Fair Value Measurements (Details) (Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jan. 30, 2015		Aug. 01, 2014
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents	$ 109,069	[1]	$ 63,068	[1]
Interest rate swap asset (see Note 5)	0		240
Deferred compensation plan assets	27,012	[2]	25,322	[2]
Total assets at fair value	136,081		88,630
Interest rate swap liability (see Note 5)	14,590		7,943
Total liabilities at fair value	14,590		7,943
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents	109,069	[1]	63,068	[1]
Interest rate swap asset (see Note 5)	0		0
Deferred compensation plan assets	27,012	[2]	25,322	[2]
Total assets at fair value	136,081		88,390
Interest rate swap liability (see Note 5)	0		0
Total liabilities at fair value	0		0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents	0	[1]	0	[1]
Interest rate swap asset (see Note 5)	0		240
Deferred compensation plan assets	0	[2]	0	[2]
Total assets at fair value	0		240
Interest rate swap liability (see Note 5)	14,590		7,943
Total liabilities at fair value	14,590		7,943
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents	0	[1]	0	[1]
Interest rate swap asset (see Note 5)	0		0
Deferred compensation plan assets	0	[2]	0	[2]
Total assets at fair value	0		0
Interest rate swap liability (see Note 5)	0		0
Total liabilities at fair value	$ 0		$ 0

[1] Consists of money market fund investments.

[2] Represents plan assets invested in mutual funds established under a rabbi trust for the Company's non-qualified savings plan and is included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as other assets.