Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 03, 2012

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Schedule of significant components of the Company's net deferred tax liability

Significant components of the Company's net deferred tax liability consisted of the following at:

	August 3, 2012		July 29, 2011
Deferred tax assets:
Financial accruals without economic performance	$	57,881	$	56,954
Other		13,282		15,068
Deferred tax assets	$	71,163	$	72,022
Deferred tax liabilities
Excess tax depreciation over book	$	91,149	$	90,361
Other		27,992		28,033
Deferred tax liabilities		119,141		118,394
Net deferred tax liability	$	47,978	$	46,372

Schedule of the provision for income taxes

The components of the provision for income taxes for each of the three years were as follows:

	2012		2011			2010
Current:
Federal	$	34,074	$	17,231		$	29,114
State		7,928		5,577			(88	)
Deferred:
Federal		886		9,019			336
State		319		(1,344	)		1,089
Total income tax provision	$	43,207	$	30,483		$	30,451

Schedule of a reconciliation of the provision for income taxes

A reconciliation of the provision for income taxes and the amount computed by multiplying the income before the provision for income taxes by the U.S. federal statutory rate of 35% was as follows:

	2012			2011			2010
Provision computed at federal statutory income tax rate	$	51,201		$	40,492		$	40,498
State and local income taxes, net of federal benefit		6,424			3,050			495
Employer tax credits for FICA taxes paid on employee tip income		(9,114	)		(8,351	)		(8,062	)
Other employer tax credits		(4,938	)		(5,098	)		(3,769	)
Other-net		(366	)		390			1,289
Total income tax provision	$	43,207		$	30,483		$	30,451

Schedule of uncertain tax positions that, if recognized, would affect effective tax rate

The following table highlights the amount of uncertain tax positions that, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate for each of the three years:

	2012		2011		2010
Uncertain tax positions	$	16,607	$	13,223	$	11,791

Schedule of the Company's total gross liability for uncertain tax positions exclusive of interest and penalties

	August 3, 2012			July 29, 2011			July 30, 2010
Balance at beginning of year	$	14,167		$	12,965		$	21,956
Tax positions related to the current year:
Additions		3,326			2,616			2,195
Reductions		--			--			--
Tax positions related to the prior year:
Additions		2,556			987			44
Reductions		(1,043	)		(24	)		(4,458	)
Settlements		--			--			(4,980	)
Expiration of statute of limitations		(908	)		(2,377	)		(1,792	)
Balance at end of year	$	18,098		$	14,167		$	12,965

Schedule of interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions recognized in the provision for income taxes

The following table highlights the amount of interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions recognized in the provision for income taxes for each of the three years:

	2012		2011		2010
Interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions	$	830	$	651	$	271

Schedule of potential interest and penalties, net of tax, included in the Company's liability for uncertain tax positions

The following table highlights the amount of potential interest and penalties, net of tax, included in the Company's liability for uncertain tax positions at:

	August 3, 2012		July 29, 2011
Interest and penalties, net of tax	$	4,844	$	4,014