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Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 25, 2015	Jul. 26, 2014	Jul. 27, 2013	Jul. 28, 2012
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items]
Maximum annual contribution per employee	75.00%
Employer matching contribution	30.00%
Employer matching contribution percent	5.00%
Company contributions		$ 4,000	$ 1,900	$ 1,600
Contributions by employer	$ 800	1,200	800
Maximum percent Company contributed to each plan total contributions	5.00%
Multiemployer plan contributions	$ 4,786	3,679	3,205
The Plan
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items]
Multiemployer plan contributions	3,852	3,044	2,962
Other Plans
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items]
Multiemployer plan contributions	$ 934	$ 635	$ 243

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