RECENTLY ADOPTED AND ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Aug. 01, 2020		Aug. 04, 2019	Aug. 03, 2019	Jul. 28, 2018	Jul. 29, 2017
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$ 251,891		$ 221,041	$ 235,774
Property and equipment, net	1,701,216		1,753,623	1,896,164
Operating lease assets	982,808		1,059,473	0
Intangible assets, net	969,600		1,072,175	1,089,846
Deferred income taxes	107,624		33,423	34,262
Total increase to assets	7,586,972			7,174,335
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	281,956		253,271	260,531
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	131,022	[1]	137,741	0
Current portion of long-term debt and finance lease liabilities	83,378		105,167	112,103
Long-term operating lease liabilities	873,990	[1]	936,728	0
Long-term finance lease obligations	143,303		70,643	108,208
Other long-term liabilities	336,487		252,848	394,749
Total stockholders' equity	1,142,258		1,507,187	1,504,305	$ 1,839,066	$ 1,677,925
Total increase to liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 7,586,972			$ 7,174,335
Accounting Standards Update 2016-02
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			(14,733)
Property and equipment, net			(142,541)
Operating lease assets			1,059,473
Intangible assets, net			(17,671)
Deferred income taxes			(839)
Total increase to assets			883,689
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities			(7,260)
Current portion of operating lease liabilities			137,741
Current portion of long-term debt and finance lease liabilities			(6,936)
Long-term operating lease liabilities			936,728
Long-term finance lease obligations			(37,565)
Other long-term liabilities			(141,901)
Total stockholders' equity			2,882
Total increase to liabilities and stockholders' equity			$ 883,689

[1] Operating lease payments include $11.4 million related to extension options that are reasonably certain of being exercised and exclude $23.0 million of legally binding minimum lease payments for leases signed but not yet commenced.