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Stock-Based Compensation (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2014	Oct. 26, 2013	Oct. 25, 2014	Oct. 26, 2013	Jul. 26, 2014 Employee and Directors Stock Options	Oct. 25, 2014 Employee and Directors Stock Options	Oct. 25, 2014 Restricted Stock	Oct. 25, 2014 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) Non-Employee Directors	Oct. 25, 2014 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) Non-Employee Directors	Jul. 26, 2014 Performance-Based Shares	Oct. 25, 2014 Performance-Based Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares granted (in shares)					373,711	374,000
Shares/units granted (in shares)							102,811	33,250	33,000	191,783	192,000
Share-based Compensation, Allocation and Classification in Financial Statements [Abstract]
Equity-based awards expense	$ 2,037	$ 2,478	$ 5,047	$ 5,671
Liability-based awards expense	821	1,886	373	3,790
Total stock-based compensation expense	$ 2,858	$ 4,364	$ 5,420	$ 9,461

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