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| Summary Of Financial Information By Reportable Segment | The following table presents financial information by reportable segment which is used by management in evaluating performance and allocating resources (in thousands):   Three Months Ended April 30, Nine Months Ended April 30,  2013 2012 2013 2012Net revenue:        Lift tickets $215,163 $188,712 $390,820 $342,411Ski school 53,531 47,040 95,254 84,292Dining 37,876 31,388 74,075 61,757Retail/rental 66,329 60,144 176,802 160,958Other 29,118 27,302 78,719 70,776Total Mountain net revenue 402,017 354,586 815,670 720,194Lodging 53,834 53,972 152,885 155,872Total Resort net revenue 455,851 408,558 968,555 876,066Real estate 13,840 12,587 39,937 34,784Total net revenue $469,691 $421,145 $1,008,492 $910,850Operating expense:        Mountain $207,953 $184,211 $536,498 $478,256Lodging 45,446 47,103 142,055 149,497Total Resort operating expense 253,399 231,314 678,553 627,753Real estate 16,996 16,069 49,349 46,479Total segment operating expense $270,395 $247,383 $727,902 $674,232Mountain equity investment income, net $266 $336 $799 $944Reported EBITDA:        Mountain $194,330 $170,711 $279,971 $242,882Lodging 8,388 6,869 10,830 6,375Resort 202,718 177,580 290,801 249,257Real estate (3,156) (3,482) (9,412) (11,695)Total Reported EBITDA $199,562 $174,098 $281,389 $237,562         Real estate held for sale and investment $201,861 $248,262 $201,861 $248,262         Reconciliation to net income attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc.:        Total Reported EBITDA $199,562 $174,098 $281,389 $237,562Depreciation and amortization (33,730) (33,266) (98,827) (95,245)Loss on disposal of fixed assets, net (224) (90) (757) (1,123)Investment income (loss), net 153 (18) 306 356Interest expense, net (8,359) (8,443) (25,268) (25,226)Income before provision for income taxes 157,402 132,281 156,843 116,324Provision for income taxes (59,814) (52,753) (59,329) (46,108)Net income $97,588 $79,528 $97,514 $70,216Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests 52 41 97 34Net income attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc. $97,640 $79,569 $97,611 $70,250 |

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Tabular disclosure of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss.
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