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BUSINESS SEGMENTS (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended |  |
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Oct. 27, 2018 USD ($) segment | Oct. 28, 2017 USD ($) | Oct. 22, 2018 USD ($) | Jul. 28, 2018 USD ($)
Business segment information |  |  |  |
Number of Operating Segments | segment | 3 |  |  |
Net sales | $ 2,868,156 | $ 2,457,545 |  |
Restructuring, acquisition, and integration related expenses | 68,004 | 0 |  |
Operating income (loss) | (18,838) | 55,107 |  |
Total other expense, net | 6,778 | 2,713 |  |
Income before income taxes | (25,616) | 52,394 |  |
Depreciation and amortization | 24,793 | 22,442 |  |
Capital expenditures | 16,381 | 5,257 |  |
Goodwill | 707,950 | 370,811 |  | $ 362,495
Total assets of continuing operations | 7,973,507 | 3,046,312 |  |
Operating Segments [Member] | Wholesale |  |  |  |
Business segment information |  |  |  |
Net sales | 2,856,966 | 2,444,658 |  |
Restructuring, acquisition, and integration related expenses | 0 |  |  |
Operating income (loss) | 60,237 | 59,956 |  |
Income before income taxes | 0 | 0 |  |
Depreciation and amortization | 23,517 | 21,539 |  |
Capital expenditures | 15,737 | 4,177 |  |
Goodwill | 697,797 | 352,786 |  |
Total assets of continuing operations | 7,164,623 | 2,919,476 |  |
Operating Segments [Member] | Other |  |  |  |
Business segment information |  |  |  |
Net sales | 48,754 | 57,432 |  |
Restructuring, acquisition, and integration related expenses | 68,004 |  |  |
Operating income (loss) | (78,329) | (4,591) |  |
Income before income taxes | 0 | 0 |  |
Depreciation and amortization | 1,276 | 903 |  |
Capital expenditures | 644 | 1,080 |  |
Goodwill | 10,153 | 18,025 |  |
Total assets of continuing operations | 847,897 | 171,239 |  |
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |
Business segment information |  |  |  |
Net sales | (37,564) | (44,545) |  |
Restructuring, acquisition, and integration related expenses | 0 |  |  |
Operating income (loss) | (746) | (258) |  |
Income before income taxes | 0 | 0 |  |
Depreciation and amortization | 0 | 0 |  |
Capital expenditures | 0 | 0 |  |
Goodwill | 0 | 0 |  |
Total assets of continuing operations | (39,013) | (44,403) |  |
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Business segment information |  |  |  |
Net sales | 0 | 0 |  |
Restructuring, acquisition, and integration related expenses | 0 |  |  |
Operating income (loss) | 0 | 0 |  |
Total other expense, net | 6,778 | 2,713 |  |
Income before income taxes | 0 | 0 |  |
Depreciation and amortization | 0 | 0 |  |
Capital expenditures | 0 | 0 |  |
Goodwill | 0 | 0 |  |
Total assets of continuing operations | 0 | $ 0 |  |
Discontinued Operations [Member] |  |  |  |
Business segment information |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  | $ 45,000 |
Discontinued Operations [Member] | Consolidation, Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |
Business segment information |  |  |  |
Net sales | $ (9,800) |  |  |

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