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Long-Term Debt (Schedule Of Debt Instruments) (Details) (USD $) | 9 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended |  |  |
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Apr. 30, 2015 | Jul. 31, 2015 | May 01, 2015 | Jul. 31, 2014 | Apr. 30, 2014
Long-term Line of Credit |  |  | $ 250,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCredit |  |
Total debt | 636,749,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt |  |  | 626,622,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt | 800,102,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt
Less: Current maturities | 256,953,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent |  |  | 1,022,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent | 879,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
Long-term debt | 379,796,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent |  |  | 625,600,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent | 799,223,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
Fiscal year maturity | 2019 |  |  |  |
Stated percentage in the debt instrument | 6.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage |  |  |  |
Credit Facility Revolver [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Total debt | 0 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember |  |  | 0 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember | 0 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
Fiscal year maturity | 2019 |  |  |  |
Industrial Development Bonds [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount | 41,000,000 us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = mtn_IndustrialDevelopmentBondsMember |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Redemption Date | May 01, 2015 |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage | 104.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = mtn_IndustrialDevelopmentBondsMember |  |  |  |
Total debt | 41,200,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = mtn_IndustrialDevelopmentBondsMember |  | 0 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = mtn_IndustrialDevelopmentBondsMember | 41,200,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = mtn_IndustrialDevelopmentBondsMember | 41,200,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = mtn_IndustrialDevelopmentBondsMember
Long-term debt | 41,200,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = mtn_IndustrialDevelopmentBondsMember |  |  |  |
Fiscal year maturity | 2020 |  |  |  |
Employee Housing Bonds [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Total debt | 52,575,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = mtn_EmployeeHousingBondsMember |  |  | 52,575,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = mtn_EmployeeHousingBondsMember | 52,575,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = mtn_EmployeeHousingBondsMember
6.50% Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount | 215,000,000 us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = mtn_SixPointFiveZeroPercentNotesMember |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Redemption Date | May 01, 2015 |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage | 103.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = mtn_SixPointFiveZeroPercentNotesMember |  |  |  |
Total debt | 215,000,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = mtn_SixPointFiveZeroPercentNotesMember |  | 0 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = mtn_SixPointFiveZeroPercentNotesMember | 215,000,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = mtn_SixPointFiveZeroPercentNotesMember | 390,000,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = mtn_SixPointFiveZeroPercentNotesMember
Long-term debt | 215,000,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = mtn_SixPointFiveZeroPercentNotesMember |  |  |  |
Fiscal year maturity | 2019 |  |  |  |
Stated percentage in the debt instrument | 6.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = mtn_SixPointFiveZeroPercentNotesMember |  |  |  |
Long term debt interest rate | 6.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateDuringPeriod / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = mtn_SixPointFiveZeroPercentNotesMember |  |  |  |
Canyons Obligation [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Total debt | 316,056,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = mtn_CanyonsObligationMember |  |  | 311,858,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = mtn_CanyonsObligationMember | 310,472,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = mtn_CanyonsObligationMember
Fiscal year maturity | 2063 |  |  |  |
Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Total debt | 11,918,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = mtn_OtherDebtMember |  |  | 5,989,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = mtn_OtherDebtMember | 5,855,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = mtn_OtherDebtMember
Maximum [Member] | Employee Housing Bonds [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Fiscal year maturity, end | May 01, 2039 |  |  |  |
Maximum [Member] | Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Fiscal year maturity, end | Jul. 31, 2029 |  |  |  |
Minimum [Member] | Employee Housing Bonds [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Fiscal year maturity, start | Jun. 01, 2027 |  |  |  |
Minimum [Member] | Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Fiscal year maturity, start | Jul. 31, 2015 |  |  |  |
Scenario, Forecast [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Redemption Premium |  | 9,000,000 us-gaap_RedemptionPremium / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_ScenarioForecastMember |  |  |
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost |  | $ 2,400,000 us-gaap_WriteOffOfDeferredDebtIssuanceCost / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_ScenarioForecastMember |  |  |

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