Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 141,031	$ 178,145	$ 140,397
Restricted cash	12,005	6,895	16,609
Trade receivables, net	74,240	230,829	84,571
Inventories, net	114,984	85,588	108,081
Other current assets	50,752	37,279	46,045
Total current assets	393,012	538,736	395,703
Property, plant and equipment, net (Note 7)	1,825,982	1,627,219	1,694,692
Real estate held for sale and investment	101,743	99,385	102,697
Goodwill, net (Note 7)	1,543,941	1,475,686	1,484,335
Intangible assets, net	307,268	280,572	287,093
Other assets	43,976	43,386	44,096
Total assets	4,215,922	4,064,984	4,008,616
Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (Note 7)	703,633	504,533	630,467
Income taxes payable	38,303	50,632	40,707
Long-term debt due within one year (Note 5)	48,482	38,455	38,422
Total current liabilities	790,418	593,620	709,596
Long-term debt, net (Note 5)	1,486,968	1,234,277	1,262,325
Other long-term liabilities (Note 7)	273,566	291,506	290,420
Deferred income taxes, net	115,169	133,918	136,863
Total liabilities	2,666,121	2,253,321	2,399,204
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)
Stockholders' Equity
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 25,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding	0	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000 shares authorized, 46,097, 46,021 and 45,842 shares issued, respectively	461	460	458
Exchangeable shares, $0.01 par value, 57, 58 and 61 shares issued and outstanding, respectively (Note 4)	1	1	1
Additional paid-in capital	1,130,855	1,137,467	1,157,547
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(20,596)	(2,227)	10,591
Retained earnings	551,863	726,722	479,997
Treasury stock, at cost, 5,750, 5,552, and 5,436 shares, respectively (Note 11)	(322,989)	(272,989)	(247,189)
Total Vail Resorts, Inc. stockholders’ equity	1,339,595	1,589,434	1,401,405
Noncontrolling interests	210,206	222,229	208,007
Total stockholders’ equity	1,549,801	1,811,663	1,609,412
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 4,215,922	$ 4,064,984	$ 4,008,616