Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2021	Jul. 31, 2021	Oct. 31, 2020
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,468,380	$ 1,243,962	$ 462,212
Restricted cash	14,482	14,612	10,163
Trade receivables, net	108,988	345,408	208,540
Inventories, net	103,697	80,316	100,879
Other current assets	82,307	61,288	59,821
Total current assets	1,777,854	1,745,586	841,615
Property, plant and equipment, net (Note 6)	2,062,322	2,067,876	2,166,604
Real estate held for sale or investment	98,833	95,615	96,668
Goodwill, net (Note 6)	1,790,531	1,781,047	1,711,870
Intangible assets, net	319,250	319,110	313,445
Operating right-of-use assets	204,476	204,716	218,902
Other assets	37,285	37,106	41,420
Total assets	6,290,551	6,251,056	5,390,524
Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (Note 6)	1,109,652	815,472	846,614
Income taxes payable	43,377	48,812	39,909
Long-term debt due within one year (Note 5)	114,795	114,117	63,707
Total current liabilities	1,267,824	978,401	950,230
Long-term debt, net (Note 5)	2,704,583	2,736,175	2,387,861
Operating lease liabilities	192,328	190,561	213,073
Other long-term liabilities (Note 6)	243,307	264,034	253,108
Deferred income taxes, net	216,049	252,817	210,525
Total liabilities	4,624,091	4,421,988	4,014,797
Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)
Stockholders' Equity
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share	$ 0.01	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized		25,000,000	25,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	0	0
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 25,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	100,000,000	100,000,000	100,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	46,610,000	46,552,000	46,412,000
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000 shares authorized, 46,610, 46,552 and 46,412 shares issued, respectively	$ 466	$ 466	$ 464
Exchangeable Shares Par Value Per Share	$ 0.01	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Exchangeable Shares, Shares, Issued	34,000	34,000	35,000
Exchangeable shares, $0.01 par value, 34, 34 and 35 shares issued and outstanding, respectively (Note 4)	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Additional paid-in capital	1,192,901	1,196,993	1,130,318
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	44,689	27,799	(52,387)
Retained earnings	598,826	773,752	492,136
Treasury stock, at cost, 6,161 shares (Note 10)	(404,411)	(404,411)	(404,411)
Total Vail Resorts, Inc. stockholders’ equity	1,432,471	1,594,599	1,166,120
Noncontrolling interests	233,989	234,469	209,607
Total stockholders’ equity	1,666,460	1,829,068	1,375,727
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 6,290,551	$ 6,251,056	$ 5,390,524
Treasury stock, shares	6,161,141	6,161,000	6,161,000