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LEASES - Additional Information (Details) ft² in Thousands |  |  | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2014 ft² | Nov. 06, 2013 ft² | Apr. 26, 2014 USD ($) | Jul. 29, 2017 USD ($) real_estate_partnership store property | Jul. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Jul. 25, 2015 USD ($)
Leased Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of stores leased | store |  |  |  | 23 |  |
Number of leased stores capitalized | store |  |  |  | 5 |  |
Renewal term |  |  |  | 5 years |  |
Number of real estate partnerships with company ownership interests | real_estate_partnership |  |  |  | 3 |  |
Number of partnerships to which rent was paid for leased stores | real_estate_partnership |  |  |  | 2 |  |
Rent paid to related partnership |  |  |  | $ 1,500,000 | $ 1,400,000 | $ 1,300,000
Rent paid to Wakefern under sublease agreement |  |  |  | 1,316,000 | 1,316,000 | 1,296,000
Hanover Township, New Jersey |  |  |  |  |  |
Leased Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Square feet of store | ft² |  | 77 |  |  |  |
Morris Plains, New Jersey |  |  |  |  |  |
Leased Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business exit costs |  |  | $ 3,481,000 |  |  |
Exit costs paid |  |  |  | 788,000 | 918,000 | 982,000
New Store, Union, New Jersey |  |  |  |  |  |
Leased Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Square feet of store | ft² | 59 |  |  |  |  |
Union, New Jersey |  |  |  |  |  |
Leased Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Square feet of store | ft² | 40 |  |  |  |  |
Business exit costs |  |  | $ 929,000 |  |  |
Exit costs paid |  |  |  | $ 0 | 266,000 | 531,000
Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |
Leased Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Lease terms |  |  |  | 20 years |  |
Term of non-cancelable leases |  |  |  | 1 year |  |
Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |
Leased Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Lease terms |  |  |  | 30 years |  |
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |  |  |
Leased Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of variable interest entity real estate partnerships | real_estate_partnership |  |  |  | 1 |  |
Number of properties owned by VIE partnership | property |  |  |  | 1 |  |
Percentage of profits and losses entitled to Company |  |  |  | 33.00% |  |
Officer |  |  |  |  |  |
Leased Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Officer ownership percentage in leasing property realty firm |  |  |  | 30.00% |  |
Rent paid to related parties |  |  |  | $ 688,000 | $ 642,000 | $ 640,000

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