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ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Apr. 28, 2018
ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES [Abstract] |
Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities [Table Text Block] | Accrued expenses and other current liabilities as of April 28, 2018 and July 29, 2017 consisted of the following (in thousands):
| April 28, 2018 |  | July 29, 2017
Accrued salaries and employee benefits | $ | 63,400 |  |  | $ | 63,937 |
Workers' compensation and automobile liabilities | 23,642 |  |  | 22,774 |
Interest rate swap liability | — |  |  | 308 |
Other | 89,085 |  |  | 70,224 |
Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities | $ | 176,127 |  |  | $ | 157,243 |

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