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INCOME TAXES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jul. 28, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of federal and state income tax (benefit) expense | Total federal and state income tax (benefit) expense consists of the following:
| Current |  | Deferred |  | Total
| (In thousands)
Fiscal year ended July 28, 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. Federal | $ | 46,210 |  |  | $ | (16,648 | ) |  | $ | 29,562 |
State & Local | 13,310 |  |  | 1,878 |  |  | 15,188 |
Foreign | 2,374 |  |  | (49 | ) |  | 2,325 |
| $ | 61,894 |  |  | $ | (14,819 | ) |  | $ | 47,075 |
Fiscal year ended July 29, 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. Federal | $ | 70,669 |  |  | $ | (1,874 | ) |  | $ | 68,795 |
State & Local | 14,653 |  |  | (82 | ) |  | 14,571 |
Foreign | 837 |  |  | 65 |  |  | 902 |
| $ | 86,159 |  |  | $ | (1,891 | ) |  | $ | 84,268 |
Fiscal year ended July 30, 2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. Federal | $ | 57,157 |  |  | $ | 11,383 |  |  | $ | 68,540 |
State & Local | 12,718 |  |  | 1,310 |  |  | 14,028 |
Foreign | 101 |  |  | (213 | ) |  | (112 | )
| $ | 69,976 |  |  | $ | 12,480 |  |  | $ | 82,456 |
Schedule reconciling expected tax expense under the U.S. statutory rate to total income tax expense (benefit) | Total income tax expense (benefit) was different than the amounts computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to income before income taxes because of the following:
| Fiscal year ended
| July 28, 2018 |  | July 29, 2017 |  | July 30, 2016
| (In thousands)
Computed "expected" tax expense | $ | 57,359 |  |  | $ | 75,048 |  |  | $ | 72,878 |
State and local income tax, net of Federal income tax benefit | 10,501 |  |  | 9,694 |  |  | 9,412 |
Non-deductible expenses | 955 |  |  | 1,951 |  |  | 1,549 |
Tax effect of share-based compensation | 149 |  |  | 29 |  |  | 86 |
General business credits | (552 | ) |  | (915 | ) |  | (135 | )
Impacts related to the TCJA | (21,719 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Other, net | 382 |  |  | (1,539 | ) |  | (1,334 | )
Total income tax expense | $ | 47,075 |  |  | $ | 84,268 |  |  | $ | 82,456 |
Schedule of income tax (benefit) allocation | The income tax expense (benefit) for the years ended July 28, 2018, July 29, 2017 and July 30, 2016 was allocated as follows:
| July 28, 2018 |  | July 29, 2017 |  | July 30, 2016
| (In thousands)
Income tax expense | $ | 47,075 |  |  | $ | 84,268 |  |  | $ | 82,456 |
Stockholders' equity, difference between compensation expense for tax purposes and amounts recognized for financial statement purposes | — |  |  | 1,320 |  |  | 83 |
Other comprehensive income | 1,561 |  |  | 3,222 |  |  | (2,050 | )
| $ | 48,636 |  |  | $ | 88,810 |  |  | $ | 80,489 |
Schedule of net deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities | The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the net deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities at July 28, 2018 and July 29, 2017 are presented below:
| July 28, 2018 |  | July 29, 2017
| (In thousands)
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |
Inventories, principally due to additional costs inventoried for tax purposes | $ | 7,265 |  |  | $ | 9,416 |
Compensation and benefits related | 25,740 |  |  | 35,482 |
Accounts receivable, principally due to allowances for uncollectible accounts | 4,269 |  |  | 5,639 |
Accrued expenses | 119 |  |  | 4,466 |
Net operating loss carryforwards | 482 |  |  | 940 |
Foreign tax credits | 445 |  |  | — |
Other deferred tax assets | 117 |  |  | — |
Total gross deferred tax assets | 38,437 |  |  | 55,943 |
Less valuation allowance | (445 | ) |  | — |
Net deferred tax assets | $ | 37,992 |  |  | $ | 55,943 |
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |
Plant and equipment, principally due to differences in depreciation | $ | 39,978 |  |  | $ | 59,414 |
Intangible assets | 36,544 |  |  | 53,633 |
Interest rate swap agreements | 2,000 |  |  | 876 |
Accrued expenses | 3,854 |  |  | — |
Other | — |  |  | 218 |
Total deferred tax liabilities | 82,376 |  |  | 114,141 |
Net deferred tax liabilities | $ | (44,384 | ) |  | $ | (58,198 | )
Current deferred income tax assets | $ | — |  |  | $ | 40,635 |
Non-current deferred income tax liabilities | (44,384 | ) |  | (98,833 | )
| $ | (44,384 | ) |  | $ | (58,198 | )

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