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Net Income Per Common Share (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2011
Net Income Per Common Share |
Summary Of Calculation On Basic And Diluted EPS |
|  | Year Ended July 31, |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
|  | Basic |  |  | Diluted |  |  | Basic |  |  | Diluted |  |  | Basic |  |  | Diluted |
Net income per share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc. |  | $ | 34,489 |  |  | $ | 34,489 |  |  | $ | 30,385 |  |  | $ | 30,385 |  |  | $ | 48,950 |  |  | $ | 48,950 |
Weighted-average shares outstanding |  |  | 36,009 |  |  |  | 36,009 |  |  |  | 36,212 |  |  |  | 36,212 |  |  |  | 36,546 |  |  |  | 36,546 |
Effect of dilutive securities |  |  | -- |  |  |  | 745 |  |  |  | -- |  |  |  | 519 |  |  |  | -- |  |  |  | 127 |
Total shares |  |  | 36,009 |  |  |  | 36,754 |  |  |  | 36,212 |  |  |  | 36,731 |  |  |  | 36,546 |  |  |  | 36,673 |
Net income per share attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc. |  | $ | 0.96 |  |  | $ | 0.94 |  |  | $ | 0.84 |  |  | $ | 0.83 |  |  | $ | 1.34 |  |  | $ | 1.33 |

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