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Debt (Details) (USD $) | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended |
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Apr. 25, 2015 | Jul. 26, 2014 | Apr. 24, 2015 | Dec. 03, 2012
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt and capital lease obligations | 446,692,000us-gaap_DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations | 457,801,000us-gaap_DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations |  |
Long-term debt premium on 7.125% senior subordinated notes (amortizes to interest expense through January 2021) | 2,900,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedPremium | 3,200,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedPremium |  |
7.125% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2021 |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt and capital lease obligations | 280,400,000us-gaap_DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dy_SevenPointOneTwoFivePercentSeniorSubordinatedNotesDue2021Member | 280,700,000us-gaap_DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dy_SevenPointOneTwoFivePercentSeniorSubordinatedNotesDue2021Member |  |
Credit Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt covenant compliance, consolidated leverage maximum (ratio) | 3.50dy_DebtInstrumentCovenantComplianceConsolidatedLeverageRatioMaximum / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dy_CreditAgreementMember |  |  |
Senior Subordinated Notes | 7.125% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2021 |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt and capital lease obligations | 277,500,000us-gaap_DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dy_SevenPointOneTwoFivePercentSeniorSubordinatedNotesDue2021Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorSubordinatedNotesMember | 277,500,000us-gaap_DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dy_SevenPointOneTwoFivePercentSeniorSubordinatedNotesDue2021Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorSubordinatedNotesMember |  |
Debt, interest rate (in percent) | 7.125%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dy_SevenPointOneTwoFivePercentSeniorSubordinatedNotesDue2021Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorSubordinatedNotesMember | 7.125%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dy_SevenPointOneTwoFivePercentSeniorSubordinatedNotesDue2021Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorSubordinatedNotesMember |  |
Long-term debt premium on 7.125% senior subordinated notes (amortizes to interest expense through January 2021) | 2,942,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedPremium / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dy_SevenPointOneTwoFivePercentSeniorSubordinatedNotesDue2021Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorSubordinatedNotesMember | 3,238,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedPremium / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dy_SevenPointOneTwoFivePercentSeniorSubordinatedNotesDue2021Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorSubordinatedNotesMember |  |
Long-term debt, fair value | 289,600,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dy_SevenPointOneTwoFivePercentSeniorSubordinatedNotesDue2021Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorSubordinatedNotesMember | 297,600,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dy_SevenPointOneTwoFivePercentSeniorSubordinatedNotesDue2021Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorSubordinatedNotesMember |  |
Credit Agreement - Term Loan (matures April 2020) | Credit Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt and capital lease obligations | 150,000,000us-gaap_DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dy_CreditAgreementMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorLoansMember | 114,063,000us-gaap_DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dy_CreditAgreementMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorLoansMember |  |
Credit facility amount |  |  | 150,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dy_CreditAgreementMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorLoansMember |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate at Period End | 1.93%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dy_CreditAgreementMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorLoansMember | 2.15%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dy_CreditAgreementMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorLoansMember |  |
Debt covenant compliance, consolidated leverage maximum (ratio) | 2.25dy_DebtInstrumentCovenantComplianceConsolidatedLeverageRatioMaximum / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dy_CreditAgreementMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorLoansMember |  |  |
Credit Agreement - Revolving facility (matures April 2020) | Credit Agreement, December 3, 2012, Maturing December 2017 |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Unutilized commitment fee (in percent) |  | 0.35%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityUnusedCapacityCommitmentFeePercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dy_CreditAgreementDecember32012MaturingDecember2017Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember |  |
Credit Agreement - Revolving facility (matures April 2020) | Credit Agreement, December 3, 2012, Maturing December 2017 | Standby Letters of Credit |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Unutilized commitment fee (in percent) |  | 2.00%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityUnusedCapacityCommitmentFeePercentage / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_StandbyLettersOfCreditMember / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dy_CreditAgreementDecember32012MaturingDecember2017Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember |  |
Credit Agreement - Revolving facility (matures April 2020) | Credit Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt and capital lease obligations | 16,250,000us-gaap_DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dy_CreditAgreementMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember | 63,000,000us-gaap_DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dy_CreditAgreementMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember |  |
Line of credit current borrowing capacity |  |  | 450,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCurrentBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dy_CreditAgreementMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember | 275,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCurrentBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dy_CreditAgreementMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate at Period End | 3.20%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dy_CreditAgreementMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember | 2.55%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dy_CreditAgreementMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember |  |
Unutilized commitment fee (in percent) | 0.35%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityUnusedCapacityCommitmentFeePercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dy_CreditAgreementMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember |  |  |
Additional borrowing availability | 379,300,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dy_CreditAgreementMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember | 162,600,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dy_CreditAgreementMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember |  |
Line of Credit Facility Incremental Additional Facilities Option Amount |  |  | 150,000,000dy_LineofCreditFacilityIncrementalAdditionalFacilitiesOptionAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dy_CreditAgreementMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember |
Credit Agreement - Revolving facility (matures April 2020) | Credit Agreement [Member] | Standby Letters of Credit |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Line of credit current borrowing capacity |  |  | 200,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCurrentBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_StandbyLettersOfCreditMember / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dy_CreditAgreementMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember | 150,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCurrentBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_StandbyLettersOfCreditMember / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dy_CreditAgreementMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
Letters of credit outstanding amount | 54,400,000us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_StandbyLettersOfCreditMember / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dy_CreditAgreementMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember | 49,400,000us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_StandbyLettersOfCreditMember / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dy_CreditAgreementMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember |  |
Unutilized commitment fee (in percent) | 1.75%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityUnusedCapacityCommitmentFeePercentage / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_StandbyLettersOfCreditMember / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dy_CreditAgreementMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember | 2.00%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityUnusedCapacityCommitmentFeePercentage / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_StandbyLettersOfCreditMember / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dy_CreditAgreementMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember |  |
Federal Fund Rate [Member] | Credit Agreement - Revolving facility (matures April 2020) | Credit Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate |  |  | 0.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dy_CreditAgreementMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = dy_FederalFundRateMember |
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Credit Agreement - Revolving facility (matures April 2020) | Credit Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate |  |  | 1.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dy_CreditAgreementMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember |
Eurodollar [Member] | Credit Agreement - Revolving facility (matures April 2020) | Credit Agreement [Member] | Swingline Loans |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate | 1.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = dy_SwinglineLoansMember / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dy_CreditAgreementMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = us-gaap_EurodollarMember | 2.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = dy_SwinglineLoansMember / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dy_CreditAgreementMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = us-gaap_EurodollarMember |  |
Administrative Agent Base Rate [Member] | Credit Agreement - Revolving facility (matures April 2020) | Credit Agreement [Member] | Swingline Loans |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate | 0.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = dy_SwinglineLoansMember / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dy_CreditAgreementMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = dy_AdministrativeAgentBaseRateMember | 1.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = dy_SwinglineLoansMember / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dy_CreditAgreementMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = dy_AdministrativeAgentBaseRateMember |  |
Minimum | Credit Agreement - Revolving facility (matures April 2020) | Credit Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Unutilized commitment fee (in percent) |  |  | 0.25%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityUnusedCapacityCommitmentFeePercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dy_CreditAgreementMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember |
Minimum | Credit Agreement - Revolving facility (matures April 2020) | Credit Agreement [Member] | Commercial Letters of Credit |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Unutilized commitment fee (in percent) |  |  | 0.625%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityUnusedCapacityCommitmentFeePercentage / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = dy_CommercialLettersofCreditMember / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dy_CreditAgreementMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember |
Minimum | Credit Agreement - Revolving facility (matures April 2020) | Credit Agreement [Member] | Standby Letters of Credit |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Unutilized commitment fee (in percent) |  |  | 1.25%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityUnusedCapacityCommitmentFeePercentage / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_StandbyLettersOfCreditMember / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dy_CreditAgreementMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember |
Maximum | Credit Agreement - Revolving facility (matures April 2020) | Credit Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Unutilized commitment fee (in percent) |  |  | 0.40%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityUnusedCapacityCommitmentFeePercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dy_CreditAgreementMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember |
Maximum | Credit Agreement - Revolving facility (matures April 2020) | Credit Agreement [Member] | Commercial Letters of Credit |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Unutilized commitment fee (in percent) |  |  | 1.00%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityUnusedCapacityCommitmentFeePercentage / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = dy_CommercialLettersofCreditMember / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dy_CreditAgreementMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember |
Maximum | Credit Agreement - Revolving facility (matures April 2020) | Credit Agreement [Member] | Standby Letters of Credit |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Unutilized commitment fee (in percent) |  |  | 2.00%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityUnusedCapacityCommitmentFeePercentage / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_StandbyLettersOfCreditMember / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dy_CreditAgreementMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember |

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