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Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2012
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Summary Of Changes In Total Stockholders' Equity |
|  | For the Six Months Ended January 31, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
|  | Vail Resorts Stockholders' Equity |  |  | Noncontrolling Interests |  |  | Total Equity |  |  | Vail Resorts Stockholders' Equity |  |  | Noncontrolling Interests |  |  | Total Equity |
Balance, beginning of period |  | $ | 829,723 |  |  | $ | 13,996 |  |  | $ | 843,719 |  |  | $ | 788,770 |  |  | $ | 13,617 |  |  | $ | 802,387 |
Net (loss) income |  |  | (9,320 | ) |  |  | 7 |  |  |  | (9,313 | ) |  |  | 11,528 |  |  |  | (31 | ) |  |  | 11, 497 |
Stock-based compensation expense |  |  | 6,820 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 6,820 |  |  |  | 6,437 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 6,437 |
Issuance of shares under share award plans, net of shares withheld for taxes |  |  | (2,219 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (2,219 | ) |  |  | (358 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (358 | )
Tax benefit from share award plans |  |  | 927 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 927 |  |  |  | 62 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 62 |
Cash dividends paid on common stock |  |  | (10,801 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (10,801 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Repurchases of common stock |  |  | (7,869 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (7,869 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
(Distributions) Contributions to/from noncontrolling interests, net |  |  | — |  |  |  | (22 | ) |  |  | (22 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 678 |  |  |  | 678 |
Balance, end of period |  | $ | 807,261 |  |  | $ | 13,981 |  |  | $ | 821,242 |  |  | $ | 806,439 |  |  | $ | 14,264 |  |  | $ | 820,703 |
Summary Of Estimated Fair Value Of Financial Instruments |
|  | January 31, 2012 |
|  | Carrying |  |  | Fair |
|  | Value |  |  | Value |
6.50% Notes |  | $ | 390,000 |  |  | $ | 401,700 |
Industrial Development Bonds |  | $ | 41,200 |  |  | $ | 47,340 |
Other long-term debt |  | $ | 7,585 |  |  | $ | 7,867 |

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- Definition 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. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Publisher FASB -Number -Article -Subparagraph -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Paragraph 2 -Section 50 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21463-112644 + Details
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