Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jul. 28, 2017

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:

	2017		2016			2015
Current:
Federal	$	83,743	$	62,054		$	71,386
State		7,567		6,447			6,050
Deferred:
Federal		4,696		12,477			(6,178	)
State		982		(3,858	)		3,040
Total provision for income taxes	$	96,988	$	77,120		$	74,298

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:

	2017			2016			2015
Provision computed at federal statutory income tax rate	$	104,611		$	93,247		$	83,370
State and local income taxes, net of federal benefit		5,856			1,427			6,378
Employer tax credits for FICA taxes paid on employee tip income		(11,543	)		(11,048	)		(10,681	)
Other employer tax credits		(2,814	)		(7,326	)		(5,058	)
Other-net		878			820			289
Total provision for income taxes	$	96,988		$	77,120		$	74,298

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 28, 2017		July 29, 2016
Deferred tax assets:
Compensation and employee benefits	$	10,110	$	13,937
Deferred rent		18,270		17,183
Accrued liabilities		13,233		12,466
Insurance reserves		12,401		11,444
Inventory		4,411		4,368
Other		2,767		8,718
Deferred tax assets	$	61,192	$	68,116
Deferred tax liabilities:
Property and equipment	$	100,373	$	97,695
Inventory		10,906		9,803
Other		12,273		12,024
Deferred tax liabilities		123,552		119,522
Net deferred tax liability	$	62,360	$	51,406

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 28, 2017			July 29, 2016			July 31, 2015
Balance at beginning of year	$	21,899		$	25,507		$	22,832
Tax positions related to the current year:
Additions		4,003			4,860			3,994
Reductions		--			--			--
Tax positions related to the prior year:
Additions		582			2,186			118
Reductions		(2,966	)		(6,896	)		(227	)
Settlements		(1,027	)		(2,324	)		(204	)
Expiration of statute of limitations		(1,760	)		(1,434	)		(1,006	)
Balance at end of year	$	20,731		$	21,899		$	25,507

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:

	2017		2016		2015
Uncertain tax positions	$	13,475	$	14,234	$	16,579