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Long-Term Debt Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |
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Apr. 30, 2015 | Apr. 30, 2014 | Apr. 30, 2015 | Apr. 30, 2014 | Jul. 31, 2014 | May 01, 2015
Gross interest expense | $ 13,700,000 us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt | $ 16,400,000 us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt | $ 41,100,000 us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt | $ 48,700,000 us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt |  |
Long-term Debt | 636,749,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt | 800,102,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt | 636,749,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt | 800,102,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt | 626,622,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt |
Amortization of deferred financing costs | 400,000 us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts | 500,000 us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts | 1,100,000 us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts | 1,500,000 us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts |  |
Interest costs incurred, capitalized |  | 0 us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized |  | 0 us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized |  |
Industrial Development Bonds [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt | $ 215,000,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = mtn_SixPointFiveZeroPercentNotesMember | $ 390,000,000 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 | $ 215,000,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = mtn_SixPointFiveZeroPercentNotesMember | $ 0 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = mtn_SixPointFiveZeroPercentNotesMember

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