CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $) In Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2011	Jul. 30, 2010	Jul. 31, 2009
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 85,208	$ 85,258	$ 65,926
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	0	31
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations:
Depreciation and amortization	62,788	61,024	59,286
(Gain) loss on disposition of property and equipment	(1,418)	4,697	4,421
Impairment	3,219	2,672	2,088
Share-based compensation	9,796	13,193	6,946
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation	(4,108)	(5,063)	(937)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	1,251	(800)	754
Income taxes receivable	(7,898)	4,078	3,794
Inventories	2,532	(6,655)	18,530
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(391)	584	1,788
Other assets	(803)	(5,642)	2,009
Accounts payable	(16,539)	24,050	(1,021)
Taxes withheld and accrued	(652)	906	2,622
Income taxes payable	(3,516)	12,687	0
Accrued employee compensation	(10,680)	9,880	3,809
Accrued employee benefits	(1,690)	(1,696)	(1,608)
Deferred revenues	5,086	5,016	(90)
Accrued interest expense	(2,678)	156	(2,106)
Other accrued expenses	(1,669)	(613)	(672)
Other long-term obligations	12,576	5,002	(1,953)
Deferred income taxes	7,798	3,372	554
Net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations	138,212	212,106	164,171
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of property and equipment	(77,962)	(70,132)	(68,104)
Proceeds from insurance recoveries of property and equipment	276	241	262
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	8,197	265	58,755
Net cash used in investing activities of continuing operations	(69,489)	(69,626)	(9,087)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	687,000	349,600	620,200
Proceeds from exercise of share-based compensation awards	20,540	37,460	4,362
Principal payments under long-term debt and other long-term obligations	(717,263)	(414,572)	(762,530)
Purchases and retirement of common stock	(33,563)	(62,487)	0
Deferred financing costs	(5,125)	(2,908)	(768)
Dividends on common stock	(19,846)	(18,545)	(17,607)
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation	4,108	5,063	937
Net cash used in financing activities of continuing operations	(64,149)	(106,389)	(155,406)
Cash flows from discontinued operations:
Net cash used in operating activities of discontinued operations	0	0	(47)
Net cash used in discontinued operations	0	0	(47)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	4,574	36,091	(369)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year	47,700	11,609	11,978
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year	52,274	47,700	11,609
Cash paid during the year for:
Interest, excluding interest rate swap payments, net of amounts capitalized	15,946	14,598	32,344
Interest rate swaps	30,355	30,722	19,469
Income taxes	32,248	20,673	23,782
Supplemental schedule of non-cash financing activity:
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps	14,677	(5,049)	(21,614)
Change in deferred tax asset for interest rate swaps	$ (3,860)	$ 1,022	$ 4,445