FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Fair Value Estimates (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Feb. 01, 2020	Aug. 03, 2019
Reported Value Measurement
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Notes receivable, including current portion	$ 37,222	$ 46,320
Long-term debt, including current portion	2,935,976	2,906,483
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Notes receivable, including current portion	36,781	45,232
Long-term debt, including current portion	$ 2,842,994	$ 2,730,271