| **Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)**  | 3 Months Ended                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
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| Schedule of Changes in Total Stockholders Equity         | The following table summarizes the changes in total stockholders’ equity (in thousands):   For the Three Months Ended October 31,  2013 2012  Vail ResortsStockholders’Equity NoncontrollingInterests TotalStockholders' Equity Vail ResortsStockholders’Equity NoncontrollingInterests TotalStockholders' EquityBalance, beginning of period $823,868 $14,001 $837,869 $802,311 $14,017 $816,328Net loss (73,376) (61) (73,437) (60,580) (23) (60,603)Stock-based compensation expense 3,492 — 3,492 3,472 — 3,472Issuance of shares under share award plans, net of shares withheld for taxes (4,793) — (4,793) (3,989) — (3,989)Tax benefit from share award plans 2,843 — 2,843 3,592 — 3,592Cash dividends paid on common stock (7,489) — (7,489) (6,729) — (6,729)Contributions from noncontrolling interests, net — 56 56 — 64 64Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax 11 — 11 294 — 294Balance, end of period $744,556 $13,996 $758,552 $738,371 $14,058 $752,429 |
| Summary Of Estimated Fair Value Of Financial Instruments | The estimated fair values of the 6.50% Notes, Canyons obligation, Industrial Development Bonds and other long-term debt as of October 31, 2013 are presented below (in thousands):   October 31, 2013  CarryingValue FairValue6.50% Notes $390,000 $415,350Canyons obligation $307,706 $307,706Industrial Development Bonds $41,200 $45,359Other long-term debt $6,584 $6,837                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |

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Tabular disclosure of changes in the separate accounts comprising stockholders' equity (in addition to retained earnings) and of the changes in the number of shares of equity securities during at least the most recent annual fiscal period and any subsequent interim period presented is required to make the financial statements sufficiently informative if both financial position and results of operations are presented.
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