LEASES LEASES - Lease assets and liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Aug. 01, 2020		Aug. 04, 2019	Aug. 03, 2019
Leases [Abstract]
Operating lease assets	$ 982,808		$ 1,059,473	$ 0
Finance lease assets	129,517
Total lease assets	1,112,325
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	131,022	[1]	137,741	0
Current portion of long-term debt and finance lease liabilities	12,746	[2]		24,670
Long-term operating lease liabilities	873,990	[1]	$ 936,728	0
Long-term finance lease liabilities	143,303	[2]		$ 108,208
Total lease liabilities	$ 1,161,061

[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.

[2] Finance lease payments include $0.0 million related to extension options that are reasonably certain of being exercised and exclude $0.4 million of legally binding minimum lease payments for leases signed but not yet commenced.