CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Nov. 02, 2019	Oct. 27, 2018
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales		$ 6,019,585	$ 2,868,156
Cost of sales		5,248,543	2,455,825
Gross profit		771,042	412,331
Operating expenses		775,414	363,165
Goodwill and asset impairment charges		425,405	0
Restructuring, acquisition and integration related expenses		14,250	68,004
Operating loss		(444,027)	(18,838)
Other expense (income):
Net periodic benefit income, excluding service cost		(11,384)	(844)
Interest expense, net		49,518	7,525
Other, net		(46)	97
Total other expense, net		38,088	6,778
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes		(482,115)	(25,616)
Benefit for income taxes		(73,753)	(4,255)
Net loss from continuing operations		408,362	21,361
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax		24,954	2,070	[1]
Net loss including noncontrolling interests		383,408	19,291
Less income attributable to noncontrolling interests		519	3
Net loss attributable to United Natural Foods, Inc.		$ 383,927	$ 19,294
Basic per share data:
Continuing operations		$ (7.67)	$ (0.42)
Discontinued operations		0.46	0.04
Basic loss per share		(7.21)	(0.38)
Diluted (loss) earnings per share:
Continuing operations		(7.67)	(0.42)
Discontinued operations	[2]	0.46	0.04
Diluted loss per share		$ (7.21)	$ (0.38)
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (shares)		53,213	50,583
Diluted (shares)		53,213	50,583

[1] These results reflect retail operations from the Supervalu acquisition date of October 22, 2018 to October 27, 2018.

[2] The computation of diluted earnings per share from discontinued operations is calculated using diluted weighted average shares outstanding, which includes the net effect of dilutive stock awards, of approximately 63 thousand shares and 598 thousand for the 13-week periods ended November 2, 2019 and October 27, 2018, respectively.