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Capital Stock (Notes) | 9 Months Ended
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Apr. 27, 2013
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract] |
Capital Stock | Capital Stock On March 15, 2012, the Board of Directors authorized $40.0 million to repurchase shares of the Company’s outstanding common stock to be made over eighteen months in open market or private transactions. During fiscal 2011, fiscal 2012 and for the quarter ended October 27, 2012, the Company made the following repurchases under its current and previously authorized share repurchase programs:
Period |  | Number of Shares Repurchased |  | Total Consideration (Dollars in thousands) |  | Average Price Per Share
Fiscal 2011 |  | 5,389,500 |  |  | $ | 64,548 |  |  | $ | 11.98 |
Fiscal 2012 |  | 597,700 |  |  | $ | 12,960 |  |  | $ | 21.68 |
Quarter Ended October 27, 2012 |  | 1,047,000 |  |  | $ | 15,203 |  |  | $ | 14.52 |
All shares repurchased have been subsequently cancelled. No shares were repurchased during the second or third quarters of fiscal 2013. As of April 27, 2013, approximately $22.8 million remained authorized for repurchases through September 15, 2013.

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