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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |
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Apr. 23, 2016 | Apr. 25, 2015 | Apr. 23, 2016 | Apr. 25, 2015 | Aug. 07, 2015 | Jul. 25, 2015
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | $ 281,448 |  | $ 281,448 |  |  | $ 271,653
Amortization expense for finite-lived intangible assets | 4,500 | $ 4,100 | 14,000 | $ 12,400 |  |
Customer relationships |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Carrying amount | 211,575 |  | 211,575 |  |  | 195,375
Trade names |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Carrying amount | 9,800 |  | 9,800 |  |  | 8,200
Non-compete agreements |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Carrying amount | 685 |  | 685 |  |  | $ 635
TelCom Construction, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | $ 9,700 |
TelCom Construction, Inc. | Customer relationships |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Carrying amount | 16,200 |  | 16,200 |  |  |
TelCom Construction, Inc. | Trade names |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Carrying amount | 1,600 |  | 1,600 |  |  |
TelCom Construction, Inc. | Non-compete agreements |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Carrying amount | $ 200 |  | $ 200 |  |  |

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- Definition The aggregate expense charged against earnings to allocate the cost of intangible assets (nonphysical assets not used in production) in a systematic and rational manner to the periods expected to benefit from such assets. As a noncash expense, this element is added back to net income when calculating cash provided by or used in operations using the indirect method. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 45 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6388964&loc=d3e16225-109274 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 28 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=56944662&loc=d3e3602-108585 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a)(2) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26713463&loc=d3e16323-109275 + Details
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