Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jul. 29, 2016

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Schedule of Provision for Income Taxes

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

	2016			2015			2014
Current:
Federal	$	62,054		$	71,386		$	53,713
State		6,447			6,050			4,597
Deferred:
Federal		12,477			(6,178	)		(2,863	)
State		(3,858	)		3,040			3,274
Total provision for income taxes	$	77,120		$	74,298		$	58,721

Schedule of a Reconciliation of Provision for Income Taxes

A reconciliation of the Company’s provision for income taxes and income taxes based on the statutory U.S. federal rate of 35% was as follows:

	2016			2015			2014
Provision computed at federal statutory income tax rate	$	93,247		$	83,370		$	66,797
State and local income taxes, net of federal benefit		1,427			6,378			5,029
Employer tax credits for FICA taxes paid on employee tip income		(11,048	)		(10,681	)		(9,962	)
Other employer tax credits		(7,326	)		(5,058	)		(3,781	)
Other-net		820			289			638
Total provision for income taxes	$	77,120		$	74,298		$	58,721

Schedule of Significant Components of Net Deferred Tax Liability

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

	July 29, 2016		July 31, 2015
Deferred tax assets:
Compensation and employee benefits	$	13,937	$	13,721
Deferred rent		17,183		16,022
Accrued liabilities		12,466		16,869
Insurance reserves		11,444		12,074
Inventory		4,368		4,525
Other		8,718		2,606
Deferred tax assets	$	68,116	$	65,817
Deferred tax liabilities:
Property and equipment	$	97,695	$	88,651
Inventory		9,803		11,568
Other		12,024		9,534
Deferred tax liabilities		119,522		109,753
Net deferred tax liability	$	51,406	$	43,936

Schedule of Total Gross Liability for Uncertain Tax Positions Exclusive of Interest and Penalties

Summarized below is a tabular reconciliation of the beginning and ending balance of the Company’s total gross liability for uncertain tax positions exclusive of interest and penalties:

	July 29, 2016			July 31, 2015			August 1, 2014
Balance at beginning of year	$	25,507		$	22,832		$	20,972
Tax positions related to the current year:
Additions		4,860			3,994			3,989
Reductions		--			--			--
Tax positions related to the prior year:
Additions		2,186			118			1,400
Reductions		(6,896	)		(227	)		(1,630	)
Settlements		(2,324	)		(204	)		(755	)
Expiration of statute of limitations		(1,434	)		(1,006	)		(1,144	)
Balance at end of year	$	21,899		$	25,507		$	22,832

Schedule of Uncertain Tax Positions that, if Recognized, Would Affect Effective Tax Rate

The following table highlights the amount of uncertain tax positions, exclusive of interest and penalties, which, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate for each of the three years:

	2016		2015		2014
Uncertain tax positions	$	14,234	$	16,579	$	14,840