DEBT (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2011	Jan. 29, 2011	Jul. 28, 2012	Jul. 30, 2011	Jul. 31, 2010
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt			$ 187,574,000	$ 187,806,000
Less: current portion			(74,000)	(232,000)
Long-term debt			187,500,000	187,574,000
Interest rate (in hundredths)			7.125%	8.125%
Repayments of Long-term debt			0	(135,350,000)	0
Loss on debt extinguishment			0	(8,295,000)	0
Write off of deferred debt issuance cost	600,000	1,700,000
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Reduction in maximum borrowing capacity resulting from increases in borrowing notes				12,500,000
Pledge of equity by material domestic subsidiaries (in hundredths)			100.00%
Pledge of non voting equity by first tier material foreign subsidiaries			100.00%
Pledge of voting equity by material foreign subsidiaries (in hundredths)			65.00%
Basis spread on variable rate (in hundredths)			0.50%
Percentage used in denominator for interest rate (in hundredths)			1.00%
Margin for borrowings based on administrative agent's base rate (in hundredths)			1.25%
Margin for borrowings based on the eurodollar (in hundredths)			2.25%
Letters of credit outstanding			38,500,000
Additional borrowing availability			186,500,000
Term of agreement			5 years
Period to repay debt				60 days
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate Incremental Facilities Maximum			75,000,000
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity			225,000,000
Maturity date			Jun. 04, 2015
Aggregate incremental facilities, maximum			75,000,000
Increase in dollar amount that the Company is permitted to use to repurchase the Company's common stock under the Company's credit agreement					30,000,000
Ratio of Indebtedness to consolidated EBITDA			3.00
Number of quarters consolidated leverage ratio is based			4
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | July 31, 2010 to April 28, 2012 [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Consolidated interest coverage			2.75
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | April 29, 2012 to July 28, 2012 [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Consolidated interest coverage			3.00
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Unutilized Commitment Fee (in hundredths)			0.50%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Unutilized Commitment Fee (in hundredths)			0.625%
Standby Letters of Credit [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity			100,000,000
Unutilized Commitment Fee (in hundredths)			0.50%
Standy Letter of Credit Fee			0.0225
Standby Letters of Credit [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Standy Letter of Credit Fee			0.0200
Outstanding commercial letters of credit			0.0100
Standby Letters of Credit [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Standy Letter of Credit Fee			0.0275
Outstanding commercial letters of credit			0.01375
Senior Subordinated Notes 2021 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt			187,500,000	187,500,000
Interest rate (in hundredths)			7.125%
Senior Subordinated Notes 2015 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt					135,350,000
Interest rate (in hundredths)		8.125%
Repayments of Long-term debt	48,390,000	86,960,000
Consideration received for tenders accepted		1,043.13
Principal amount of notes tendered for purchase		1,000
Consent payment		20
Extinguishment of debt		92,600,000
Redemption price (in hundredths)	104.063%
Loss on debt extinguishment				6,000,000
Write off of deferred debt issuance cost				2,300,000
Capital Leases [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt			$ 74,000	$ 306,000