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Segment Information (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Oct. 27, 2012
Segment Information [Abstract] |
Net Sales and Operating Income for Each Segment |
|  |  |  | Three Months Ended |  |
|  |  | October 27, 2012 |  |  | October 29, 2011
|  |  |  | (millions) |  |
Net sales: |  |  |  |  |  |
Justice |  | $ | 358.3 |  | $ | 320.0
Lane Bryant (a) |  |  | 229.8 |  |  | --
maurices |  |  | 224.6 |  |  | 202.9
dressbarn |  |  | 252.0 |  |  | 245.4
Catherines (a) |  |  | 72.8 |  |  | --
Total net sales |  | $ | 1,137.5 |  | $ | 768.3
Operating income (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |
Justice |  | $ | 56.3 |  | $ | 47.8
Lane Bryant (a) |  |  | (17.0) |  |  | --
maurices |  |  | 29.6 |  |  | 23.7
dressbarn |  |  | 9.0 |  |  | 5.0
Catherines (a) |  |  | 1.4 |  |  | --
Subtotal |  |  | 79.3 |  |  | 76.5
Less unallocated acquisition-related, integration and restructuring costs |  |  | (6.4) |  |  | --
Total operating income |  | $ | 72.9 |  | $ | 76.5
Depreciation and amortization expense: |  |  |  |  |  |
Justice |  | $ | 12.0 |  | $ | 9.9
Lane Bryant (a) |  |  | 9.8 |  |  | --
maurices |  |  | 6.8 |  |  | 6.5
dressbarn |  |  | 7.7 |  |  | 7.7
Catherines (a) |  |  | 1.3 |  |  | --
Total depreciation and amortization expense |  | $ | 37.6 |  | $ | 24.1
(a) The Charming Shoppes Acquisition was consummated on June 14, 2012; therefore the data related to the Lane Bryant and Catherines segments for the prior reporting period is not presented.

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