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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 26, 2019	Jul. 28, 2018
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Effect of One Percent Increase on Fair Value of Interest Rate Fair Value Hedging Instruments	$ 65,500,000
Effect of One Percent Decrease on Fair Value of Interest Rate Fair Value Hedging Instruments	69,000,000
Carrying Value
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Notes receivable, including current portion	54,336,000	$ 0
Capital lease obligations, including current portion	3,141,762,000	320,000,000
Fair Value
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Notes receivable, including current portion	53,596,000	0
Capital lease obligations, including current portion	2,940,150,000	320,000,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 1 | Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Mutual funds	1,053,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 1 | Other Assets
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Mutual funds	1,845,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 2 | Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Mutual funds	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 2 | Other Assets
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Mutual funds	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 3 | Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Mutual funds	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 3 | Other Assets
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Mutual funds	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Level 1 | Prepaid expenses and other current assets | Interest rate swap
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Interest rate swaps, assets	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Level 1 | Other Assets | Interest rate swap
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Interest rate swaps, assets		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Level 1 | Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Interest rate swaps, liabilities	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Level 1 | Other long-term liabilities
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Interest rate swaps, liabilities	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Level 2 | Prepaid expenses and other current assets | Interest rate swap
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Interest rate swaps, assets	2,393,000	1,459,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Level 2 | Other Assets | Interest rate swap
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Interest rate swaps, assets		5,860,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Level 2 | Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Interest rate swaps, liabilities	2,502,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Level 2 | Other long-term liabilities
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Interest rate swaps, liabilities	10,128,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Level 3 | Prepaid expenses and other current assets | Interest rate swap
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Interest rate swaps, assets	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Level 3 | Other Assets | Interest rate swap
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Interest rate swaps, assets		$ 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Level 3 | Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Interest rate swaps, liabilities	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Level 3 | Other long-term liabilities
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Interest rate swaps, liabilities	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument | Level 1 | Other Assets | Interest rate swap
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Interest rate swaps, assets	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument | Level 2 | Prepaid expenses and other current assets | Interest rate swap
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Interest rate swaps, assets	220,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument | Level 2 | Other Assets | Interest rate swap
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Interest rate swaps, assets	2,876,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument | Level 3 | Other Assets | Interest rate swap
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Interest rate swaps, assets	$ 0

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