CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		6 Months Ended
		Jan. 26, 2024	Jan. 27, 2023
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income		$ 31,990	$ 47,620
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		54,428	50,361
Amortization of debt issuance costs		874	862
Loss on disposition of property and equipment		2,898	2,225
Share-based compensation		6,253	5,111
Noncash lease expense		30,162	29,845
Amortization of asset recognized from gain on sale and leaseback transactions		6,368	6,368
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Inventories		16,662	25,998
Other current assets		(14,195)	(12,567)
Accounts payable		(29,096)	(34,398)
Taxes withheld and accrued		(12,499)	(29,056)
Other current liabilities		11,407	32,563
Long-term operating lease liabilities		(37,905)	(23,515)
Other long-term assets and liabilities		(5,468)	(595)
Net cash provided by operating activities		61,879	100,822
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of property and equipment		(51,453)	(48,878)
Proceeds from insurance recoveries of property and equipment		373	509
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment		91	226
Net cash used in investing activities		(50,989)	(48,143)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt		243,500	90,000
Principal payments under long-term debt		(207,000)	(60,049)
Taxes withheld from issuance of share-based compensation awards		(1,597)	(2,400)
Purchases and retirement of common stock		0	(17,449)
Dividends on common stock		(58,338)	(58,482)
Net cash used in financing activities		(23,435)	(48,380)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		(12,545)	4,299
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		25,147	45,105
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period		12,602	49,404
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest, net of amounts capitalized		8,351	5,415
Income taxes		5,634	3,855
Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities:
Capital expenditures accrued in accounts payable	[1]	3,563	3,257
Dividends declared but not yet paid	[1]	$ 30,387	$ 29,842

[1] See Note 8 for additional supplemental disclosures related to leases.