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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended |  |
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Oct. 26, 2013 | Oct. 27, 2012 | Jul. 27, 2013 | Dec. 03, 2012
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Goodwill | $ 267,810,000 |  | $ 267,810,000 | $ 87,900,000
Amortization expense for finite-lived intangible assets | 5,200,000 | 1,600,000 |  |
UtiliQuest trade name |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  | 35,600,000 |
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets | $ 4,700,000 |  | $ 4,700,000 |
Margin of excess |  |  | 20.00% |

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- Definition The aggregate expense charged against earnings to allocate the cost of intangible assets (nonphysical assets not used in production) in a systematic and rational manner to the periods expected to benefit from such assets. As a noncash expense, this element is added back to net income when calculating cash provided by or used in operations using the indirect method. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 28 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=31042434&loc=d3e3602-108585 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 45 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6388964&loc=d3e16225-109274 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a)(2) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26713463&loc=d3e16323-109275 + Details
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