Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Nov. 02, 2013

Stock-based compensation expense by type

The compensation costs that have been charged against income for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended November 2, 2013 and October 27, 2012 were as follows (in thousands):

	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
	November 2, 2013		October 27, 2012		November 2, 2013		October 27, 2012
Stock-based compensation expense by type:
Stock options	$	17	$	32	$	340	$	774
Restricted stock unit awards, including performance-based		1,321		1,024		4,207		3,978
Employee stock purchases		26		16		84		51
Director deferred compensation		34		15		96		21
Total stock-based compensation expense		1,398		1,087		4,727		4,824
Income tax benefit recognized		516		403		1,745		1,797
Stock-based compensation expense, net of income tax	$	882	$	684	$	2,982	$	3,027

Equity awards granted during the period

In the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended November 2, 2013 and October 27, 2012, we granted the following equity awards:

	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
	November 2, 2013		October 27, 2012		November 2, 2013		October 27, 2012
Stock options		810		1,530		19,251		39,772
Restricted stock unit awards		-		2,801		62,625		66,317
Performance-based restricted stock unit awards		-		-		36,700		38,100
Deferred stock units		601		252		8,076		361

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of components of a stock option or other award plan under which equity-based compensation is awarded to employees, typically comprised of the amount of unearned compensation (deferred compensation cost), compensation expense, and changes in the quantity and fair value of the shares (or other type of equity) granted, exercised, forfeited, and issued and outstanding pertaining to that plan. Disclosure may also include nature and general terms of such arrangements that existed during the period and potential effects of those arrangements on shareholders, effect of compensation cost arising from equity-based payment arrangements on the income statement, method of estimating the fair value of the goods or services received, or the fair value of the equity instruments granted, during the period, cash flow effects resulting from equity-based payment arrangements and, for registrants that accelerate vesting of out of the money share options, reasons for the decision to accelerate.

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