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Stock-Based Awards (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 25, 2015 | Jul. 26, 2014
Stock Options |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Unrecognized compensation expense related to stock options | $ 3.5us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognizedStockOptions / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember |
Total compensation cost not yet recognized, period for recognition | 2 years 8 months 12 days |
RSUs |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Unrecognized compensation expense related to stock options | 6.9us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognizedStockOptions / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember |
Total compensation cost not yet recognized, period for recognition | 2 years 6 months |
Granted | 100,360us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number | 350,746us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember | 398,931us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
Performance RSUs |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Unrecognized compensation expense related to stock options | 15.5us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognizedStockOptions / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember |
Total compensation cost not yet recognized, period for recognition | 1 year 7 months 6 days |
Compensation expense | $ 5.3dy_PotentialCompensationExpenseForPerformanceBasedSharesIfPerformanceGoalsAreMet / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember |
RSUs outstanding | 357,331dy_ShareBasedCompensationByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityAwardsOtherThanOptionsTargetAmount / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember |
Granted | 416,987us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember |
Forfeited or cancelled |  | 312,163dy_SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherthanOptionsCancelledinPeriod / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
Share-based Compensation by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Awards Other than Options, Target Shares Expected to be Canceled |  | 48,313dy_SharebasedCompensationbySharebasedPaymentAwardEquityAwardsOtherthanOptionsTargetSharesExpectedtobeCanceled / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
Share-based Compensation by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Awards Other than Options, Supplemental Shares Expected to be Canceled |  | 263,850dy_SharebasedCompensationbySharebasedPaymentAwardEquityAwardsOtherthanOptionsSupplementalSharesExpectedtobeCanceled / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number | 955,286us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember | 1,190,184us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
Target Shares |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number | 725,438us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = dy_TargetSharesMember |
Supplemental Shares |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Granted | 59,656us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = dy_SupplementalSharesMember |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number | 229,848us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = dy_SupplementalSharesMember |

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