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| **Earnings Per Share Reconciliation [Abstract]** |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Summary Of Calculation On Basic And Diluted EPS  | Presented below is basic and diluted EPS for the nine months ended April 30, 2016 and 2015 (in thousands, except per share amounts):  Nine Months Ended April 30,  2016 2015  Basic Diluted Basic DilutedNet income per share:        Net income attributable to Vail Resorts $215,027 $215,027 $184,896 $184,896Weighted-average shares outstanding 36,312 36,312 36,310 36,310Effect of dilutive securities — 1,016 — 1,052Total shares 36,312 37,328 36,310 37,362Net income per share attributable to Vail Resorts $5.92 $5.76 $5.09 $4.95 |

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Tabular disclosure of an entity's basic and diluted earnings per share calculations, including a reconciliation of numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted per-share computations for income from continuing operations.
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