Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance, Consolidated Leverage Ratio, Maximum

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Debt Instrument Issuance Price Percent

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Line of Credit Facility Incremental Additional Facilities Option Amount

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Sum of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of all debt, including all short-term borrowings, long-term debt, and capital lease obligations.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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The reference rate for the variable rate of the debt instrument, such as LIBOR or the US Treasury rate and the maturity of the reference rate used, such as three months or six months LIBOR.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The amount of debt premium that was originally recognized at the issuance of the instrument that has yet to be amortized.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Fair value of the amount outstanding under the credit facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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The fair value amount of long-term debt whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission.

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The cash inflow from a debt initially having maturity due after one year or beyond the operating cycle, if longer.

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-Glossary Financing Activities

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Write-off of amounts previously capitalized as debt issuance cost in an extinguishment of debt.

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Debt (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended								12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended			3 Months Ended				12 Months Ended						0 Months Ended				12 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
Debt (Details) (USD $)	Jul. 26, 2014	Jul. 27, 2013	Jul. 28, 2012	Dec. 03, 2012 Credit Agreement, December 3, 2012, Maturing December 2017	Dec. 12, 2012 Senior Subordinated Notes 7.125% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2021	Jul. 26, 2014 Senior Subordinated Notes 7.125% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2021	Jul. 27, 2013 Senior Subordinated Notes 7.125% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2021	Jul. 28, 2012 Senior Subordinated Notes 7.125% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2021	Jul. 26, 2014 Senior Loans Credit Agreement, December 3, 2012, Maturing December 2017	Jul. 27, 2013 Senior Loans Credit Agreement, December 3, 2012, Maturing December 2017	Dec. 03, 2012 Senior Loans Credit Agreement, December 3, 2012, Maturing December 2017	Jul. 26, 2014 Revolving Credit Facility Credit Agreement, December 3, 2012, Maturing December 2017	Jul. 27, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility Credit Agreement, December 3, 2012, Maturing December 2017	Dec. 03, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility Credit Agreement, December 3, 2012, Maturing December 2017	Jul. 26, 2014 Revolving Credit Facility Credit Agreement, December 3, 2012, Maturing December 2017 Standby Letters of Credit	Jul. 27, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility Credit Agreement, December 3, 2012, Maturing December 2017 Standby Letters of Credit	Dec. 03, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility Credit Agreement, December 3, 2012, Maturing December 2017 Standby Letters of Credit	Jan. 26, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility Prior Credit Agreement Which Has Been Terminated or Replaced	Jul. 27, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility Prior Credit Agreement Which Has Been Terminated or Replaced	Dec. 03, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility Prior Credit Agreement Which Has Been Terminated or Replaced	Jul. 27, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility Prior Credit Agreement Which Has Been Terminated or Replaced Standby Letters of Credit	Jul. 26, 2014 Fiscal Quarters Ending January 27, 2013 Through April 26, 2014 Credit Agreement, December 3, 2012, Maturing December 2017	Jul. 26, 2014 Fiscal Quarters Ending July 26, 2014 Through April 25, 2015 Credit Agreement, December 3, 2012, Maturing December 2017	Jul. 26, 2014 Fiscal Quarters Ending July 25, 2015 And Thereafter On A Trailing Four Quarter Basis Credit Agreement, December 3, 2012, Maturing December 2017	Jul. 26, 2014 Fiscal Quarters After July 25, 2015 Credit Agreement, December 3, 2012, Maturing December 2017	Jul. 26, 2014 Debt Premium 7.125% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2021	Jul. 27, 2013 Debt Premium 7.125% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2021	Dec. 03, 2012 Prime Rate Revolving Credit Facility Credit Agreement, December 3, 2012, Maturing December 2017	Dec. 03, 2012 Federal Funds Rate Revolving Credit Facility Credit Agreement, December 3, 2012, Maturing December 2017	Dec. 03, 2012 LIBOR Revolving Credit Facility Credit Agreement, December 3, 2012, Maturing December 2017	Dec. 03, 2012 Eurodollar Revolving Credit Facility Credit Agreement, December 3, 2012, Maturing December 2017	Jul. 26, 2014 Eurodollar Revolving Credit Facility Credit Agreement, December 3, 2012, Maturing December 2017 Swingline Loans	Jul. 27, 2013 Eurodollar Revolving Credit Facility Credit Agreement, December 3, 2012, Maturing December 2017 Swingline Loans	Dec. 03, 2012 Base Rate Revolving Credit Facility Credit Agreement, December 3, 2012, Maturing December 2017	Jul. 26, 2014 Administrative Agent Base Rate Revolving Credit Facility Credit Agreement, December 3, 2012, Maturing December 2017 Swingline Loans	Jul. 27, 2013 Administrative Agent Base Rate Revolving Credit Facility Credit Agreement, December 3, 2012, Maturing December 2017 Swingline Loans	Dec. 03, 2012 Minimum Revolving Credit Facility Credit Agreement, December 3, 2012, Maturing December 2017	Dec. 03, 2012 Minimum Revolving Credit Facility Credit Agreement, December 3, 2012, Maturing December 2017 Commercial Letters of Credit	Dec. 03, 2012 Minimum Revolving Credit Facility Credit Agreement, December 3, 2012, Maturing December 2017 Standby Letters of Credit	Dec. 03, 2012 Maximum Revolving Credit Facility Credit Agreement, December 3, 2012, Maturing December 2017	Dec. 03, 2012 Maximum Revolving Credit Facility Credit Agreement, December 3, 2012, Maturing December 2017 Commercial Letters of Credit	Dec. 03, 2012 Maximum Revolving Credit Facility Credit Agreement, December 3, 2012, Maturing December 2017 Standby Letters of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt covenant compliance, consolidated leverage maximum (ratio)																						3.50	3.25	3.00	3.00
Debt and capital lease obligations	$ 457,801,000	$ 451,982,000				$ 277,500,000	$ 277,500,000	$ 187,500,000.0	$ 114,063,000	$ 121,875,000		$ 63,000,000	$ 49,000,000													$ 280,700,000	$ 281,100,000
Debt, interest rate (in percent)						7.125%	7.125%	7.125%
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt					90,000,000.0
Senior subordinated notes issued under the indenture (in percent)					104.25%
Debt premium	3,200,000	0			3,800,000	3,238,000	3,607,000
Debt instrument term				5 years
Long-term debt, fair value						297,600,000	292,400,000
Revolving Credit Facility
Line of credit current borrowing capacity														275,000,000			150,000,000
Credit facility amount											125,000,000
Line of credit incremental additional facilities option														100,000,000
Line of credit, amount outstanding																				0
Write-off of deferred financing costs	0	321,000	0															300,000
Description of variable rate basis																												prime rate	Federal Funds Rate	one month LIBOR	Eurodollar Rate			base rate
Basis spread on variable rate (in percent)																													0.50%	1.00%		2.00%	2.00%		1.00%	1.00%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate at Period End									2.15%	2.19%		2.55%	2.19%
Unutilized commitment fee (in percent)												0.35%	0.35%		2.00%	2.00%																					0.25%	0.75%	1.50%	0.40%	1.125%	2.25%
Letters of credit outstanding amount															49,400,000	46,700,000					46,700,000
Additional borrowing availability												$ 162,600,000							$ 179,300,000