Consolidated Condensed Statements Of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016	Jan. 31, 2015	Jan. 31, 2016	Jan. 31, 2015
Net revenue:
Mountain	$ 532,872	$ 463,031	$ 633,805	$ 523,417
Lodging	62,807	59,364	127,093	117,857
Real Estate	3,684	7,842	13,032	17,225
Total net revenue	599,363	530,237	773,930	658,499
Segment operating expense (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below):
Mountain	296,256	268,966	447,414	400,918
Lodging	57,311	53,927	118,748	111,681
Real Estate	4,617	9,871	13,958	21,485
Total segment operating expense	358,184	332,764	580,120	534,084
Other operating expense:
Depreciation and amortization	(40,541)	(37,376)	(79,241)	(73,345)
Gain on sale of real property	632	0	1,791	0
Gain (Loss) Related to Litigation Settlement	0	0	0	16,400
Change in Fair Value of Contingent Consideration	0	0	0	4,550
Loss on disposal of fixed assets, net	(1,206)	(26)	(2,985)	(781)
Income (loss) from operations	200,064	160,071	113,375	71,239
Mountain equity investment income, net	(61)	200	781	525
Investment income, net	161	62	359	36
Interest expense, net	(10,910)	(13,807)	(21,505)	(27,375)
Income (loss) before (provision) benefit from income taxes	189,254	146,526	93,010	44,425
(Provision) benefit from income taxes	(72,383)	(30,826)	(35,809)	6,951
Net income (loss)	116,871	115,700	57,201	51,376
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests	111	62	194	110
Net income (loss) attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc.	$ 116,982	$ 115,762	$ 57,395	$ 51,486
Per share amounts (Note 3):
Basic net income (loss) per share attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc.	$ 3.23	$ 3.19	$ 1.58	$ 1.42
Diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc.	3.14	3.10	1.54	1.38
Cash dividends declared per share	$ 0.6225	$ 0.4150	$ 1.2450	$ 0.8300