Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivables, (Write-offs) Recoveries

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Contract Receivable Retainage and Other Receivables

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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For unclassified balance sheet, amounts due from customers or clients for goods or services that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business.

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For an unclassified balance sheet, the amount due from customers or clients for goods or services that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, reduced to their estimated net realizable fair value by an allowance established by the entity of the amount it deems uncertain of collection.

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A valuation allowance for trade and other receivables due to an Entity within one year (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer) that are expected to be uncollectible.

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A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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Amounts due for billed services rendered or to be rendered, actions taken or to be taken, or a promise to refrain from taking certain actions in accordance with the terms of a legally binding agreement between the Company and, at a minimum, one other party. An example would be amounts billed to customers under contracts or programs but not paid as of the balance sheet date.

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Aggregate carrying amount, as of the balance sheet date, of investments and other noncurrent assets not separately disclosed in the balance sheet due to materiality considerations. Noncurrent assets are expected to be realized or consumed after one year (or the normal operating cycle, if longer).

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Amount of expense related to write-down of receivables to the amount expected to be collected. Includes, but is not limited to, accounts receivable and notes receivable.

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Accounts Receivable (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Accounts Receivable (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jul. 25, 2015	Jul. 26, 2014	Jul. 27, 2013	Jul. 25, 2015	Apr. 25, 2015	Jul. 26, 2014
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Contract billings				$ 292,029		$ 258,254
Retainage				24,321		15,323
Total				316,350		273,577
Less: allowance for doubtful accounts	$ (836)	$ (129)	$ (129)	(1,216)		(836)
Accounts receivable, net				315,134		$ 272,741
Investments and other noncurrent assets					$ 4,000
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable [Roll Forward]
Allowance for doubtful accounts at beginning of period	836	129
Bad debt expense	465	615	139
Amounts recovered (charged) against the allowance	(85)	92
Allowance for doubtful accounts at end of period	$ 1,216	$ 836	$ 129
Customer on a Rural Project
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Contract billings				$ 6,800