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The percentage of voting equity interests acquired.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Equity Method Investment (Details) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Equity Method Investment (Details) $ in Thousands	Jul. 18, 2019 USD ($)	May 01, 2020 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2020 USD ($) Location	Aug. 02, 2019 USD ($)	Aug. 03, 2018 USD ($)
Equity method investments [Abstract]
Investment in unconsolidated subsidiary			$ 0	$ 89,100
Loss from unconsolidated subsidiary			(142,442)	0	$ 0
PBS HC [Member]
Equity method investments [Abstract]
Percentage of economic ownership interest	58.60%
Percentage of voting ownership Interest	49.70%
Investment in unconsolidated subsidiary				89,100
Purchase of promissory notes	$ 6,900
Additional funding provided	8,000
Funding amount paid			$ 48,000	$ 12,500
Number of locations where all operations were suspended \| Location			19
Loss from unconsolidated subsidiary		$ (132,878)	$ (132,878)
PBS HC [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Equity method investments [Abstract]
Agreed funding amount	$ 51,000