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Segment Information (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2015	Jan. 31, 2014	Jan. 31, 2015	Jan. 31, 2014	Jul. 31, 2014
Total Mountain net revenue	$ 463,031mtn_MountainRevenueNet	$ 391,656mtn_MountainRevenueNet	$ 523,417mtn_MountainRevenueNet	$ 448,987mtn_MountainRevenueNet
Lodging	59,364mtn_LodgingRevenueNet	56,187mtn_LodgingRevenueNet	117,857mtn_LodgingRevenueNet	113,401mtn_LodgingRevenueNet
Total Resort net revenue	522,395mtn_ResortRevenueNet	447,843mtn_ResortRevenueNet	641,274mtn_ResortRevenueNet	562,388mtn_ResortRevenueNet
Real Estate	7,842us-gaap_RealEstateRevenueNet	4,877us-gaap_RealEstateRevenueNet	17,225us-gaap_RealEstateRevenueNet	13,723us-gaap_RealEstateRevenueNet
Total net revenue	530,237us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	452,720us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	658,499us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	576,111us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
Mountain	268,966mtn_MountainExpensesNet	243,512mtn_MountainExpensesNet	400,918mtn_MountainExpensesNet	368,286mtn_MountainExpensesNet
Lodging	53,927mtn_LodgingExpensesNet	53,259mtn_LodgingExpensesNet	111,681mtn_LodgingExpensesNet	110,164mtn_LodgingExpensesNet
Total Resort operating expense	322,893mtn_ResortExpensesNet	296,771mtn_ResortExpensesNet	512,599mtn_ResortExpensesNet	478,450mtn_ResortExpensesNet
Real estate	9,871mtn_RealEstateExpense	8,006mtn_RealEstateExpense	21,485mtn_RealEstateExpense	17,237mtn_RealEstateExpense
Total segment operating expense	332,764mtn_OperatingCostsExpensesAndCostOfSales	304,777mtn_OperatingCostsExpensesAndCostOfSales	534,084mtn_OperatingCostsExpensesAndCostOfSales	495,687mtn_OperatingCostsExpensesAndCostOfSales
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Mountain equity investment income, net	200mtn_MountainEquityInvestmentIncomeLossNet	14mtn_MountainEquityInvestmentIncomeLossNet	525mtn_MountainEquityInvestmentIncomeLossNet	617mtn_MountainEquityInvestmentIncomeLossNet
Total Reported EBITDA	197,673mtn_EarningBeforeInterestTaxesDepreciationAndAmortization	147,957mtn_EarningBeforeInterestTaxesDepreciationAndAmortization	141,340mtn_EarningBeforeInterestTaxesDepreciationAndAmortization	81,041mtn_EarningBeforeInterestTaxesDepreciationAndAmortization
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Loss on disposal of fixed assets, net	(26)us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets	(1,044)us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets	(781)us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets	(1,473)us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets
Investment income, net	62us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest	70us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest	36us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest	165us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest
Interest expense, net	(13,807)us-gaap_InterestExpense	(16,239)us-gaap_InterestExpense	(27,375)us-gaap_InterestExpense	(32,337)us-gaap_InterestExpense
Income (loss) before (provision) benefit from income taxes	146,526us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	94,540us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	44,425us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	(22,964)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
(Provision) benefit from income taxes	(30,826)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	(35,340)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	6,951us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	8,727us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests	62us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	63us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	110us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	124us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Net income (loss) attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc.	115,762us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	59,263us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	51,486us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	(14,113)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Lift Tickets [Member]
Total Mountain net revenue	239,288mtn_MountainRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mtn_LiftTicketsMember	195,357mtn_MountainRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mtn_LiftTicketsMember	239,288mtn_MountainRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mtn_LiftTicketsMember	195,357mtn_MountainRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mtn_LiftTicketsMember
Ski School [Member]
Total Mountain net revenue	57,295mtn_MountainRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mtn_SkiSchoolMember	46,930mtn_MountainRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mtn_SkiSchoolMember	57,295mtn_MountainRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mtn_SkiSchoolMember	46,930mtn_MountainRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mtn_SkiSchoolMember
Dining [Member]
Total Mountain net revenue	38,619mtn_MountainRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mtn_DiningMember	32,602mtn_MountainRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mtn_DiningMember	46,658mtn_MountainRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mtn_DiningMember	40,066mtn_MountainRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mtn_DiningMember
Retail/Rental [Member]
Total Mountain net revenue	95,012mtn_MountainRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mtn_RetailRentalMember	85,717mtn_MountainRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mtn_RetailRentalMember	124,485mtn_MountainRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mtn_RetailRentalMember	114,616mtn_MountainRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mtn_RetailRentalMember
Other [Member]
Total Mountain net revenue	32,817mtn_MountainRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mtn_OtherMountainRevenueMember	31,050mtn_MountainRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mtn_OtherMountainRevenueMember	55,691mtn_MountainRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mtn_OtherMountainRevenueMember	52,018mtn_MountainRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mtn_OtherMountainRevenueMember
Resort [Member]
Total Reported EBITDA	199,702mtn_EarningBeforeInterestTaxesDepreciationAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mtn_ResortMember	151,086mtn_EarningBeforeInterestTaxesDepreciationAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mtn_ResortMember	145,600mtn_EarningBeforeInterestTaxesDepreciationAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mtn_ResortMember	84,555mtn_EarningBeforeInterestTaxesDepreciationAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mtn_ResortMember
Mountain [Member]
Total Reported EBITDA	194,265mtn_EarningBeforeInterestTaxesDepreciationAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mtn_MountainMember	148,158mtn_EarningBeforeInterestTaxesDepreciationAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mtn_MountainMember	139,424mtn_EarningBeforeInterestTaxesDepreciationAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mtn_MountainMember	81,318mtn_EarningBeforeInterestTaxesDepreciationAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mtn_MountainMember
Lodging [Member]
Total Reported EBITDA	5,437mtn_EarningBeforeInterestTaxesDepreciationAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mtn_LodgingMember	2,928mtn_EarningBeforeInterestTaxesDepreciationAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mtn_LodgingMember	6,176mtn_EarningBeforeInterestTaxesDepreciationAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mtn_LodgingMember	3,237mtn_EarningBeforeInterestTaxesDepreciationAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mtn_LodgingMember
Real Estate [Member]
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