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MERCHANDISE INVENTORIES	9 Months Ended
MERCHANDISE INVENTORIES	Apr. 28, 2018
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
MERCHANDISE INVENTORIES	MERCHANDISE INVENTORIES At both April 28, 2018 and July 29, 2017, approximately 65% of merchandise inventories are valued by the LIFO method while the balance is valued by FIFO. If the FIFO method had been used for the entire inventory, inventories would have been $14,510 and $14,410 higher than reported at both April 28, 2018 and July 29, 2017.