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Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2012

Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Summary Of Changes In Total Stockholders' Equity

		For the Nine Months Ended April 30,
		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 income (loss)			70,250				(34	)			70,216				88,395				(58	)			88,337
Stock-based compensation expense			9,349				—				9,349				9,338				—				9,338
Issuance of shares under share award plans, net of shares withheld for taxes			(2,661	)			—				(2,661	)			(656	)			—				(656	)
Tax benefit from share award plans			1,442				—				1,442				62				—				62
Cash dividends paid on common stock			(17,559	)			—				(17,559	)			—				—				—
Repurchases of common stock			(7,869	)			—				(7,869	)			—				—				—
Contributions from noncontrolling interests, net			—				30				30				—				393				393
Foreign currency translation adjustments			61				—				61				—				—				—
Balance, end of period		$	882,736			$	13,992			$	896,728			$	885,909			$	13,952			$	899,861

Summary Of Estimated Fair Value Of Financial Instruments

		April 30, 2012
		Carrying Value				Fair Value
6.50% Notes		$	390,000			$	408,038
Industrial Development Bonds		$	41,200			$	47,712
Other long-term debt		$	7,101			$	7,378

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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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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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