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Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Oct. 28, 2017	Jul. 29, 2017
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible Assets, Gross (Excluding Goodwill)	$ 315,217	$ 315,217
Accumulated Amortization	137,931	131,656
Intangible Assets, Net	177,286	183,561
UtiliQuest
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible Assets, Gross (Excluding Goodwill)	4,700	4,700
Intangible Assets, Net	$ 4,700	4,700
Customer relationships
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted average remaining useful lives (in years)	11 years 9 months
Intangible Assets, Gross (Excluding Goodwill)	$ 299,717	299,717
Accumulated Amortization	129,966	124,084
Intangible Assets, Net	$ 169,751	175,633
Trade names
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted average remaining useful lives (in years)	8 years 2 months
Intangible Assets, Gross (Excluding Goodwill)	$ 10,350	10,350
Accumulated Amortization	7,656	7,285
Intangible Assets, Net	$ 2,694	3,065
Non-compete agreements
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted average remaining useful lives (in years)	2 years 3 months
Intangible Assets, Gross (Excluding Goodwill)	$ 450	450
Accumulated Amortization	309	287
Intangible Assets, Net	$ 141	$ 163

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