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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2012
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
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,
|  | 2012 |  | 2011
|  | Vail Resorts Stockholders’ Equity |  | Noncontrolling Interests |  | Total Stockholders' Equity |  | Vail Resorts Stockholders’ Equity |  | Noncontrolling Interests |  | Total Stockholders' Equity
Balance, beginning of period |  | $ | 802,311 |  |  | $ | 14,017 |  |  | $ | 816,328 |  |  | $ | 829,723 |  |  | $ | 13,996 |  |  | $ | 843,719 |
Net loss |  | (60,580 | ) |  | (23 | ) |  | (60,603 | ) |  | (55,709 | ) |  | (25 | ) |  | (55,734 | )
Stock-based compensation expense |  | 3,472 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,472 |  |  | 4,032 |  |  | — |  |  | 4,032 |
Issuance of shares under share award plans, net of shares withheld for taxes |  | (3,989 | ) |  | — |  |  | (3,989 | ) |  | (2,245 | ) |  | — |  |  | (2,245 | )
Tax benefit from share award plans |  | 3,592 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,592 |  |  | 927 |  |  | — |  |  | 927 |
Cash dividends paid on common stock |  | (6,729 | ) |  | — |  |  | (6,729 | ) |  | (5,429 | ) |  | — |  |  | (5,429 | )
Repurchases of common stock |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (7,869 | ) |  | — |  |  | (7,869 | )
Contributions (distributions) from/to noncontrolling interests, net |  | — |  |  | 64 |  |  | 64 |  |  | — |  |  | (46 | ) |  | (46 | )
Foreign currency translation adjustments |  | 294 |  |  | — |  |  | 294 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Balance, end of period |  | $ | 738,371 |  |  | $ | 14,058 |  |  | $ | 752,429 |  |  | $ | 763,430 |  |  | $ | 13,925 |  |  | $ | 777,355 |
Summary Of Estimated Fair Value Of Financial Instruments | The estimated fair values of the 6.50% Notes, Industrial Development Bonds and other long-term debt as of October 31, 2012 are presented below (in thousands):
|  | October 31, 2012
|  | Carrying Value |  | Fair Value
6.50% Notes |  | $ | 390,000 |  |  | $ | 424,125 |
Industrial Development Bonds |  | $ | 41,200 |  |  | $ | 47,434 |
Other long-term debt |  | $ | 6,598 |  |  | $ | 7,324 |

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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 -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21463-112644 + Details
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