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Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2020	Jan. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2020	Jan. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2019
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Current	$ 105,325	$ 87,721	$ 105,325	$ 87,721	$ 270,896
Deferred Revenue, Current	426,672	346,356	426,672	346,356	335,669
Mountain Revenue Net	845,545	776,073	1,026,377	921,079
Lodging Revenue Net	78,887	73,249	161,645	148,149
Resort net revenue	924,432	849,322	1,188,022	1,069,228
Real Estate Revenue	206	256	4,386	354
Revenues	924,638	849,578	1,192,408	1,069,582
Deferred Revenue and Credits, Noncurrent	125,500		125,500		$ 124,300
Recognition of Deferred Revenue	145,300		179,900
Lift
Mountain Revenue Net	484,348	447,558	526,177	472,243
Ski School
Mountain Revenue Net	102,743	92,244	111,277	96,516
Dining
Mountain Revenue Net	75,719	65,409	97,348	83,701
Lodging Revenue Net	11,111	10,189	29,254	26,318
Retail/Rental
Mountain Revenue Net	133,713	128,436	181,628	171,778
Other
Mountain Revenue Net	49,022	42,426	109,947	96,841
Owned hotel rooms
Lodging Revenue Net	11,251	11,548	31,197	31,147
Managed condominium rooms
Lodging Revenue Net	31,500	28,046	46,240	39,164
Transportation
Lodging Revenue Net	7,725	7,722	10,076	10,196
Golf
Lodging Revenue Net	0	0	10,543	9,459
Other
Lodging Revenue Net	13,855	12,120	27,699	24,588
Lodging revenue (excluding payroll cost reimbursements) [Member]
Lodging Revenue Net	75,442	69,625	155,009	140,872
Payroll cost reimbursements
Lodging Revenue Net	$ 3,445	$ 3,624	$ 6,636	$ 7,277

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