849,503
Noncontrolling interests	13,915	14,018	13,959
Total stockholders' equity (Note 2)	854,522	880,586	863,462
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 2,475,152	$ 2,489,621	$ 2,346,152