EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Jul. 30, 2011	Jul. 31, 2010	Aug. 01, 2009	Nov. 01, 1988
EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN.
Percentage of outstanding common stock allocated to ESOP (as a percent)				40.00%
Outstanding common stock allocated to ESOP				$ 4.1
Interest rate on notes (as a percent)	1.33%	1.33%
Contribution to the trust related to ESOP	0.2	0.2	0.3
Interest component of contribution made to trust related to ESOP	0.1	0.1	0.1
Changes in ESOP shares
Total ESOP shares - beginning of year (in shares)	2,419,000	2,552,000
Shares distributed to employees (in shares)	(220,000)	(133,000)
Total ESOP shares - end of year (in shares)	2,199,000	2,419,000	2,552,000
ESOP shares
Allocated shares	1,657,000	1,711,000
Unreleased shares	542,000	708,000
Total ESOP shares (in shares)	2,199,000	2,419,000	2,552,000
Number of shares released for allocation under ESOP (in shares)	165,436	197,085
Fair value of unreleased shares	$ 22.6	$ 20.9

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The fair value of the shares that, although not legally released, will be released by a future scheduled and committed debt service payment and will be allocated to employees for service rendered in the current accounting period and the shares contributed to the ESOP that have not yet been released, committed to be released, or allocated to participant accounts.

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The shares that, although not legally released, will be released by a future scheduled and committed debt service payment and will be allocated to employees for service rendered in the current accounting period and shares contributed to the ESOP that have not yet been released, committed to be released, or allocated to participant accounts.

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Represents the number of shares issued to the employees under the ESOP, during the period.

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Represents that number of shares or units in an ESOP trust that were released during the period to be assigned to individual participant accounts.

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Represents the interest rate on a loan made to the ESOP by a lender other than the employer.

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Represents the percentage of the entity's outstanding common stock repurchased and contributed to an employee stock ownership plan.

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Represents the value of the entity's outstanding common stock repurchased and contributed to an employee stock ownership plan.

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The shares or units in an ESOP trust that have been assigned to individual participant accounts based on a known formula. IRS rules require allocations to be nondiscriminatory generally based on compensation, length of service, or a combination of both. For any particular participant such shares or units may be vested, unvested, or partially vested.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher AICPA
-Name Statement of Position (SOP)
-Number 93-6
-Paragraph 53
-Subparagraph d
-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 40
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (d)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6418621&loc=d3e17540-113929

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Sum of the allocated, committed-to-be-released and suspense shares of the entity held by the plan.

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For grandfathered ESOP shares acquired prior to January 1, 1993, the actual interest incurred on debt for obligations that the employer may secure on behalf of the ESOP.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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-Name Statement of Position (SOP)
-Number 93-6
-Paragraph 53
-Subparagraph b
-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF)
-Number 89-8
-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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For grandfathered ESOP shares acquired prior to January 1, 1993, the amount of cash contributions made to the ESOP.

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