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Additional Financial Information | 3 Months Ended
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Oct. 27, 2012
Additional Financial Information [Abstract] |
Additional Financial Information | 13. Additional Financial Information
|  |  |  | Three Month Ended |  |
|  |  | October 27, 2012 |  |  | October 29, 2011
Cash Interest and Taxes: |  |  |  | (millions) |  |
Cash paid for interest |  | $ | 5.5 |  | $ | --
Cash paid for income taxes |  | $ | 4.1 |  | $ | 5.9
Non-cash Transactions Significant non-cash investing activities included the capitalization of fixed assets and recognition of related obligations in the net amount of $11.5 million for the three months ended October 27, 2012 and $10.9 million for the three months ended October 29, 2011. There were no other significant non-cash investing or financing activities for the three months ended October 27, 2012 or October 29, 2011.

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