Share-Based Compensation (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 03, 2012

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Schedule of Outstanding Awards Under Each Plan

The following table summaries the number of outstanding awards under each plan at August 3, 2012:

2010 Omnibus Plan	374,934
Directors Plan	16,110
Employee Plan	42,546
A&R Plan	205,055
2002 Omnibus Plan	137,384

LTPP Performance and Vesting Period

The following table summarizes the performance periods and vesting periods for the Company's long-term performance plans:

Long-Term Performance Plan ("LTPP")	Performance Period		Vesting Period (in Years)
2010 LTPP	2010			3
2011 LTPP		2011 - 2012		2
2012 LTPP		2012 - 2013		2

Schedule of Outstanding Awards Under LTPP

The following table summarizes the shares that have been accrued under the 2011 LTPP and the 2012 LTPP at August 3, 2012:

(Shares in thousands)
2012 LTPP	140
2011 LTPP	97

Schedule of nonvested stock activity

A summary of the Company's nonvested stock activity as of August 3, 2012, and changes during 2012 is presented in the following table:

(Shares in thousands)
Nonvested Stock	Shares	Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested at July 29, 2011	339	$	42.31
Granted	43		46.22
Vested	(302)		42.96
Forfeited	--		--
Unvested at August 3, 2012	80	$	41.97

Aggregate Fair Value of Non Vested Stock

The following table summarizes the total fair value of nonvested stock that vested for each of the three years:

	2012		2011		2010
Total fair value of nonvested stock	$	12,981	$	4,393	$	2,667

Assumptions used in determining the fair value of MSU Grants

The following assumptions were used for the Company's MSU Grants:

	Year Ended
	August 3, 2012	July 29, 2011
Dividend yield range	2.2%	1.6%
Expected volatility	45%	43%
Risk-free interest rate	0.3%	0.8%

Schedule of Shares Accrued Under the MSU Grants

The following table summarizes the shares that have been accrued under each annual plan based upon the change in total shareholder return at August 3, 2012:

(Shares in thousands)	Total Shareholder Return			Shares
2012 MSU Grants		141.0	%		29
2011 MSU Grants		134.1	%		51

Assumptions used in determining the fair value of each option award

The fair value of each option award was estimated on the date of grant using a binomial lattice-based option valuation model, which incorporates ranges of assumptions for inputs as shown in the following table.

	Year Ended
	July 29, 2011*	July 30, 2010
Dividend yield range	1.7%	2.5%
Expected volatility	40%	47%
Risk-free interest rate range	0.3%- 4.6%	0.4%- 5.1%
Expected term (in years)	6.6*	6.8

*Stock options granted in 2011 were defeased and replaced with MSU Grants (see sub-section above entitled "Performance-Based Market Stock Units").

Schedule of stock option activity

A summary of the Company's stock option activity as of August 3, 2012, and changes during 2012 are presented in the following table:

(Shares in thousands)
Fixed Options	Shares			Weighted- Average Price		Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at July 29, 2011		1,124		$	33.01
Granted		--			--
Exercised		(683	)		33.45
Forfeited		(3	)		31.58
Canceled		(34	)		21.88
Outstanding at August 3, 2012		404		$	33.22		4.36	$	12,014
Exercisable		324		$	33.62		3.69	$	9,512

Schedule of Weighted Average Fair Value Per Share and Intrinsic Value of Options Granted

The following table summarizes the weighted-average grant-date fair values of options granted and the total intrinsic values of options exercised during each of the three years:

	2012		2011		2010
Weighted-average grant-date fair values of options granted	$	--	$	16.81	$	12.03
Total intrinsic values of options exercised*		14,859		11,713		21,602

* The intrinsic value for stock options is defined as the difference between the current market value and the grant price.

Schedule of Compensation Cost for Share-based Payment Arrangements, Allocation of Share-based Compensation Costs by Plan

The following table highlights the components of share-based compensation expense for each of the three years:

	2012		2011		2010
Nonvested stock awards	$	11,440	$	6,652	$	9,999
Stock options		1,290		2,155		3,194
MSU Grants		1,690		989		--
Total compensation expense	$	14,420	$	9,796	$	13,193

Schedule of Unrecognized Compensation Cost, Nonvested Awards

The following table highlights the total unrecognized compensation expense related to nonvested stock, stock options and MSU Grants and the weighted-average periods over which the expense is expected to be recognized as of August 3, 2012:

	Nonvested Stock		Stock Options		MSU Grants
Total unrecognized compensation	$	1,911	$	85	$	1,761
Weighted-average period in years		2.04		0.10		1.64

Total Share-based Compensation Income Tax Benefit

The following table highlights the total income tax benefit recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Income for each of the three years:

	2012		2011		2010
Total income tax benefit	$	4,254	$	2,576	$	3,470