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Capital Stock | 6 Months Ended
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Jan. 25, 2014
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract] |
Capital Stock | Capital Stock Share Repurchase Programs On August 27, 2013, the Board of Directors authorized $40.0 million to repurchase shares of the Company's outstanding common stock over the subsequent eighteen months in open market or private transactions. During fiscal 2013 and the six months ended January 25, 2014, the Company made the following repurchases pursuant to its current and previously authorized share repurchase programs:
Fiscal Period |  | Number of Shares Repurchased |  | Total Consideration (Dollars in thousands) |  | Average Price Per Share
Fiscal 2013 |  | 1,047,000 |  |  | $ | 15,203 |  |  | $ | 14.52 |
Six Months Ended January 25, 2014 |  | 360,900 |  |  | $ | 9,999 |  |  | $ | 27.71 |
All of the shares repurchased during fiscal 2014 were purchased during the second fiscal quarter. All shares repurchased have been canceled. As of January 25, 2014, $30.0 million remained available for repurchases through February 2015. Shares for Tax Withholding During the six months ended January 25, 2014 and January 26, 2013, the Company withheld 130,195 shares and 47,277 shares, respectively, of restricted units that vested during the periods, totaling $3.6 million and $0.9 million, respectively, in order to meet payroll tax withholdings obligations that arose on the vesting of restricted units. All shares repurchased have been canceled. The shares withheld for tax withholdings do not reduce the Company’s total share repurchase authority.

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