COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 02, 2014	Aug. 03, 2013	Jul. 28, 2012
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Rent and other lease expense	$ 65,100,000	$ 59,500,000	$ 56,400,000
Outstanding letters of credit	33,600,000
Future minimum annual fixed payments required under non-cancelable operating leases
2014	50,399,000
2015	46,058,000
2016	41,523,000
2017	35,025,000
2018	29,090,000
2020 and thereafter	87,178,000
Total future minimum annual fixed payment	$ 289,273,000