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Concentration of Credit Risk (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified |  | 3 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended |  | 0 Months Ended |  | 0 Months Ended |  | 0 Months Ended |  | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Apr. 27, 2013 Customers | Apr. 27, 2013 Customer Concentration Risk Five Unnamed Customers [Member] | Apr. 28, 2012 Customer Concentration Risk Five Unnamed Customers [Member] | Apr. 28, 2013 Trade Accountss Receivable and Costs and Estimated Earnings [Member] Customer Concentration Risk CenturyLink | Jul. 28, 2012 Trade Accountss Receivable and Costs and Estimated Earnings [Member] Customer Concentration Risk CenturyLink | Apr. 27, 2013 Trade Accountss Receivable and Costs and Estimated Earnings [Member] Customer Concentration Risk CenturyLink | Apr. 28, 2013 Trade Accountss Receivable and Costs and Estimated Earnings [Member] Customer Concentration Risk AT&T | Jul. 28, 2012 Trade Accountss Receivable and Costs and Estimated Earnings [Member] Customer Concentration Risk AT&T | Apr. 27, 2013 Trade Accountss Receivable and Costs and Estimated Earnings [Member] Customer Concentration Risk AT&T | Apr. 28, 2013 Trade Accountss Receivable and Costs and Estimated Earnings [Member] Customer Concentration Risk Windstream Corporation | Jul. 28, 2012 Trade Accountss Receivable and Costs and Estimated Earnings [Member] Customer Concentration Risk Windstream Corporation | Apr. 27, 2013 Trade Accountss Receivable and Costs and Estimated Earnings [Member] Customer Concentration Risk Windstream Corporation | Apr. 28, 2013 Trade Accountss Receivable and Costs and Estimated Earnings [Member] Customer Concentration Risk Verizon [Member] | Jul. 28, 2012 Trade Accountss Receivable and Costs and Estimated Earnings [Member] Customer Concentration Risk Verizon [Member] | Apr. 27, 2013 Trade Accountss Receivable and Costs and Estimated Earnings [Member] Customer Concentration Risk Verizon [Member] | Apr. 27, 2013 Sales Revenue, Services, Net Customer Concentration Risk CenturyLink | Apr. 28, 2012 Sales Revenue, Services, Net Customer Concentration Risk CenturyLink | Apr. 27, 2013 Sales Revenue, Services, Net Customer Concentration Risk CenturyLink | Apr. 28, 2012 Sales Revenue, Services, Net Customer Concentration Risk CenturyLink | Apr. 27, 2013 Sales Revenue, Services, Net Customer Concentration Risk AT&T | Apr. 28, 2012 Sales Revenue, Services, Net Customer Concentration Risk AT&T | Apr. 27, 2013 Sales Revenue, Services, Net Customer Concentration Risk AT&T | Apr. 28, 2012 Sales Revenue, Services, Net Customer Concentration Risk AT&T | Apr. 27, 2013 Sales Revenue, Services, Net Customer Concentration Risk Comcast | Apr. 28, 2012 Sales Revenue, Services, Net Customer Concentration Risk Comcast | Apr. 27, 2013 Sales Revenue, Services, Net Customer Concentration Risk Comcast | Apr. 28, 2012 Sales Revenue, Services, Net Customer Concentration Risk Comcast | Apr. 27, 2013 Sales Revenue, Services, Net Customer Concentration Risk Verizon [Member] | Apr. 28, 2012 Sales Revenue, Services, Net Customer Concentration Risk Verizon [Member] | Apr. 27, 2013 Sales Revenue, Services, Net Customer Concentration Risk Verizon [Member] | Apr. 28, 2012 Sales Revenue, Services, Net Customer Concentration Risk Verizon [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of customers classified as highly concentrated | 5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage |  | 58.60% | 59.10% | 12.40% | 17.70% |  | 12.70% | 9.20% |  | 14.80% | 13.20% |  | 10.00% | 11.30% |  | 14.30% | 13.00% | 14.30% | 13.60% | 17.40% | 13.40% | 15.00% | 14.10% | 10.10% | 12.50% | 11.20% | 12.70% | 8.90% | 11.10% | 9.30% | 11.00%
Accounts receivable, costs, and estimated earnings in excess of billings |  |  |  |  | $ 47.6 | $ 51.8 |  | $ 24.7 | $ 53.3 |  | $ 35.4 | $ 61.8 |  | $ 30.5 | $ 41.6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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- Definition Amount due from customers or clients, within one year of the balance sheet date (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer), for goods or services (including trade receivables) that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, reduced to the estimated net realizable fair value by an allowance established by the entity of the amount it deems uncertain of collection. This also includes the amount included in cost of uncompleted contracts in excess of related billings, or unbilled accounts receivable. + References No definition available. + Details
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