Employee Savings Plans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Aug. 03, 2018	Jul. 28, 2017	Jul. 29, 2016
401(k) Savings Plan [Member]
Defined Contribution Plan [Abstract]
Defined contribution plan, type [Extensible List]	us-gaap:PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Defined contribution plan, tax status [Extensible List]	us-gaap:QualifiedPlanMember
Requisite service period	90 days
Minimum age of eligible employees required	21 years
Percentage of compensation allowed to be deferred by eligible employees	50.00%
Percentage of company match to employee contribution	50.00%	25.00%	25.00%
Percentage of company contributions that vests annually	20.00%	20.00%	20.00%
Percentage of company contribution that vests on employee's fifth anniversary of employment	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Company's contributions to the plan	$ 3,812	$ 2,501	$ 2,528
401(k) Savings Plan [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Defined Contribution Plan [Abstract]
Percentage of employee's compensation matched by company	5.00%	6.00%	6.00%
Non-Qualified Savings Plan [Member]
Defined Contribution Plan [Abstract]
Defined contribution plan, type [Extensible List]	us-gaap:PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Defined contribution plan, tax status [Extensible List]	us-gaap:NonqualifiedPlanMember
Percentage of compensation allowed to be deferred by eligible employees	50.00%
Percentage of eligible bonuses allowed to be deferred	100.00%
Percentage of company match to employee contribution	25.00%	25.00%	25.00%
Percentage of company contributions that vests annually	20.00%	20.00%	20.00%
Percentage of company contribution that vests on employee's fifth anniversary of employment	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Market value of the trust assets	$ 32,669
Liability obligations to participants	32,669
Company's contributions to the plan	$ 342	$ 291	$ 296
Non-Qualified Savings Plan [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Defined Contribution Plan [Abstract]
Percentage of employee's compensation matched by company	6.00%	6.00%	6.00%

Amount of contributions made by the employer to a defined contribution plan.

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- Definition

Refers to the minimum age of eligible employees required for a defined contribution plan, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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- Definition

Estimated period over which an employee is required to provide service to be eligible to participate in a defined contribution plan, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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- Definition

This represents the entire liability recognized in the balance sheet that is associated with the company's non-qualified defined contribution retirement plan.

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- Definition

Percentage of employer's matching contribution that vests on the fifth anniversary.

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- Definition

Percentage of eligible bonus that eligible employees can defer.

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- Definition

This represents amount of the entire plan assets recognized in the balance sheet that are associated with the company's rabbi trust established for its non-qualified defined contribution plan.

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- Definition

Percentage of employees' gross pay for which the employer contributes a matching contribution to a defined contribution plan.

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- Definition

Percentage employer matches of the employee's percentage contribution matched.

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- Definition

Percentage of employer's matching contributions to a defined contribution plan that vests in a given year.

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- Definition

Maximum percentage of employee gross pay the employee may contribute to a defined contribution plan.

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- Definition

Indicates tax status of defined contribution plan designed to provide retirement benefits.

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- Definition

Indicates type of defined contribution plan. Includes, but is not limited to, pension plan, other postretirement plan and special and contractual termination benefits payable upon retirement.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 70
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49170846&loc=d3e28014-114942

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