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DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jan. 26, 2019 USD ($) store | Jan. 27, 2018 USD ($) | Jan. 26, 2019 USD ($) store | Jan. 27, 2018 USD ($)
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | $ | $ 6,149,206 | [1] | $ 2,528,011 | $ 9,017,362 | $ 4,985,556
Shop 'n Save [Member] | Disposed of by Sale [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of stores sold | store | 5 |  |  |  |
Number of stores held for sale | store | 8 |  |  | 8 |
Hornbacher's [Member] | Disposed of by Sale [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of stores sold | store | 7 |  |  |  |
Number of stores held for sale | store | 8 |  |  | 8 |
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member] | Discontinued Operations [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | $ | $ (153,600) |  |  | $ (163,400) |
Wholesale | Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | $ | 6,130,276 | [1] | $ 2,514,670 | 8,987,242 | $ 4,959,328
Wholesale | Operating Segments [Member] | Discontinued Operations [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | $ | $ 265,200 |  |  | $ 287,000 |
[1] | For the second quarter of fiscal 2019, the Company recorded $265.2 million within Net sales in its wholesale reportable segment attributable to discontinued operations inter-company product purchases from its Retail operating segment, which it expects will continue subsequent to the sale of certain retail banners.

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