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Costs and Estimated Earnings in Excess of Billings (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Oct. 26, 2013
Contractors [Abstract] |
Costs and Estimated Earnings in Excess of Billings, Net | Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings, net, consists of the following:
| October 26, 2013 |  | July 27, 2013
| (Dollars in thousands)
Costs incurred on contracts in progress | $ | 220,475 |  |  | $ | 208,250 |
Estimated to date earnings | 53,473 |  |  | 49,150 |
Total costs and estimated earnings | 273,948 |  |  | 257,400 |
Less: billings to date | (66,185 | ) |  | (66,839 | )
| $ | 207,763 |  |  | $ | 190,561 |
Included in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets under the captions: |  |  |  |  |
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings | $ | 221,110 |  |  | $ | 204,349 |
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings | (13,347 | ) |  | (13,788 | )
| $ | 207,763 |  |  | $ | 190,561 |

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