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RESTRUCTURING ACTIVITIES AND ASSET IMPAIRMENTS | 6 Months Ended
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Jan. 28, 2017
Restructuring Activities [Abstract] |
Restructuring and Related Activities Disclosure [Text Block] | RESTRUCTURING ACTIVITIES AND ASSET IMPAIRMENTS 2016 Cost-Saving Measures During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015, the Company announced that its contract as a distributor to Albertsons Companies, Inc., which includes the Albertsons, Safeway and Eastern Supermarket chains, would terminate on September 20, 2015 rather than upon the original contract end date of July 31, 2016. During fiscal 2016, the Company implemented Company-wide cost-saving measures in response to this lost business which resulted in total restructuring costs of $4.4 million, all of which was recorded during the first and second quarters of fiscal 2016. There were no additional costs recorded during the first 26 weeks of fiscal 2017. These initiatives resulted in a reduction of employees, the majority of which were terminated during the first quarter of fiscal 2016, across the Company. The total work-force reduction charge of $3.4 million recorded during fiscal 2016 was primarily related to severance and fringe benefits. In addition to workforce reduction charges, the Company recorded $0.9 million during fiscal 2016 for costs due to an early lease termination and facility closure and operational transfer costs associated with these initiatives. Earth Origins Market During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016, the Company recorded restructuring and impairment charges of $0.8 million related to the Company's Earth Origins Market ("Earth Origins") retail business. The Company made the decision during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016 to close two of its stores, one store located in Florida and the other located in Maryland, which resulted in restructuring costs of $0.5 million primarily related to severance and closure costs. The stores were closed during the first quarter of fiscal 2017. In addition, the restructuring charge includes an impairment charge of $0.3 million on long-lived assets which was recorded during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016. Canadian Facility Closure During fiscal 2015, the Company ceased operations at its Canadian facility located in Scotstown, Quebec. In connection with this closure, the Company recognized restructuring and impairment charges of $0.8 million during the first and second quarters of fiscal 2015. Additionally, during the second quarter of fiscal 2016, the Company recognized an additional impairment charge of $0.4 million related to the long lived assets at the facility. The following is a summary of the restructuring costs the Company recorded in fiscal 2016, as well as the remaining liability as of January 28, 2017 (in thousands):
|  | Restructuring Costs |  | Cash Payments |  | Restructuring Cost Liability as of January 28, 2017
Severance |  | $ | 3,443 |  |  | $ | (3,424 | ) |  | $ | 19 |
Early lease termination and facility closing costs |  | 368 |  |  | (368 | ) |  | — |
Operational transfer costs |  | 570 |  |  | (570 | ) |  | — |
Earth Origins: |  |  |  |  |  |
Severance |  | 41 |  |  | (33 | ) |  | 8 |
Store closing costs |  | 443 |  |  | (338 | ) |  | 105 |
Total |  | $ | 4,865 |  |  | $ | (4,733 | ) |  | $ | 132 |

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- Definition The entire disclosure for restructuring and related activities. Description of restructuring activities such as exit and disposal activities, include facts and circumstances leading to the plan, the expected plan completion date, the major types of costs associated with the plan activities, total expected costs, the accrual balance at the end of the period, and the periods over which the remaining accrual will be settled. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SAB Topic 5.P.4) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27011515&loc=d3e140904-122747 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SAB Topic 5.P.3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27011515&loc=d3e140864-122747 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6394359&loc=d3e17939-110869 + Details
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