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Debt
6 Months Ended
Jan. 27, 2012
Debt [Abstract]  
Debt
4.             Debt

Long-term debt consisted of the following at:
 
   
January 27,
2012
  
July 29,
2011
 
Revolving credit facility expiring on July 8, 2016
 $318,750  $318,750 
Term loan payable on or before July 8, 2016
  231,250   231,250 
Note payable
  195   246 
    550,195   550,246 
Current maturities
  (9,480)  (103)
Long-term debt
 $540,715  $550,143 

The Company's $750,000 credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) consists of a term loan and a $500,000 revolving credit facility (“the Revolving Credit Facility”).  At January 27, 2012, the Company had $318,750 of outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility and $28,606 of standby letters of credit, which reduce the Company's availability under the Revolving Credit Facility (see Note 13).  At January 27, 2012, the Company had $152,644 in borrowing availability under the Revolving Credit Facility.
 
In accordance with the Credit Facility, outstanding borrowings bear interest, at the Company's election, either at LIBOR or prime plus a percentage point spread based on certain specified financial ratios.  As of January 27, 2012, the Company's outstanding borrowings were swapped at a weighted average interest rate of 7.57% (see Note 5 for information on the Company's interest rate swaps).
 
The Credit Facility contains customary financial covenants, which include maintenance of a maximum consolidated total leverage ratio and a minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio.  At January 27, 2012, the Company was in compliance with all debt covenants.
 
The Credit Facility also imposes restrictions on the amount of dividends the Company is permitted to pay.  If there is no default existing and the total of our availability under the Revolving Credit Facility plus the Company's cash and cash equivalents on hand is at least $100,000, the Company may: (1) pay cash dividends on shares of its common stock if the aggregate amount of dividends paid in any fiscal year is less than 15% of Consolidated EBITDA from continuing operations (as defined in the Credit Facility) during the immediately preceding fiscal year; or (2) increase its regular quarterly cash dividend in any quarter by an amount not to exceed the greater of $0.01 per share or 10% of the amount of the dividend paid in the prior fiscal quarter.
 
The note payable consists of a five-year note with a vendor with an original principal amount of $507 and represents the financing of prepaid maintenance for telecommunications equipment.  The note payable is payable in monthly installments of principal and interest of $9 through October 16, 2013 and bears interest at 2.88% per year.