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Capital Stock | 3 Months Ended
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Oct. 25, 2014
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract] |
Capital Stock | Capital Stock During fiscal 2014, the Company repurchased 360,900 shares of its common stock in open market transactions, at an average price of $27.71 per share, for approximately $10.0 million under its share repurchase program. All shares repurchased have been subsequently canceled. No shares were repurchased during the first quarter of fiscal 2015. As of October 25, 2014, approximately $30.0 million of the $40.0 million authorized on August 27, 2013 remained authorized for repurchases through February 2015. During the three months ended October 25, 2014 and October 26, 2013, the Company withheld 10,931 shares and 19,468 shares, respectively, of shares issued with respect to restricted units that vested during the periods, totaling $0.3 million and $0.6 million, respectively, in order to meet payroll tax withholdings obligations that arose on the vesting of restricted units. All shares withheld have been canceled. The shares withheld for tax withholdings do not reduce the Company’s total share repurchase authority.

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