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INVESTMENTS Narrative (Details) (Campofrio Food Group [Member])	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 28, 2013	Jul. 29, 2012 USD ($)	Jul. 29, 2012 EUR (€)
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Shares Owned	37,811,302
Ownership Percentage	37.00%
Approximate Ownership Percentage of Largest Shareholders in Equity Method Investment	74.00%
Average Daily Trading Volume as a Percentage of Total Number of Shares Outstanding for Equity Mehod Investment	0.03%
High Market Value Per Share in Euros			€ 9.28
High Market Value Per Share, in USD		$ 13.74
Low Market Value Per Share in Euros			€ 4.12
Low Market Value Per Share in USD		$ 5.39

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 323

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

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