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Commitments and Contingencies
9 Months Ended
Apr. 29, 2011
Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies
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Commitments and Contingencies

The Company and its subsidiaries are parties to various legal and regulatory proceedings and claims incidental to and arising out of the ordinary course of its business.  In the opinion of management, based upon information currently available, the ultimate liability with respect to these proceedings and claims will not materially affect the Company's consolidated results of operations or financial position.

The Company is contingently liable pursuant to standby letters of credit as credit guarantees related to insurers.  At April 29, 2011, the Company had $29,981 of standby letters of credit related to securing reserved claims under workers' compensation insurance.  All standby letters of credit are renewable annually and reduce the Company's availability under its Revolving Credit Facility (see Note 4 for further information on the Company's Revolving Credit Facility).

The Company is secondarily liable for lease payments under the terms of an operating lease that has been assigned to a third party.  At April 29, 2011, the lease has a remaining life of approximately 2.4 years with annual lease payments of approximately $361 for a total guarantee of $872.  The Company's performance is required only if the assignee fails to perform its obligations as lessee.  At this time, the Company has no reason to believe that the assignee will not perform, and, therefore, no provision has been made in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet for amounts to be paid in case of non-performance by the assignee.

Upon the sale of Logan's Roadhouse, Inc. (“Logan's”) in 2007, the Company reaffirmed its guarantee on the lease payments for two Logan's restaurants.  At April 29, 2011, the operating leases have remaining lives of 0.7 and 8.9 years with annual payments of approximately $94 and $108, respectively, for a total guarantee of $1,071.  The Company's performance is required only if Logan's fails to perform its obligations as lessee.  At this time, the Company has no reason to believe Logan's will not perform, and therefore, no provision has been made in the condensed consolidated balance sheet for amounts to be paid as a result of non-performance by Logan's.

The Company enters into certain indemnification agreements in favor of third parties in the ordinary course of business.  The Company believes that the probability of incurring an actual liability under such indemnification agreements is sufficiently remote so that no liability has been recorded.  In connection with the divestiture of Logan's (see Note 15 to the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements included in the 2010 Form 10-K), the Company entered into various agreements to indemnify third parties against certain tax obligations, for any breaches of representations and warranties in the applicable transaction documents and for certain costs and expenses that may arise out of specified real estate matters, including potential relocation and legal costs.  The Company believes that the probability of being required to make any indemnification payments to Logan's is remote, and therefore, no provision has been recorded in the condensed balance sheet for potential indemnifications.