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ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jan. 28, 2017
ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES [Abstract] |
Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities [Table Text Block] | Accrued expenses and other current liabilities as of January 28, 2017 and July 30, 2016 consisted of the following (in thousands):
| January 28, 2017 |  | July 30, 2016
Accrued salaries and employee benefits | $ | 55,264 |  |  | $ | 58,832 |
Workers' compensation and automobile liabilities | 22,629 |  |  | 23,448 |
Interest rate swap liability | — |  |  | 5,917 |
Other | 66,639 |  |  | 74,241 |
Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities | $ | 144,532 |  |  | $ | 162,438 |

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