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SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Intangible Assets With Definite Lives (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 01, 2020
Customer relationships | Minimum |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life | 7 years
Customer relationships | Maximum |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life | 20 years
Noncompete Agreements | Minimum |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life | 2 years
Noncompete Agreements | Maximum |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life | 10 years
Trademarks and tradenames | Minimum |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life | 2 years
Trademarks and tradenames | Maximum |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life | 10 years
Leases in place | Minimum |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life | 1 year
Leases in place | Maximum |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life | 8 years
Favorable operating leases | Minimum |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life | 1 year
Favorable operating leases | Maximum |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life | 8 years
Unfavorable operating leases | Minimum |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life | 2 years
Unfavorable operating leases | Maximum |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life | 11 years
Pharmacy prescription files | Maximum |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life | 7 years

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- Definition Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. + References No definition available. + Details
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