10-Q

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the quarterly period ended October 27, 2012

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from ________ to ________

Commission File Number 001-10613

DYCOM INDUSTRIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Florida	59-1277135
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
11770 US Highway 1, Suite 101, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida	33408
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (561) 627-7171

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x   No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer x	Accelerated filer ¨	Non-accelerated filer ¨	Smaller reporting company ¨
		(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No x

There were 32,597,712 shares of common stock with a par value of $0.33 1/3 outstanding at November 19, 2012.

DYCOM INDUSTRIES, INC. TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements	3
Item 2.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	25
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	35
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	35
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	36
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	36
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	36
Item 5.	Other Information	37
Item 6.	Exhibits	39
Signatures		40
EX-31.1
EX-31.2
EX-32.1
EX-32.2
EX-101

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

DYCOM INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

	October 27, 2012		July 28, 2012
	(Dollars in thousands)
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and equivalents	$	54,726	$	52,581
Accounts receivable, net	153,794		141,788
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings	118,409		127,321
Inventories	25,142		26,274
Deferred tax assets, net	16,074		15,633
Income taxes receivable	741		4,884
Other current assets	12,822		8,466
Total current assets	381,708		376,947
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET	154,701		158,247
GOODWILL	174,849		174,849
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET	48,182		49,773
OTHER	12,093		12,377
TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS	389,825		395,246
TOTAL ASSETS	$	771,533	$	772,193
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	$	38,485	$	36,823
Current portion of debt	55		74
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings	1,447		1,522
Accrued insurance claims	24,244		25,218
Income taxes payable	4,567		—
Other accrued liabilities	47,642		50,926
Total current liabilities	116,440		114,563
LONG-TERM DEBT	187,500		187,500
ACCRUED INSURANCE CLAIMS	22,847		23,591
DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES, NET NON-CURRENT	48,792		49,537
OTHER LIABILITIES	3,959		4,071
Total liabilities	379,538		379,262
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES, Notes 9, 10, and 15
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Preferred stock, par value $1.00 per share: 1,000,000 shares authorized: no shares issued and outstanding	—		—
Common stock, par value $0.33 1/3 per share: 150,000,000 shares authorized: 32,595,062 and 33,587,744 issued and outstanding, respectively	10,865		11,196
Additional paid-in capital	102,351		114,820
Accumulated other comprehensive income	140		138
Retained earnings	278,639		266,777
Total stockholders' equity	391,995		392,931
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	$	771,533	$	772,193
See notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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DYCOM INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)
	For the Three Months Ended
	October 27, 2012			October 29, 2011
	(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
REVENUES:
Contract revenues	$	323,286		$	319,575
EXPENSES:
Costs of earned revenues, excluding depreciation and amortization	257,066			255,187
General and administrative (including stock-based compensation expense of $2.3 million and $1.3 million, respectively)	28,824			25,358
Depreciation and amortization	15,311			15,958
Total	301,201			296,503
Interest expense, net	(4,197		)	(4,173		)
Other income, net	1,614			2,959
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	19,502			21,858
PROVISION (BENEFIT) FOR INCOME TAXES:
Current	8,858			5,372
Deferred	(1,217		)	3,520
Total	7,641			8,892
NET INCOME	$	11,861		$	12,966
EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE:
Basic earnings per common share	$	0.36		$	0.39
Diluted earnings per common share	$	0.35		$	0.38
SHARES USED IN COMPUTING EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE:
Basic	33,089,959			33,508,193
Diluted	33,721,070			34,216,451
See notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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DYCOM INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Unaudited)
	For the Three Months Ended
	October 27, 2012		October 29, 2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
NET INCOME	$	11,861	$	12,966
Foreign currency translation gains (losses)	2		(87		)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	$	11,863	$	12,879
See notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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DYCOM INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)
	For the Three Months Ended
	October 27, 2012			October 29, 2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$	11,861		$	12,966
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	15,311			15,958
Bad debt expense, net	9			36
Gain on sale of fixed assets	(1,581		)	(2,918		)
Deferred income tax provision	(1,217		)	3,520
Stock-based compensation	2,266			1,326
Amortization of debt issuance costs	329			323
Excess tax benefit from share-based awards	(64		)	(175		)
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net	(12,015		)	(2,047		)
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings, net	8,838			(10,864		)
Other current assets and inventory	(3,509		)	(8,305		)
Other assets	(62		)	288
Income taxes receivable/payable	8,773			5,398
Accounts payable	3,879			3,563
Accrued liabilities, insurance claims, and other liabilities	(5,102		)	364
Net cash provided by operating activities	27,716			19,433
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Capital expenditures	(12,523		)	(20,857		)
Proceeds from sale of assets	2,006			6,417
Changes in restricted cash	—			550
Net cash used in investing activities	(10,517		)	(13,890		)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Repurchases of common stock	(15,203		)	—
Exercise of stock options and other	166			940
Restricted stock tax withholdings	(62		)	(37		)
Excess tax benefit from share-based awards	64			175
Principal payments on capital lease obligations	(19		)	(75		)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(15,054		)	1,003
Net increase in cash and equivalents	2,145			6,546
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD	52,581			44,766
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD	$	54,726		$	51,312
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF OTHER CASH FLOW ACTIVITIES AND NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest	$	489		$	511
Income taxes	$	85		$	632
Purchases of capital assets included in accounts payable or other accrued liabilities at period end	$	2,364		$	2,893
See notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation – Dycom Industries, Inc. (“Dycom” or the “Company”) is a leading provider of specialty contracting services. These services, which are provided throughout the United States and in Canada, include engineering, construction, maintenance and installation services to telecommunications providers, underground facility locating services to various utilities, including telecommunications providers, and other construction and maintenance services to electric and gas utilities and others.

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the results of Dycom and its subsidiaries, all of which are wholly-owned. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated and the financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring accruals that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of such statements. These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Additionally, the results of operations for the three months ended October 27, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire year. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements for the entire year ended July 28, 2012 included in the Company’s 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on September 4, 2012.

Accounting Period – The Company uses a fiscal year ending on the last Saturday in July.

Use of Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. For the Company, key estimates include: recognition of revenue for costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings, the fair value of reporting units for goodwill impairment analysis, the assessment of impairment of intangibles and other long-lived assets, income taxes, accrued insurance claims, asset lives used in computing depreciation and amortization, allowance for doubtful accounts, stock-based compensation expense for performance-based stock awards, and accruals for contingencies, including legal matters. At the time they are made, the Company believes that such estimates are fair when considered in conjunction with the consolidated financial position and results of operations taken as a whole. However, actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences may be material to the financial statements.

Restricted Cash – As of October 27, 2012 and July 28, 2012, the Company had approximately $3.7 million in restricted cash, which is held as collateral in support of the Company’s insurance obligations. Restricted cash is included in other current assets and other assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheets and changes in restricted cash are reported in cash flows used in investing activities in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments – Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC Topic 820”) defines and establishes a measurement framework for fair value and expands disclosure requirements. ASC Topic 820 requires that assets and liabilities carried at fair value are classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories: (1) Level 1 - Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; (2) Level 2 - Observable market-based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data; and (3) Level 3 - Unobservable inputs not corroborated by market data which require the reporting entity’s own assumptions. The Company’s financial instruments consist primarily of cash and equivalents, restricted cash, accounts and other receivables, income taxes receivable and payable, accounts payable and certain accrued expenses, and long-term debt. The carrying amounts of these items approximate fair value due to their short maturity, except for the Company’s outstanding 7.125% senior subordinated notes due 2021 (the “2021 Notes”). The Company determined that the fair value of the 2021 Notes as of October 27, 2012 and July 28, 2012 was $200.9 million and $192.0 million, respectively, as compared to the carrying value of $187.5 million. The fair value of the 2021 Notes is categorized as Level 2 as of October 27, 2012 and July 28, 2012, based on observable market-based inputs. The Company's cash and equivalents are categorized as Level 1 as of October 27, 2012 and July 28, 2012, based on quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets. During the three months ended October 27, 2012 and October 29, 2011, the Company had no non-recurring fair value measurements of assets or liabilities subsequent to their initial recognition.

Segment Information – The Company operates in one reportable segment as a specialty contractor, providing engineering, construction, maintenance and installation services to telecommunications providers, underground facility locating services to various utilities including telecommunications providers, and other construction and maintenance services to electric and gas utilities and others. All of the Company’s operating segments have been aggregated into one reporting segment due to their similar economic characteristics, nature of services and production processes, type of customers, and service distribution methods. The Company’s services are provided by its various subsidiaries throughout the United States and in Canada. One of

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the Company’s operating segments earned revenues from contracts in Canada of approximately $3.9 million and $3.8 million during the three months endedOctober 27, 2012 and October 29, 2011, respectively. The Company had no material long-lived assets in the Canadian operations at October 27, 2012 or July 28, 2012.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2011-05, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Presentation of Comprehensive Income (“ASU 2011-05”). ASU 2011-05 requires the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of other comprehensive income to be presented either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. This guidance eliminates the option to present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in stockholders’ equity. ASU 2011-05 also requires entities to present on the face of the financial statements reclassification adjustments for items that are reclassified from other comprehensive income to net income. The amendments of ASU 2011-05 do not change the items that must be reported in other comprehensive income or when an item of other comprehensive income must be reclassified to net income. In December 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-12, Deferral of the Effective Date for Amendments to the Presentation of Reclassifications of Items Out of Other Comprehensive Income in ASU 2011-05 (“ASU 2011-12”). ASU 2011-12 defers only those provisions in ASU 2011-05 relating to the presentation of the reclassification adjustments. ASU 2011-12 and the remaining provisions of ASU 2011-05 are effective retrospectively for annual periods, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011. The Company now presents condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income as a result of adopting the update.

In September 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-08, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Testing Goodwill for Impairment (“ASU 2011-08”). ASU 2011-08 permits entities testing for goodwill impairment to perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the two-step goodwill impairment test described in ASC Topic 350. ASU 2011-08 does not change how goodwill is determined or assigned to reporting units, nor does it revise the requirement to assess goodwill at least annually for impairment. ASU 2011-08 is effective for goodwill impairment tests performed in interim and annual periods for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material effect on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted

In July 2012, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2012-02, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Testing Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets for Impairment ("ASU 2012-02"). ASU 2012-02 amends Topic 350 by establishing an optional two-step analysis for impairment testing of indefinite-lived intangibles other than goodwill. This update allows an entity the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is necessary to perform the quantitative impairment test. Under that option, an entity no longer would be required to calculate the fair value of the intangible asset unless the entity determines, based on that qualitative assessment, that it is more likely than not that its fair value is less than its carrying amount. ASU 2012-02 is effective for annual and interim impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012 and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this update may have on its impairment testing of indefinite-lived intangible assets. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

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2. Computation of Earnings Per Common Share

The following is a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of the basic and diluted earnings per common share computation as required by ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share.

	For the Three Months Ended
	October 27, 2012		October 29, 2011
	(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Net income available to common stockholders (numerator)	$	11,861	$	12,966
Weighted-average number of common shares (denominator)	33,089,959		33,508,193
Basic earnings per common share	$	0.36	$	0.39
Weighted-average number of common shares	33,089,959		33,508,193
Potential common stock arising from stock options, and unvested restricted share units	631,111		708,258
Total shares-diluted (denominator)	33,721,070		34,216,451
Diluted earnings per common share	$	0.35	$	0.38
Anti-dilutive weighted shares excluded from the calculation of earnings per share	1,940,101		2,021,561

3. Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable consists of the following:

	October 27, 2012			July 28, 2012
	(Dollars in thousands)
Contract billings	$	148,911		$	136,610
Retainage and other receivables	5,161			5,448
Total	154,072			142,058
Less: allowance for doubtful accounts	(278		)	(270		)
Accounts receivable, net	$	153,794		$	141,788

As of October 27, 2012, the Company expected to collect all retainage balances above within the next twelve months.

The allowance for doubtful accounts changed as follows:

	For the Three Months Ended
	October 27, 2012			October 29, 2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
Allowance for doubtful accounts at beginning of period	$	270		$	368
Bad debt expense, net	9			36
Amounts charged against the allowance	(1		)	(28		)
Allowance for doubtful accounts at end of period	$	278		$	376

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4. Costs and Estimated Earnings in Excess of Billings

Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings, net, consist of the following:

	October 27, 2012			July 28, 2012
	(Dollars in thousands)
Costs incurred on contracts in progress	$	92,858		$	100,766
Estimated to date earnings	25,551			26,555
Total costs and estimated earnings	118,409			127,321
Less: billings to date	(1,447		)	(1,522		)
	$	116,962		$	125,799
Included in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets under the captions:
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings	$	118,409		$	127,321
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings	(1,447		)	(1,522		)
	$	116,962		$	125,799

The above amounts include revenue for services from contracts based both on the units-of-delivery and the cost-to-cost measures of the percentage of completion method.

5. Property and Equipment

Property and equipment, including amounts for assets subject to capital leases, consists of the following:

	General Useful Lives	October 27, 2012			July 28, 2012
	(Years)	(Dollars in thousands)
Land	—	$	2,915		$	2,915
Buildings	15-35	10,630			10,630
Leasehold improvements	3-15	4,668			4,674
Vehicles	3-5	221,083			220,669
Computer hardware and software	3-10	59,694			57,965
Office furniture and equipment	3-5	5,649			5,552
Equipment and machinery	2-10	134,349			133,467
Total		438,988			435,872
Less: accumulated depreciation		(284,287		)	(277,625		)
Property and equipment, net		$	154,701		$	158,247

Depreciation expense and repairs and maintenance, including amounts for assets subject to capital leases, were as follows:

	For the Three Months Ended
	October 27, 2012		October 29, 2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
Depreciation expense	$	13,720	$	14,268
Repairs and maintenance expense	$	3,811	$	4,532

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6. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

The Company's goodwill balance was $174.8 million as of October 27, 2012 and July 28, 2012. There were no changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the three months endedOctober 27, 2012. The Company’s intangible assets consist of the following:

	Weighted Average Remaining Useful Lives	October 27, 2012		July 28, 2012
	(Years)	(Dollars in thousands)
Carrying amount:
Customer relationships	9.2	$	89,145	$	89,145
UtiliQuest trade name	—	4,700		4,700
Trade names	7.9	2,860		2,860
Non-compete agreements	3.2	150		150
		96,855		96,855
Accumulated amortization:
Customer relationships		47,379		45,852
Trade names		1,238		1,182
Non-compete agreements		56		48
Net Intangible Assets		$	48,182	$	49,773

The Company’s goodwill resides in multiple reporting units. The reporting units and related indefinite-lived intangible assets are tested annually during the fourth fiscal quarter of each year in accordance with ASC Topic 350, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other, in order to determine whether their carrying value exceeds their fair value. The inputs used for fair value measurements of the reporting units and related indefinite-lived intangible assets are the lowest level (Level 3) inputs.

Amortization expense for finite-lived intangible assets for the three months endedOctober 27, 2012 and October 29, 2011 was $1.6 million and $1.7 million, respectively. Amortization of the Company’s customer relationships is recognized on an accelerated basis related to the expected economic benefit of the intangible asset, while amortization of other finite-lived intangibles is recognized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life.

The profitability of individual reporting units may periodically suffer from downturns in customer demand and other factors resulting from the cyclical nature of the Company’s business, the high level of competition existing within the Company’s industry, the concentration of the Company’s revenues from a limited number of customers, and the level of overall economic activity. During times of slowing economic conditions, the Company’s customers may reduce capital expenditures and defer or cancel pending projects. Individual reporting units may be relatively more impacted by these factors than the Company as a whole. As a result, demand for the services of one or more of the Company’s reporting units could decline resulting in an impairment of goodwill or intangible assets.

 As a result of the fiscal 2012 annual impairment analysis, the Company concluded that no impairment of goodwill or the indefinite-lived intangible asset was indicated at any reporting unit. However, the UtiliQuest reporting unit, having a goodwill balance of approximately $35.6 million and an indefinite-lived trade name of $4.7 million, has recently been at lower operating levels as compared to historical levels. During the fiscal 2012 annual impairment analysis, the estimated fair value of the UtiliQuest reporting unit exceeded its carrying value but the margin of excess had declined to less than 30%. The UtiliQuest reporting unit provides services to a broad range of customers including utilities and telecommunication providers. These services are required prior to underground excavation and are influenced by overall economic activity, including construction activity. The goodwill balance of this reporting unit may have an increased likelihood of impairment if a downturn in customer demand were to occur, or if the reporting unit were not able to execute against customer opportunities, and the long-term outlook for their cash flows were adversely impacted. Furthermore, changes in the long-term outlook may result in changes to other valuation assumptions. As of October 27, 2012, the Company believes the goodwill is recoverable for all of the reporting units; however, there can be no assurances that the goodwill will not be impaired in future periods.

Certain of the Company’s reporting units also have other intangible assets including customer relationships, trade names, and non-compete intangibles. As of October 27, 2012, management believes that the carrying amounts of the intangible assets are recoverable. However, if adverse events were to occur or circumstances were to change indicating that the carrying amount of such assets may not be fully recoverable, the assets would be reviewed for impairment and the assets could be impaired.

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7. Accrued Insurance Claims

The Company retains the risk of loss, up to certain limits, for claims relating to automobile liability, general liability (including locate damages), workers’ compensation, and employee group health. With regard to losses occurring in fiscal 2013, the Company has retained the risk of loss up to $1.0 million on a per occurrence basis for automobile liability, general liability and workers’ compensation. These retention amounts are applicable to all of the states in which the Company operates, except with respect to workers’ compensation insurance in two states in which the Company participates in a state-sponsored insurance fund. Aggregate stop loss coverage for automobile liability, general liability and workers’ compensation claims is $41.8 million for fiscal 2013. For losses under the Company's employee health plan, the Company is party to a stop-loss agreement under which it retains the risk of loss, on an annual basis, of the first $250,000 of claims per participant. In addition, the Company retains the risk of loss for the first $550,000 of claim amounts that aggregate across all participants that exceed $250,000.

Accrued insurance claims consist of the following:

	October 27, 2012		July 28, 2012
	(Dollars in thousands)
Amounts expected to be paid within one year:
Accrued auto, general liability and workers' compensation	$	15,829	$	16,514
Accrued employee group health	2,624		2,867
Accrued damage claims	5,791		5,837
	24,244		25,218
Amounts expected to be paid beyond one year:
Accrued auto, general liability and workers' compensation	20,747		21,423
Accrued damage claims	2,100		2,168
	22,847		23,591
Total accrued insurance claims	$	47,091	$	48,809

8. Other Accrued Liabilities

Other accrued liabilities consist of the following:

	October 27, 2012		July 28, 2012
	(Dollars in thousands)
Accrued payroll and related taxes	$	18,882	$	19,248
Accrued employee benefit and incentive plan costs	4,606		12,488
Accrued construction costs	11,990		11,515
Other current liabilities	12,164		7,675
Total other accrued liabilities	$	47,642	$	50,926

9. Debt

The Company’s outstanding indebtedness consists of the following:

	October 27, 2012			July 28, 2012
	(Dollars in thousands)
7.125% senior subordinated notes due 2021	$	187,500		$	187,500
Capital leases	55			74
	187,555			187,574
Less: current portion	(55		)	(74		)
Long-term debt	$	187,500		$	187,500

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The Company has a five-year $225.0 million senior secured revolving credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with a syndicate of banks. The Credit Agreement has an expiration date of June 4, 2015 and provides for maximum borrowings of $225.0 million, including a sublimit of $100.0 million for the issuance of standby letters of credit. In connection with the issuance of the 2021 Notes, the Company entered into an amendment to the Credit Agreement (the “Amended Credit Agreement”). Subject to certain conditions, the Amended Credit Agreement provides for the ability to enter into one or more incremental facilities, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $75.0 million, either by increasing the revolving commitments under the Credit Agreement and/or in the form of term loans.

The Company’s obligations under the Amended Credit Agreement are guaranteed by certain subsidiaries and secured by a pledge of (i) 100% of the equity of the Company’s material domestic subsidiaries and (ii) 100% of the non-voting equity and 65% of the voting equity of first-tier material foreign subsidiaries, if any, in each case excluding certain unrestricted subsidiaries.

Borrowings under the Amended Credit Agreement (other than swingline loans as defined in the Credit Agreement) bear interest at a rate equal to either (a) the administrative agent’s base rate, described in the Amended Credit Agreement as the highest of (i) the sum of the federal funds rate and 0.50%; (ii) the administrative agent’s prime rate; and (iii) the eurodollar rate (defined in the Amended Credit Agreement as the British Bankers’ Association LIBOR Rate, divided by the aggregate of 1.00% and one (1) less a reserve percentage (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement), or (b) the eurodollar rate, in addition to an applicable margin based on the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio, in each case. Swingline loans bear interest at a rate equal to the administrative agent’s base rate and a margin based on the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio. Based on the Company’s current consolidated leverage ratio, revolving borrowings would be eligible for a margin of 1.25% for borrowings based on the administrative agent’s base rate and 2.25% for borrowings based on the eurodollar rate.

The Company incurs fees under the Amended Credit Agreement for the unutilized commitments at rates that range from 0.50% to 0.625% per annum, fees for outstanding standby letters of credit at rates that range from 2.00% to 2.75% per annum and fees for outstanding commercial letters of credit at rates that range from 1.00% to 1.375% per annum, in each case based on the Company's consolidated leverage ratio. As of October 27, 2012, fees for unutilized commitments and outstanding standby letters of credit were at rates per annum of 0.50% and 2.25%, respectively.

The Credit Agreement contains certain affirmative and negative covenants, including limitations with respect to indebtedness, liens, investments, distributions, mergers and acquisitions, dispositions of assets, sale-leaseback transactions, transactions with affiliates and capital expenditures. The Credit Agreement contains financial covenants that require the Company to (i) maintain a consolidated leverage ratio of not greater than 3.00 to 1.00, as measured on a trailing four-quarter basis at the end of each fiscal quarter and (ii) maintain a consolidated interest coverage ratio of not less than 2.75 to 1.00 for fiscal quarters ending July 31, 2010 through April 28, 2012 and not less than 3.00 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarter ending July 28, 2012 and each fiscal quarter thereafter, as measured on a trailing four-quarter basis at the end of each fiscal quarter. As of October 27, 2012, the Company had no outstanding borrowings and $44.1 million of outstanding standby letters of credit issued under the Credit Agreement. The outstanding standby letters of credit are issued as part of the Company’s insurance program. At October 27, 2012, the Company was in compliance with the financial covenants and had additional borrowing availability of up to $180.9 million, as determined by the most restrictive covenants of the Credit Agreement.

As of October 27, 2012, the principal amount outstanding under the 2012 Notes was $187.5 million. The 2021 Notes are guaranteed by certain of the Company’s subsidiaries. The indenture governing the 2021 Notes contains covenants that limit, among other things, the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to incur additional debt and issue preferred stock, make certain restricted payments, consummate specified asset sales, enter into transactions with affiliates, incur liens, impose restrictions on the ability of the Company’s subsidiaries to pay dividends or make payments to the Company and its restricted subsidiaries, merge or consolidate with another person, and dispose of all or substantially all of its assets.

10. Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability method. This approach requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the carrying amounts and the tax basis of assets and liabilities. The Company’s effective income tax rate differs from the statutory rate for the tax jurisdictions where it operates primarily as the result of the impact of non-deductible and non-taxable items and tax credits recognized in relation to pre-tax results. Measurement of certain aspects of the Company’s tax positions are based on interpretations of tax regulations, federal and state case law and the applicable statutes.

The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, multiple state jurisdictions and in Canada. With limited exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal and most state and local income tax examinations for

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fiscal years ended 2008 and prior. During fiscal 2012 the Company was notified by the Internal Revenue Service that its federal income tax return for a recent period was selected for examination. Management believes its provision for income taxes is adequate; however, any significant assessment could affect the Company’s results of operations and cash flows.

As of both October 27, 2012 and July 28, 2012, the Company had total unrecognized tax benefits of $2.2 million which would reduce the Company’s effective tax rate during future periods if it is subsequently determined that those liabilities are not required. The Company had approximately $0.6 million for the payment of interest and penalties accrued at both October 27, 2012 and July 28, 2012. The Company recognizes interest related to unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense and penalties in general and administrative expenses. Interest expense related to unrecognized tax benefits was immaterial for each of the three months endedOctober 27, 2012 and October 29, 2011.

11. Other Income, Net

The components of other income, net, are as follows:

	For the Three Months Ended
	October 27, 2012		October 29, 2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
Gain on sale of fixed assets	$	1,581	$	2,918
Miscellaneous income, net	33		41
Total other income, net	$	1,614	$	2,959

12. Capital Stock

On March 15, 2012, the Board of Directors authorized $40.0 million to repurchase shares of the Company’s outstanding common stock to be made over eighteen months in open market or private transactions. During fiscal 2010, fiscal 2011, fiscal 2012 and for the three months endedOctober 27, 2012, the Company made the following repurchases under its current and previously authorized share repurchase programs:

Period	Number of Shares Repurchased	Total Consideration (Dollars in thousands)		Average Price Per Share
Fiscal 2010	475,602	$	4,489	$	9.44
Fiscal 2011	5,389,500	$	64,548	$	11.98
Fiscal 2012	597,700	$	12,960	$	21.68
Three Months Ended October 27, 2012	1,047,000	$	15,203	$	14.52

All shares repurchased have been subsequently canceled. As of October 27, 2012, approximately $22.8 million remained authorized for repurchase through September 15, 2013. 

13. Stock-Based Awards

The Company has certain stock-based compensation plans which provide for the grants of stock options, time based restricted share units (“RSUs”), and performance based restricted share units (“Performance RSUs”).

Compensation expense for stock-based awards is based on the fair value at the measurement date and is included in general and administrative expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. Stock-based compensation expense and the related tax benefit recognized related to stock options and restricted share units during the three months endedOctober 27, 2012 and October 29, 2011 were as follows:

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	For the Three Months Ended
	October 27, 2012			October 29, 2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
Stock-based compensation	$	2,266		$	1,326
Tax benefit recognized	$	(765	)	$	(372	)

As of October 27, 2012, unrecognized compensation expense related to stock options, RSUs and Performance RSUs was $6.4 million, $2.2 million and $10.6 million, respectively. This expense will be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.1, 2.5 and 2.2 years, respectively, which is the weighted average remaining contractual term for RSUs and Performance RSUs. For performance based awards, the unrecognized compensation expense is based on the maximum amount of restricted share units that can be earned under outstanding awards. If the performance goals are not met, no compensation expense will be recognized for these share units and compensation expense previously recognized will be reversed.

Stock Options - The following table summarizes stock option award activity during the three months endedOctober 27, 2012:

	Stock Options
	Shares		Weighted Average Exercise Price
Outstanding as of July 28, 2012	3,298,747		$	17.08
Granted	—		$	—
Options exercised	(21,230	)	$	7.81
Forfeited or cancelled	(98,095	)	$	24.65
Outstanding as of October 27, 2012	3,179,422		$	16.91
Exercisable options as of October 27, 2012	1,787,886		$	20.84

Options exercisable presented above reflect the approximate amount of options expected to vest after giving effect to estimated forfeitures at an insignificant rate.

RSUs and Performance RSUs - The following table summarizes RSU and Performance RSU activity during the three months endedOctober 27, 2012:

	Restricted Stock
	RSUs				Performance RSUs
	Share Units		Weighted Average Grant Price		Share Units		Weighted Average Grant Price
Outstanding as of July 28, 2012	222,760		$	14.49	774,264		$	18.76
Granted	1,280		$	17.80	101,568		$	13.85
Share units vested	(1,280	)	$	17.80	(36,341	)	$	14.53
Forfeited or cancelled	(3,000	)	$	7.98	(44,011	)	$	15.41
Outstanding as of October 27, 2012	219,760		$	14.58	795,480		$	18.51

The unvested time vesting share units reflect the approximate amount of units expected to vest after giving effect to estimated forfeitures. The RSUs in the above tables that were granted and vested during the three months ended October 27, 2012 relate to director quarterly retainer awards. The Performance RSUs in the above table represent the maximum number of awards that could vest, which is two hundred percent of the target award. Accordingly, the target amount of Performance RSUs outstanding as of October 27, 2012 was 397,740. Approximately 101,000 Performance RSUs outstanding as of October 27, 2012 will be canceled in December 2012 as a result of the fiscal 2012 performance criteria.

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14. Related Party Transactions

The Company leases administrative offices from entities related to officers of the Company’s subsidiaries. The total expense under these arrangements for the three months endedOctober 27, 2012 and October 29, 2011 was $0.3 million and $0.4 million, respectively. Additionally, there was a minimal amount paid in independent subcontracting services to entities related to officers of certain of the Company’s subsidiaries during the three months endedOctober 27, 2012 and October 29, 2011.

15. Commitments and Contingencies

As part of the Company’s insurance program, it retains the risk of loss, up to certain limits, for claims related to automobile liability, general liability, workers’ compensation, employee group health, and locate damages, and the Company has established reserves that it believes to be adequate based on current evaluations and experience with these types of claims. For these claims, the effect on the Company’s financial statements is generally limited to the amount needed to satisfy its insurance deductibles or retentions.

From time to time, the Company and its subsidiaries are parties to various other claims and legal proceedings. It is the opinion of the Company’s management, based on information available at this time, that such other pending claims or proceedings will not have a material effect on its condensed consolidated financial statements.

Performance Bonds and Guarantees

The Company has obligations under performance and other surety contract bonds related to certain of its customer contracts. Performance bonds generally provide the Company’s customer with the right to obtain payment and/or performance from the issuer of the bond if the Company fails to perform its contractual obligations. As of October 27, 2012, the Company had $237.6 million of outstanding performance and other surety contract bonds and no events have occurred in which the customers have exercised their rights under the bonds.

The Company has periodically guaranteed certain obligations of its subsidiaries, including obligations in connection with obtaining state contractor licenses and leasing real property.

Letters of Credit

The Company has standby letters of credit issued under its Credit Agreement as part of its insurance program. These standby letters of credit collateralize the Company’s obligations to its insurance carriers in connection with the settlement of potential claims. As of October 27, 2012, the Company had $44.1 million outstanding standby letters of credit issued under the Credit Agreement.

16. Concentration of Credit Risk

The Company’s customer base is highly concentrated. The top five customers accounted for approximately 59.6% and 59.9% of its total revenues for the three months endedOctober 27, 2012 and October 29, 2011, respectively. CenturyLink, Inc. (“CenturyLink”), AT&T Inc. (“AT&T”), Comcast Corporation (“Comcast”), and Verizon Communications, Inc. (“Verizon”) represent a significant portion of the Company’s customer base and each were over 10% of total revenue during the three months endedOctober 27, 2012 or October 29, 2011 as reflected in the following table:

	For the Three Months Ended
	October 27, 2012	October 29, 2011
CenturyLink	13.7%	13.3%
AT&T	13.5%	15.2%
Comcast	12.7%	12.9%
Verizon	10.2%	12.0%

The Company believes that none of its significant customers were experiencing financial difficulties that would materially impact the collectability of the Company’s trade accounts receivable and costs in excess of billings as of October 27, 2012. Customers representing 10% or more of combined amounts of trade accounts receivable and costs and estimated earnings in

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excess of billings as of October 27, 2012 or July 28, 2012 had the following outstanding balances and the related percentage of the Company’s total outstanding balances:

	October 27, 2012				July 28, 2012
	Amount		% of Total		Amount		% of Total
			(Dollars in millions)
CenturyLink	$	44.3	16.3	%	$	47.6	17.7	%
Windstream Corporation	$	35.1	12.9	%	$	35.4	13.2	%
AT&T	$	26.4	9.7	%	$	24.7	9.2	%

17. Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements

As of October 27, 2012, the outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 2021 Notes was $187.5 million. The 2021 Notes were issued by Dycom Investments, Inc. (the “Issuer”) in fiscal 2011. The following condensed consolidating financial statements present, in separate columns, financial information for (i) Dycom Industries, Inc. (“Parent”) on a parent only basis, (ii) the Issuer, (iii) the guarantor subsidiaries for the 2021 Notes on a combined basis, (iv) other non-guarantor subsidiaries on a combined basis, (v) the eliminations and reclassifications necessary to arrive at the information for the Company on a consolidated basis, and (vi) the Company on a consolidated basis. The condensed consolidating financial statements are presented in accordance with the equity method. Under this method, the investments in subsidiaries are recorded at cost and adjusted for the Company’s share of subsidiaries’ cumulative results of operations, capital contributions, distributions and other equity changes. Intercompany charges (income) between the Parent and subsidiaries are recognized in the condensed consolidating financial statements during the period incurred and the settlement of intercompany balances is reflected in the condensed consolidating statement of cash flows based on the nature of the underlying transactions.

Each guarantor and non-guarantor subsidiary is wholly-owned, directly or indirectly, by the Issuer and the Parent. The Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a joint and several basis by each guarantor subsidiary and Parent. There are no contractual restrictions limiting transfers of cash from guarantor and non-guarantor subsidiaries to Issuer or Parent, within the meaning of Rule 3-10 of Regulation S-X.

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DYCOM INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (UNAUDITED) OCTOBER 27, 2012
	Parent		Issuer		Subsidiary Guarantors		Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations and Reclassifications			Dycom Consolidated
	(Dollars in thousands)
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and equivalents	$	—	$	—	$	54,096	$	630	$	—		$	54,726
Accounts receivable, net	—		—		151,840		1,954		—			153,794
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings	—		—		116,301		2,108		—			118,409
Inventories	—		—		25,142		—		—			25,142
Deferred tax assets, net	2,423		—		13,962		84		(395		)	16,074
Income taxes receivable	741		—		—		—		—			741
Other current assets	6,878		54		5,080		810		—			12,822
Total current assets	10,042		54		366,421		5,586		(395		)	381,708
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET	10,578		—		128,563		15,560		—			154,701
GOODWILL	—		—		174,849		—		—			174,849
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET	—		—		48,182		—		—			48,182
DEFERRED TAX ASSETS, NET NON-CURRENT	—		64		4,314		651		(5,029		)	—
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES	746,311		1,439,481		—		—		(2,185,792		)	—
INTERCOMPANY RECEIVABLES	—		—		871,537		—		(871,537		)	—
OTHER	5,753		4,229		1,917		194		—			12,093
TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS	762,642		1,443,774		1,229,362		16,405		(3,062,358		)	389,825
TOTAL ASSETS	$	772,684	$	1,443,828	$	1,595,783	$	21,991	$	(3,062,753	)	$	771,533
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	$	3,552	$	—	$	33,709	$	1,224	$	—		$	38,485
Current portion of debt	—		—		55		—		—			55
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings	—		—		1,447		—		—			1,447
Accrued insurance claims	588		—		23,559		97		—			24,244
Deferred tax liabilities	—		249		82		64		(395		)	—
Other accrued liabilities	3,873		3,929		38,386		1,454		—			47,642
Income taxes payable	4,567		—		—		—		—			4,567
Total current liabilities	12,580		4,178		97,238		2,839		(395		)	116,440
LONG-TERM DEBT	—		187,500		—		—		—			187,500
ACCRUED INSURANCE CLAIMS	715		—		22,040		92		—			22,847
DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES, NET NON-CURRENT	811		—		51,553		1,457		(5,029		)	48,792
INTERCOMPANY PAYABLES	363,676		505,839		—		2,022		(871,537		)	—
OTHER LIABILITIES	2,907		—		1,049		3		—			3,959
Total liabilities	380,689		697,517		171,880		6,413		(876,961		)	379,538
Total stockholders' equity	391,995		746,311		1,423,903		15,578		(2,185,792		)	391,995
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	$	772,684	$	1,443,828	$	1,595,783	$	21,991	$	(3,062,753	)	$	771,533

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DYCOM INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET JULY 28, 2012
	Parent		Issuer		Subsidiary Guarantors		Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations and Reclassifications			Dycom Consolidated
	(Dollars in thousands)
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and equivalents	$	—	$	—	$	51,563	$	1,018	$	—		$	52,581
Accounts receivable, net	—		—		140,426		1,362		—			141,788
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings	—		—		125,869		1,452		—			127,321
Inventories	—		—		26,274		—		—			26,274
Deferred tax assets, net	2,390		—		13,566		80		(403		)	15,633
Income taxes receivable	4,884		—		—		—		—			4,884
Other current assets	2,211		10		5,458		787		—			8,466
Total current assets	9,485		10		363,156		4,699		(403		)	376,947
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET	9,671		—		133,145		15,431		—			158,247
GOODWILL	—		—		174,849		—		—			174,849
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET	—		—		49,773		—		—			49,773
DEFERRED TAX ASSETS, NET NON-CURRENT	—		65		9,341		1,085		(10,491		)	—
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES	734,451		1,425,451		—		—		(2,159,902		)	—
INTERCOMPANY RECEIVABLES	—		—		860,758		54		(860,812		)	—
OTHER	6,075		4,338		1,731		233		—			12,377
TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS	750,197		1,429,854		1,229,597		16,803		(3,031,205		)	395,246
TOTAL ASSETS	$	759,682	$	1,429,864	$	1,592,753	$	21,502	$	(3,031,608	)	$	772,193
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	$	2,785	$	—	$	33,441	$	597	$	—		$	36,823
Current portion of debt	—		—		74		—		—			74
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings	—		—		1,522		—		—			1,522
Accrued insurance claims	588		—		24,551		79		—			25,218
Deferred tax liabilities	—		249		84		70		(403		)	—
Other accrued liabilities	5,054		565		43,772		1,535		—			50,926
Total current liabilities	8,427		814		103,444		2,281		(403		)	114,563
LONG-TERM DEBT	—		187,500		—		—		—			187,500
ACCRUED INSURANCE CLAIMS	708		—		22,815		68		—			23,591
DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES, NET NON-CURRENT	1,020		—		57,140		1,868		(10,491		)	49,537
INTERCOMPANY PAYABLES	353,713		507,099		—		—		(860,812		)	—
OTHER LIABILITIES	2,883		—		1,185		3		—			4,071
Total liabilities	366,751		695,413		184,584		4,220		(871,706		)	379,262
Total stockholders' equity	392,931		734,451		1,408,169		17,282		(2,159,902		)	392,931
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	$	759,682	$	1,429,864	$	1,592,753	$	21,502	$	(3,031,608	)	$	772,193

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DYCOM INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED) FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED OCTOBER 27, 2012
	Parent			Issuer			Subsidiary Guarantors			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations and Reclassifications			Dycom Consolidated
	(Dollars in thousands)
REVENUES:
Contract Revenues	$	—		$	—		$	319,025		$	4,261		$	—		$	323,286
EXPENSES:
Costs of earned revenues, excluding depreciation and amortization	—			—			253,544			3,522			—			257,066
General and administrative	8,409			146			17,616			2,653			—			28,824
Depreciation and amortization	740			—			13,286			1,285			—			15,311
Intercompany charges (income), net	(9,925		)	—			10,272			(347		)	—			—
Total	(776		)	146			294,718			7,113			—			301,201
Interest expense, net	(776		)	(3,420		)	(1		)	—			—			(4,197		)
Other income, net	—			—			1,565			49			—			1,614
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF SUBSIDIARIES	—			(3,566		)	25,871			(2,803		)	—			19,502
PROVISION (BENEFIT) FOR INCOME TAXES	—			(1,397		)	10,136			(1,098		)	—			7,641
NET INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF SUBSIDIARIES	—			(2,169		)	15,735			(1,705		)	—			11,861
EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF SUBSIDIARIES	11,861			14,030			—			—			(25,891		)	—
NET INCOME (LOSS)	$	11,861		$	11,861		$	15,735		$	(1,705	)	$	(25,891	)	$	11,861
Foreign currency translation gain	2			2			—			2			(4		)	2
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)	$	11,863		$	11,863		$	15,735		$	(1,703	)	$	(25,895	)	$	11,863

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DYCOM INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED) FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED OCTOBER 29, 2011
	Parent			Issuer			Subsidiary Guarantors		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations and Reclassifications			Dycom Consolidated
	(Dollars in thousands)
REVENUES:
Contract revenues	$	—		$	—		$	313,818	$	5,757		$	—		$	319,575
EXPENSES:
Costs of earned revenues, excluding depreciation and amortization	—			—			250,893		4,294			—			255,187
General and administrative	6,407			147			16,404		2,400			—			25,358
Depreciation and amortization	787			—			13,861		1,322			(12		)	15,958
Intercompany charges (income), net	(7,964		)	—			7,496		468			—			—
Total	(770		)	147			288,654		8,484			(12		)	296,503
Interest income (expense), net	(770		)	(3,414		)	11		—			—			(4,173		)
Other income, net	—			—			3,061		(102		)	—			2,959
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF SUBSIDIARIES	—			(3,561		)	28,236		(2,829		)	12			21,858
PROVISION (BENEFIT) FOR INCOME TAXES	—			(1,440		)	11,476		(1,144		)	—			8,892
NET INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF SUBSIDIARIES	—			(2,121		)	16,760		(1,685		)	12			12,966
EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF SUBSIDIARIES	12,966			15,087			—		—			(28,053		)	—
NET INCOME (LOSS)	$	12,966		$	12,966		$	16,760	$	(1,685	)	$	(28,041	)	$	12,966
Foreign currency translation loss	(87		)	(87		)	—		(87		)	174			(87		)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)	$	12,879		$	12,879		$	16,760	$	(1,772	)	$	(27,867	)	$	12,879

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DYCOM INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED OCTOBER 27, 2012
	Parent			Issuer			Subsidiary Guarantors			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations and Reclassifications		Dycom Consolidated
	(Dollars in thousands)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	(2,961	)	$	1,260		$	30,527		$	(1,110	)	$	—	$	27,716
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(2,026		)	—			(9,196		)	(1,301		)	—		(12,523		)
Proceeds from sale of assets	—			—			1,958			48			—		2,006
Net cash used in investing activities	(2,026		)	—			(7,238		)	(1,253		)	—		(10,517		)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repurchases of common stock	(15,203		)	—			—			—			—		(15,203		)
Exercise of stock options and other	166			—			—			—			—		166
Restricted stock tax withholdings	(62		)	—			—			—			—		(62		)
Excess tax benefit from share-based awards	64			—			—			—			—		64
Principal payments on capital lease obligations	—			—			(19		)	—			—		(19		)
Intercompany funding	20,022			(1,260		)	(20,737		)	1,975			—		—
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	4,987			(1,260		)	(20,756		)	1,975			—		(15,054		)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents	—			—			2,533			(388		)	—		2,145
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD	—			—			51,563			1,018			—		52,581
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD	$	—		$	—		$	54,096		$	630		$	—	$	54,726

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DYCOM INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED OCTOBER 29, 2011
	Parent			Issuer			Subsidiary Guarantors			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations and Reclassifications			Dycom Consolidated
	(Dollars in thousands)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	(4,705	)	$	798		$	24,882		$	(1,542	)	$	—		$	19,433
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(1,257		)	—			(18,144		)	(1,456		)	—			(20,857		)
Proceeds from sale of assets	—			—			6,401			16			—			6,417
Changes in restricted cash	550			—			—			—			—			550
Capital contributions to subsidiaries	—			3,867			—			—			(3,867		)	—
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(707		)	3,867			(11,743		)	(1,440		)	(3,867		)	(13,890		)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Exercise of stock options and other	940			—			—			—			—			940
Restricted stock tax withholdings	(37		)	—			—			—			—			(37		)
Excess tax benefit from share-based awards	175			—			—			—			—			175
Principal payments on capital lease obligations	—			—			(75		)	—			—			(75		)
Intercompany funding	4,334			(4,665		)	(6,410		)	2,874			3,867			—
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	5,412			(4,665		)	(6,485		)	2,874			3,867			1,003
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents	—			—			6,654			(108		)	—			6,546
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD	—			—			44,608			158			—			44,766
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD	$	—		$	—		$	51,262		$	50		$	—		$	51,312

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18. Subsequent Events

On November 19, 2012, the Company entered into a definitive agreement with Quanta Services, Inc. to acquire substantially all of Quanta’s domestic telecommunications infrastructure services subsidiaries for approximately $275 million in cash. The purchase price, which is subject to adjustments for working capital and other specified items, will be financed with a new five-year $400 million senior secured credit facility. Subject to customary closing conditions, the acquisition is expected to be completed by December 31, 2012.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended July 28, 2012. Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended July 28, 2012 was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on September 4, 2012 and is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and on our website at www.dycomind.com.

Cautionary Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including any documents incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein, contains “forward-looking statements,” which are statement relating to future events, future financial performance, strategies, expectations, and competitive environment. Words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “forecast,” “may,” “should,” “could,” “project” and similar expressions, as well as statements in future tense, identify forward-looking statements.

You should not read forward-looking statements as a guarantee of future performance or results. They will not necessarily be accurate indications of whether or at what time such performance or results will be achieved. Forward-looking statements are based on information available at the time those statements are made and/or management's good faith belief at that time with respect to future events. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual performance or results to differ materially from those expressed in or suggested by the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause such differences include, but are not limited to:

• anticipated outcomes of contingent events, including litigation;

• projections of revenues, income or loss, or capital expenditures;

• whether the carrying value of our assets is impaired;

• plans for future operations, growth and acquisitions, dispositions, or financial needs;

• availability of financing;

• the outcome of our plans for future operations, growth and services, including contract backlog;

• restrictions imposed by our credit agreement and the indenture governing our senior subordinated notes;

• the use of our cash flow to service our debt;

• future economic conditions and trends in the industries we serve;

• assumptions relating to any of the foregoing;

and other factors discussed within Item 1, Business, Item 1A, Risk Factors, and Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on September 4, 2012 and other risks outlined in our periodic filings with the SEC. Our forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. Our forward-looking statements are only made as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and we undertake no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect new information, subsequent events or otherwise.

Overview

We are a leading provider of specialty contracting services. These services, which are provided throughout the United States and in Canada, include engineering, construction, maintenance and installation services to telecommunications providers, underground facility locating services to various utilities, including telecommunications providers, and other construction and maintenance services to electric and gas utilities and others. For the three months ended October 27, 2012, the percentage of our revenue by customer type from telecommunications, underground facility locating, and electric and gas utilities and other customers, was approximately 86.3%, 10.2%, and 3.5%, respectively.

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We conduct operations through our subsidiaries. Our revenues may fluctuate as a result of changes in the capital expenditure and maintenance budgets of our customers, changes in the general level of construction activity, as well as overall economic conditions. The capital expenditures and maintenance budgets of our telecommunications customers may be impacted by consumer demands on telecommunications providers, the introduction of new communication technologies, the physical maintenance needs of their infrastructure, the actions of our government and the Federal Communications Commission, and general economic conditions. 

A significant portion of our services are performed under master service agreements and other arrangements with customers that extend for periods of one or more years. We are currently party to numerous master service agreements, generally having multiple agreements with each of our customers. Master service agreements generally contain customer-specified service requirements, such as discrete pricing for individual tasks. To the extent that such contracts specify exclusivity, there are often a number of exceptions, including the ability of the customer to issue work orders valued above a specified dollar amount to other service providers, perform work with the customer's own employees, and use other service providers when jointly placing facilities with another utility. In most cases, a customer may terminate an agreement for convenience with written notice. The remainder of our services are provided pursuant to contracts for specific projects. Long-term contracts relate to specific projects with terms in excess of one year from the contract date. Short-term contracts for specific projects are generally of three to four months in duration. A portion of our contracts include retainage provisions under which 5% to 10% of the contract invoicing may be withheld by the customer pending project completion.

We recognize revenues under the percentage of completion method of accounting using the units-of-delivery or cost-to-cost measures. A significant majority of our contracts are based on units-of-delivery and revenue is recognized as each unit is completed. Revenues from contracts using the cost-to-cost measures of completion are recognized based on the ratio of contract costs incurred to date to total estimated contract costs. Revenues from services provided under time and materials based contracts are recognized as the services are performed.

The following table summarizes our revenues from multi-year master service agreements and other long-term contracts, as a percentage of contract revenues:

	For the Three Months Ended
	October 27, 2012		October 29, 2011
Multi-year master service agreements	69.9	%	70.5	%
Other long-term contracts	9.1		10.1
Total long-term contracts	79.0	%	80.6	%

The percentage of revenue from long-term contracts varies between periods depending on the mix of work performed under our contracts.

A significant portion of our revenue comes from several large customers. The following table reflects the percentage of total revenue from those customers who contributed at least 2.5% of our total revenue in the three months ended October 27, 2012 or October 29, 2011:

	For the Three Months Ended
	October 27, 2012	October 29, 2011
CenturyLink, Inc.	13.7%	13.3%
AT&T Inc.	13.5%	15.2%
Comcast Corporation	12.7%	12.9%
Verizon Communications Inc.	10.2%	12.0%
Windstream Corporation	9.4%	6.4%
Charter Communications, Inc.	6.8%	5.6%
Time Warner Cable Inc.*	5.0%	5.1%

*For comparison purposes, Time Warner Cable Inc. and Insight Communications Company, Inc. have been combined for periods prior to their February 2012 merger.

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Cost of earned revenues includes all direct costs of providing services under our contracts, including costs for direct labor provided by employees, services by independent subcontractors, operation of capital equipment (excluding depreciation and amortization), direct materials, insurance claims and other direct costs. We retain the risk of loss, up to certain limits, for claims related to automobile liability, general liability, workers' compensation, employee group health, and locate damages. Locate damage claims result from property and other damages arising in connection with our underground facility locating services. A change in claims experience or actuarial assumptions related to these risks could materially affect our results of operations. For a majority of the contract services we perform, our customers provide all required materials while we provide the necessary personnel, tools, and equipment. Materials supplied by our customers, for which the customer retains financial and performance risk, are not included in our revenue or costs of sales.

General and administrative expenses include costs of management personnel and administrative overhead at our subsidiaries, as well as our corporate costs. These costs primarily consist of employee compensation and related expenses, including stock-based compensation, legal, consulting and professional fees, information technology and development costs, provision for or recoveries of bad debt expense, and other costs that are not directly related to performance of our services under customer contracts. Our senior management, including the senior managers of our subsidiaries, perform substantially all of our sales and marketing functions as part of their management responsibilities and, accordingly, we have not incurred material sales and marketing expenses. Information technology and development costs included in general and administrative expenses are primarily incurred to support and to enhance our operating efficiency. To protect our rights, we have filed for patents on certain of our innovations.

We are subject to concentrations of credit risk relating primarily to our cash and equivalents, trade accounts receivable, other receivables and costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings. Cash and equivalents primarily include balances on deposit in banks. We maintain substantially all of our cash and equivalents at financial institutions we believe to be of high credit quality. To date we have not experienced any loss or lack of access to cash in our operating accounts.

We grant credit under normal payment terms, generally without collateral, to our customers. These customers primarily consist of telephone companies, cable television multiple system operators, and electric and gas utilities. With respect to a portion of the services provided to these customers, we have certain statutory lien rights which may, in certain circumstances, enhance our collection efforts. Adverse changes in overall business and economic factors may impact our customers and increase potential credit risks. These risks may be heightened as a result of economic uncertainty and market volatility. In the past, some of our customers have experienced significant financial difficulties and likewise, some may experience financial difficulties in the future. These difficulties expose us to increased risks related to the collectability of amounts due for services performed. We believe that none of our significant customers were experiencing financial difficulties that would materially impact the collectability of our trade accounts receivable and costs in excess of billings as of October 27, 2012.

Legal Proceedings

As part of our insurance program, we retain the risk of loss, up to certain limits, for claims related to automobile liability, general liability, workers' compensation, employee group health, and locate damages, and we have established reserves that we believe to be adequate based on current evaluations and our experience with these types of claims. For these claims, the effect on our financial statements is generally limited to the amount needed to satisfy our insurance deductibles or retentions.

From time to time, we and our subsidiaries are parties to various other claims and legal proceedings. It is the opinion of our management, based on information available at this time, that such other pending claims or proceedings will not have a material effect on our financial statements.

Acquisitions

As part of our growth strategy, we may acquire companies that expand, complement or diversify our business. We regularly review opportunities and periodically engage in discussions regarding possible acquisitions. Our ability to sustain our growth and maintain our competitive position may be affected by our ability to identify, acquire, and successfully integrate companies. 

On November 19, 2012, we entered into a definitive agreement with Quanta Services, Inc. to acquire substantially all of Quanta’s domestic telecommunications infrastructure services subsidiaries. The acquired subsidiaries provide specialty contracting services, including engineering, construction, maintenance and installation services to telecommunications providers, and other construction and maintenance services to electric and gas utilities and others. Principal business facilities are located in Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania, and Washington. The anticipated benefits of this acquisition include significant enhancement of our geographic scope and rural telecommunications engineering and construction capabilities, increased construction resources for wireless carriers, and reinforcement of our competencies in

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broadband construction. The purchase price of approximately $275 million is subject to adjustments for working capital and other specified items and will be financed with a new $400 million senior secured credit facility. Subject to customary closing conditions, the acquisition is expected to be completed by December 31, 2012.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based on our condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported therein and accompanying notes. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate these estimates and assumptions, including those related to recognition of revenue for costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings, the fair value of reporting units for goodwill impairment analysis, the assessment of impairment of intangibles and other long-lived assets, income taxes, accrued insurance claims, asset lives used in computing depreciation and amortization, allowance for doubtful accounts, stock-based compensation expense for performance-based stock awards, and accruals for contingencies, including legal matters. These estimates and assumptions require the use of judgment as to the likelihood of various future outcomes and, as a result, actual results could differ materially from these estimates. There have been no changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates in the three months ended October 27, 2012. See Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended July 28, 2012 for further information regarding our critical accounting policies and estimates.

Results of Operations

The Company uses a fiscal year ending on the last Saturday in July. The following table sets forth, as a percentage of revenues earned, our condensed consolidated statements of operations for the periods indicated (totals may not add due to rounding):

	For the Three Months Ended
	October 27, 2012					October 29, 2011
	(Dollars in millions)
Revenues	$	323.3		100.0	%	$	319.6		100.0	%
Expenses:
Cost of earned revenue, excluding depreciation and amortization	257.1			79.5		255.2			79.9
General and administrative	28.8			8.9		25.4			7.9
Depreciation and amortization	15.3			4.7		16.0			5.0
Total	301.2			93.2		296.5			92.8
Interest expense, net	(4.2		)	(1.3	)	(4.2		)	(1.3	)
Other income, net	1.6			0.5		3.0			0.9
Income before income taxes	19.5			6.0		21.9			6.8
Provision for income taxes	7.6			2.4		8.9			2.8
Net income	$	11.9		3.7	%	$	13.0		4.1	%

Revenues. The following table presents information regarding total revenues by type of customer for the three months endedOctober 27, 2012 and October 29, 2011 (totals may not add due to rounding):

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	For the Three Months Ended
	October 27, 2012				October 29, 2011							%
	Revenue		% of Total		Revenue		% of Total		Increase (decrease)			Increase (decrease)
	(Dollars in millions)
Telecommunications	$	279.0	86.3	%	$	264.1	82.6	%	$	14.9		5.6	%
Underground facility locating	32.9		10.2		34.2		10.7		(1.3		)	(3.9	)
Electric and gas utilities and other customers	11.4		3.5		21.3		6.7		(9.8		)	(46.2	)
Total contract revenues	$	323.3	100.0	%	$	319.6	100.0	%	$	3.7		1.2	%

Revenues increased$3.7 million, or 1.2%, during the three months endedOctober 27, 2012 as compared to the three months endedOctober 29, 2011.

Revenues from specialty construction services provided to telecommunications companies increased5.6%, or $14.9 million, to $279.0 million during the three months endedOctober 27, 2012 compared to $264.1 million during the three months endedOctober 29, 2011. Revenue increased $9.7 million for a telephone customer from services provided under existing contracts and for rural broadband initiatives, and revenue increased $4.6 million for a telephone customer which is expanding and enhancing its broadband services related to rural access lines it acquired. Additionally, revenues increased $4.5 million for a cable multiple system operator for underground fiberoptic and cable installation services and $3.9 million for a leading cable multiple system operator for installation, maintenance, and construction services, which included services to provision fiber to cellular sites. Other telecommunications customers had net increases in revenue of $4.2 million for the three months endedOctober 27, 2012, including services provided under new contracts for rural broadband initiatives. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in revenue of $6.2 million for a significant telephone customer, and a $5.8 million decrease for another significant telephone customer, both as a result of reduced spending by these customers in the current period as compared to the prior year.

Total revenues from underground facility locating customers during the three months endedOctober 27, 2012decreased3.9% to $32.9 million compared to $34.2 million during the three months endedOctober 29, 2011. The decrease primarily resulted from a contract that ended subsequent to the first quarter of fiscal 2012.

Total revenues from electric and gas utilities and other construction and maintenance customers during the three months endedOctober 27, 2012decreased to $11.4 million compared to $21.3 million during the three months endedOctober 29, 2011. The decrease was primarily attributable to decreases in work performed for several gas companies and electric utilities during the three months endedOctober 27, 2012 as compared to the prior year period.

Costs of Earned Revenues. Costs of earned revenues increased to $257.1 million during the three months endedOctober 27, 2012 compared to $255.2 million during the three months endedOctober 29, 2011. The increase was primarily due to a higher level of operations during the three months endedOctober 27, 2012. The primary component of the increase was a $3.5 million aggregate increase in direct labor and independent subcontractor costs, partially offset by a $1.0 million decrease in direct material costs and a $0.6 million decrease in other direct costs.

Costs of earned revenues as a percentage of contract revenues decreased0.3% for the three months endedOctober 27, 2012 as compared to the three months endedOctober 29, 2011. Direct material costs as a percentage of total revenue decreased 0.4% as compared to the three months ended October 29, 2011 primarily as a result of less materials provided for customers under contracts during the three months ended October, 27, 2012 as compared to the prior period. Other direct costs decreased 0.3% as a percentage of total revenue as compared to the same period last year primarily as a result of reduced equipment and related costs. Offsetting these decreases, labor and subcontractor costs increased 0.4% as a result of mix of work performed.

General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses increased$3.5 million to $28.8 million during the three months endedOctober 27, 2012 as compared to $25.4 million for the three months endedOctober 29, 2011. General and administrative expenses as a percentage of contract revenues were 8.9% and 7.9% for the three months endedOctober 27, 2012 and October 29, 2011, respectively. The increase in total general and administrative expenses for the three month period resulted primarily from increased stock-based compensation expense. Stock-based compensation expense was $2.3 million during the three months endedOctober 27, 2012 as compared to $1.3 million during the three months endedOctober 29, 2011. Additionally, we incurred approximately $0.7 million in acquisition related costs during the three months ended October 27, 2012. Other increases primarily resulted from higher professional fees for accounting and legal services.

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Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization decreased to $15.3 million during the three months endedOctober 27, 2012 from $16.0 million during the three months endedOctober 29, 2011 and totaled 4.7% and 5.0% as a percentage of contract revenues during the current and prior year quarter, respectively. The decrease in depreciation and amortization as a percentage of contract revenues was primarily the result of assets becoming fully depreciated in fiscal 2012.

Interest Expense, Net. Interest expense, net was $4.2 million during each of the three months endedOctober 27, 2012 and October 29, 2011.

Other Income, Net. Other income decreased to $1.6 million during the three months endedOctober 27, 2012 from $3.0 million during the three months endedOctober 29, 2011. The decrease in other income was primarily a function of the number of assets sold and prices obtained for those assets during the current period.

Income Taxes. The following table presents our income tax expense and effective income tax rate for the three months endedOctober 27, 2012 and October 29, 2011:

	For the Three Months Ended
	October 27, 2012			October 29, 2011
	(Dollars in millions)
Income tax provision	$	7.6		$	8.9
Effective income tax rate	39.2		%	40.7		%

Our effective income tax rate differs from the statutory rates for the tax jurisdictions where we operate. Variations in our effective income tax rate for the three months endedOctober 27, 2012 and October 29, 2011 are primarily attributable to the impact of non-deductible and non-taxable items, disqualifying dispositions of incentive stock option exercises, and production-related tax credits recognized in relation to our pre-tax results during the period. Non-deductible and non-taxable items will generally have a reduced impact on the effective income tax rate in periods of greater pre-tax results. As of both October 27, 2012 and July 28, 2012, we had total unrecognized tax benefits of approximately $2.2 million which would reduce our effective tax rate during the periods recognized if it is determined that those liabilities are no longer required.

Net Income. Net income was $11.9 million during the three months endedOctober 27, 2012 as compared to $13.0 million during the three months endedOctober 29, 2011.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Capital requirements. Historically, our sources of cash have been operating activities, long-term debt, equity offerings, bank borrowings, and proceeds from the sale of idle and surplus equipment and real property. Our working capital needs vary based on our level of operations and generally increase with higher levels of revenue. Our working capital requirements are also impacted by the time it takes us to collect our accounts receivable for work performed for customers. Cash and equivalents totaled $54.7 million at October 27, 2012 compared to $52.6 million at July 28, 2012. Cash increased during the three months endedOctober 27, 2012 as a result of cash provided by operations offset by capital expenditures, net of the proceeds from the sale of assets, and repurchases of our common stock. Working capital (total current assets less total current liabilities) was $265.3 million at October 27, 2012 compared to $262.4 million at July 28, 2012.

Capital resources are primarily used to purchase equipment and maintain sufficient levels of working capital in order to support our contractual commitments to customers. We periodically borrow from and repay our revolving credit facility depending on our cash requirements. Additionally, our capital requirements may increase to the extent we make acquisitions that involve consideration other than our stock, buy back our common stock or repurchase or call our senior subordinated notes. We have not paid cash dividends since 1982. Our board of directors regularly evaluates our dividend policy based on our financial condition, profitability, cash flow, capital requirements, and the outlook of our business. We currently intend to retain any earnings for use in the business, including for investment in acquisitions, and consequently we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. Additionally, the indenture governing our senior subordinated notes contains covenants that restrict our ability to make certain payments, including the payment of dividends.

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	For the Three Months Ended
	October 27, 2012			October 29, 2011
	(Dollars in millions)
Net cash flows:
Provided by operating activities	$	27.7		$	19.4
Used in investing activities	$	(10.5	)	$	(13.9	)
(Used in) provided by financing activities	$	(15.1	)	$	1.0

Cash from Operating Activities. During the three months endedOctober 27, 2012, net cash provided by operating activities was $27.7 million. Non-cash items during the three months endedOctober 27, 2012 were primarily depreciation and amortization, gain on sale of assets, stock-based compensation, and deferred income taxes. Changes in working capital (excluding cash) and changes in other long-term assets and liabilities provided$0.8 million of operating cash flow during the three months endedOctober 27, 2012. The primary working capital sources of cash flow during the three months endedOctober 27, 2012 were net income tax receivables used during the period and increases in income tax payables combined of $8.8 million and increases in accounts payable of $3.9 million. These increases were primarily attributable to higher operating levels and the timing of payments. Working capital changes that used operating cash flow during the three months endedOctober 27, 2012 were increases in other current and other non-current assets combined of $3.6 million, primarily for other prepaid costs that coincide with the beginning of our fiscal year. Additionally, accounts receivables and net costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings used $3.2 million on a combined basis. We also used $5.1 million related to accrued liabilities and accrued insurance claims primarily as a result of amounts paid for annual incentive compensation during October 2012.

Based on average daily revenue during the applicable quarter, days sales outstanding calculated for accounts receivable, net was 43 days as of October 27, 2012 compared to 40 days as of October 29, 2011. Days sales outstanding calculated for costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings, net of billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings, were 33 days as of October 27, 2012 and 29 days as of October 29, 2011. These changes resulted from growth in operations during the three months ended October 27, 2012 and changes to the customer mix compared to fiscal 2012. We believe that none of our major customers were experiencing financial difficulties which would materially affect our cash flows or liquidity as of October 27, 2012.

During the three months ended October 29, 2011, net cash provided by operating activities was $19.4 million. Non-cash items during the three months ended October 29, 2011 were primarily depreciation and amortization, gain on sale of assets, stock-based compensation, and deferred income taxes. Changes in working capital (excluding cash) and changes in other long term assets and liabilities used $11.6 million of operating cash flow during the three months ended October 29, 2011. The primary working capital uses during the three months ended October 29, 2011 were increases in accounts receivable of $2.0 million and increases in net costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings of $10.9 million. The increases in accounts receivable and costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings were the result of revenue growth during the three months ended October 29, 2011 as compared to October 30, 2010. Other uses of working capital included other current and other non-current assets combined of $8.0 million, primarily for higher levels of inventory. Working capital changes that increased operating cash flow during the three months ended October 29, 2011 were net income tax receivables of $5.4 million used during the period, increases in accounts payable of $3.6 million and increases in other accrued liabilities and accrued insurance claims of $0.4 million. These increases were primarily attributable to higher operating levels and the timing of payments, partially offset by amounts paid for annual incentive compensation during October 2011.

Cash Used in Investing Activities. During the three months ended October 27, 2012 and October 29, 2011, net cash used in investing activities was $10.5 million and $13.9 million, respectively. During the three months ended October 27, 2012 and October 29, 2011, capital expenditures of $12.5 million and $20.9 million, respectively, were offset in part by proceeds from the sale of assets of $2.0 million and $6.4 million, respectively. Restricted cash, primarily related to funding provisions of our insurance program, decreased$0.6 million during the three months endedOctober 29, 2011.

Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities. Net cash used in financing activities was $15.1 million during the three months endedOctober 27, 2012 as compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $1.0 million during the three months endedOctober 29, 2011. During the three months endedOctober 27, 2012, we repurchased 1,047,000 shares of our common stock in open market transactions, at an average price of $14.52 per share, for approximately $15.2 million. We received $0.2 million and $0.9 million from the exercise of stock options during the three months endedOctober 27, 2012 and October 29, 2011, respectively. We received excess tax benefits of $0.1 million and $0.2 million, primarily from the vesting of restricted stock units and exercises of stock options, during the three months endedOctober 27, 2012 and October 29, 2011,

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respectively. Additionally, we paid less than $0.1 million in principal payments on capital leases during each of the three months endedOctober 27, 2012 and October 29, 2011. 

Compliance with Notes and Credit Agreement. We have a five-year $225.0 million senior secured revolving credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with a syndicate of banks. The Credit Agreement has an expiration date of June 4, 2015 and provides for maximum borrowings of $225.0 million, including a sublimit of $100.0 million for the issuance of standby letters of credit. In connection with the issuance of the 2021 Notes, we entered into an amendment to the Credit Agreement (the “Amended Credit Agreement”). Subject to certain conditions, the Amended Credit Agreement provides for the ability to enter into one or more incremental facilities, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $75.0 million, either by increasing the revolving commitments under the Credit Agreement and/or in the form of term loans.

Our obligations under the Amended Credit Agreement are guaranteed by certain subsidiaries and secured by a pledge of (i) 100% of the equity of our material domestic subsidiaries and (ii) 100% of the non-voting equity and 65% of the voting equity of first-tier material foreign subsidiaries, if any, in each case excluding certain unrestricted subsidiaries.

Borrowings under the Amended Credit Agreement (other than swingline loans as defined in the Credit Agreement) bear interest at a rate equal to either (a) the administrative agent’s base rate, described in the Amended Credit Agreement as the highest of (i) the sum of the federal funds rate and 0.50%; (ii) the administrative agent’s prime rate; and (iii) the eurodollar rate (defined in the Amended Credit Agreement as the British Bankers’ Association LIBOR Rate, divided by the aggregate of 1.00% and one (1) less a reserve percentage (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement), or (b) the eurodollar rate, in addition to an applicable margin based on our consolidated leverage ratio, in each case. Swingline loans bear interest at a rate equal to the administrative agent’s base rate and a margin based on our consolidated leverage ratio. Based on our current consolidated leverage ratio, revolving borrowings would be eligible for a margin of 1.25% for borrowings based on the administrative agent’s base rate and 2.25% for borrowings based on the eurodollar rate.

We incur fees under the Amended Credit Agreement for the unutilized commitments at rates that range from 0.50% to 0.625% per annum, fees for outstanding standby letters of credit at rates that range from 2.00% to 2.75% per annum and fees for outstanding commercial letters of credit at rates that range from 1.00% to 1.375% per annum, in each case based on our consolidated leverage ratio. As of October 27, 2012, fees for unutilized commitments and outstanding standby letters of credit were at rates per annum of 0.50% and 2.25%, respectively.

The Credit Agreement contains certain affirmative and negative covenants, including limitations with respect to indebtedness, liens, investments, distributions, mergers and acquisitions, dispositions of assets, sale-leaseback transactions, transactions with affiliates and capital expenditures. The Credit Agreement contains financial covenants that require us to (i) maintain a consolidated leverage ratio of not greater than 3.00 to 1.00, as measured on a trailing four-quarter basis at the end of each fiscal quarter and (ii) maintain a consolidated interest coverage ratio of not less than 2.75 to 1.00 for fiscal quarters ending July 31, 2010 through April 28, 2012 and not less than 3.00 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarter ending July 28, 2012 and each fiscal quarter thereafter, as measured on a trailing four-quarter basis at the end of each fiscal quarter. As of October 27, 2012, we had no outstanding borrowings and $44.1 million of outstanding standby letters of credit issued under the Credit Agreement. The outstanding standby letters of credit are issued as part of our insurance program. At October 27, 2012, we were in compliance with the financial covenants and had additional borrowing availability of up to $180.9 million, as determined by the most restrictive covenants of the Credit Agreement.

As of October 27, 2012, the principal amount outstanding under the 2012 Notes was $187.5 million. The 2021 Notes are guaranteed by certain of our subsidiaries. The indenture governing the 2021 Notes contains covenants that limit, among other things, the ability of us and our subsidiaries to incur additional debt and issue preferred stock, make certain restricted payments, consummate specified asset sales, enter into transactions with affiliates, incur liens, impose restrictions on the ability of our subsidiaries to pay dividends or make payments to us and our restricted subsidiaries, merge or consolidate with another person, and dispose of all or substantially all of its assets.

Contractual Obligations.   The following tables set forth our outstanding contractual obligations, including related party leases, as of October 27, 2012:

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	Less than 1 Year		Years 1-3		Years 3 - 5		Greater than 5 Years		Total
	(Dollars in thousands)
7.125% senior subordinated notes due 2021	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	187,500	$	187,500
Interest payments on debt (excluding capital leases)	13,359		26,719		26,719		46,758		113,555
Capital lease obligations (including interest and executory costs)	56		—		—		—		56
Operating lease obligations	8,069		9,412		4,426		1,851		23,758
Employment agreements	3,302		3,095		1,558		5		7,960
Purchase and other contractual obligations	8,014		—		—		—		8,014
Total	$	32,800	$	39,226	$	32,703	$	236,114	$	340,843

Purchase and other contractual obligations in the above table primarily represent obligations under agreements to purchase undelivered vehicles and equipment and amounts under certain other contracts due within one year. We have excluded contractual obligations under the multiemployer defined pension plan that covers certain of our employees as these obligations are determined based on our future union employee payrolls, which cannot be reliably determined as of October 27, 2012.

Our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of October 27, 2012 includes a long-term liability of approximately $22.8 million for accrued insurance claims.  This liability has been excluded from the above table as the timing of any cash payments is uncertain. See Note 7 of the Notes to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding our accrued insurance claims liability.

The liability for unrecognized tax benefits for uncertain tax positions at both October 27, 2012 and July 28, 2012 were $2.2 million, and is included in other liabilities in our condensed consolidated balance sheet. This amount has been excluded from the contractual obligations table because we are unable to reasonably estimate the timing of the resolution of the underlying tax positions with the relevant tax authorities.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements.

Performance Bonds and Guarantees - We have obligations under performance and other surety contract bonds related to certain of our customer contracts. Performance bonds generally provide a customer with the right to obtain payment and/or performance from the issuer of the bond if we fail to perform our obligations under a contract. As of October 27, 2012, we had $237.6 million of outstanding performance and other surety contract bonds and no events have occurred in which customers have exercised their rights under any such bonds. Additionally, we have periodically guaranteed certain obligations of our subsidiaries, including obligations in connection with obtaining state contractor licenses and leasing real property.

Letters of Credit - We have standby letters of credit issued under our Credit Agreement as part of our insurance program. These letters of credit collateralize our obligations to our insurance carriers in connection with the settlement of potential claims. As of October 27, 2012, we had $44.1 million outstanding standby letters of credit issued under the Credit Agreement.

Sufficiency of Capital Resources. We believe that our capital resources, including existing cash balances and amounts available under our Credit Agreement, are sufficient to meet our financial obligations. These obligations include interest payments required on our senior subordinated notes and borrowings, working capital requirements, and the normal replacement of equipment at our current level of operations for at least the next twelve months. Our future operating results and cash flows may be affected by a number of factors including our success in bidding on future contracts and our ability to manage costs effectively. To the extent we seek to grow by acquisitions that involve consideration other than our stock, or to the extent we buy back our common stock or repurchase or call our senior subordinated notes, our capital requirements may increase. Changes in financial markets or other areas of the economy could adversely impact our ability to access the capital markets, in which case we would expect to rely on a combination of available cash and the Credit Agreement to provide short-term funding.

Management continually monitors the financial markets and assesses general economic conditions for any impact on our financial position. If changes in financial markets or other areas of the economy adversely impact our ability to access capital markets, we would expect to rely on a combination of available cash and the existing committed credit facility to provide short-term funding. We believe that our cash investment policies are conservative and we expect that the current volatility in the capital markets will not have a material impact on our cash investments.

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Backlog. Our backlog consists of the uncompleted portion of services to be performed under job-specific contracts and the estimated value of future services that we expect to provide under master service agreements and other long-term requirements contracts. Many of our contracts are multi-year agreements, and we include in our backlog the amount of services projected to be performed over the terms of the contracts based on our historical experience with customers and, more generally, our experience in procurements of this type. In many instances, our customers are not contractually committed to procure specific volumes of services under a contract. Our estimates of a customer's requirements during a particular future period may not prove to be accurate.

Our backlog totaled $1.376 billion and $1.565 billion at October 27, 2012 and July 28, 2012, respectively. We expect to complete 59.7% of the October 27, 2012 backlog during the next twelve months.

Seasonality and Quarterly Fluctuations

Our revenues are affected by seasonality as a significant portion of the work we perform is outdoors. Consequently, our operations are impacted by extended periods of inclement weather. Generally, inclement weather is more likely to occur during the winter season which falls during our second and third fiscal quarters. Also, a disproportionate percentage of total paid holidays fall within our second quarter, which decreases the number of available workdays. Additionally, our customer premise equipment installation activities for cable providers historically decrease around calendar year end holidays as their customers generally require less activity during this period. As a result, we may experience reduced revenue in the second or third quarters of our fiscal year.

In addition, we have experienced and expect to continue to experience quarterly variations in revenues and net income as a result of other factors, including:

• our fiscal year which ends on the last Saturday in July, and as a result, fiscal 2012 and fiscal 2011 consisted of 52 weeks while fiscal 2010 consisted of 53 weeks, with its fourth quarter having 14 weeks of operations;

• the timing and volume of customers' construction and maintenance projects, including possible delays as a result of material procurement;

• seasonal budgetary spending patterns of customers and the timing of their budget approvals;

• the commencement or termination of master service agreements and other long-term agreements with customers;

• costs incurred to support growth internally or through acquisitions;

• fluctuations in results of operations caused by acquisitions;

• fluctuations in the employer portion of payroll taxes as a result of reaching the limitation on payroll withholdings obligations;

• changes in mix of customers, contracts, and business activities;

• fluctuations in insurance expense due to changes in claims experience and actuarial assumptions;

• fluctuations in stock-based compensation expense as a result of performance criteria in performance-based share awards, as well as the timing and vesting period of all stock-based awards;

• fluctuations in incentive pay as a result of operating results;

• fluctuations in interest expense due to levels of debt and related borrowing costs;

• fluctuations in other income as a result of the timing and levels of capital assets sold during the period; and

• fluctuations in income tax expense due to levels of taxable earnings, the impact of non-deductible items and tax credits, and the impact of disqualifying dispositions of incentive stock option expenses.  

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Accordingly, operating results for any fiscal period are not necessarily indicative of results that may be achieved for any subsequent fiscal period.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

We are exposed to market risks related to interest rates on our cash and equivalents and our debt obligations. We monitor the effects of market changes on interest rates and manage interest rate risks by investing in short-term cash equivalents with market rates of interest and by maintaining a mix of fixed and variable rate debt obligations. A hypothetical 100 basis point increase in interest rates would result in an increase to annual earnings of approximately $0.5 million if our cash and equivalents held as of both October 27, 2012 and July 28, 2012 were to be fully invested in interest bearing financial instruments.

Our revolving credit facility permits borrowings at a variable rate of interest. We had no outstanding borrowings as of October 27, 2012. Outstanding long-term debt at October 27, 2012 included $187.5 million of our senior subordinated notes due in 2021, which bear a fixed rate of interest of 7.125%. Due to the fixed rate of interest on the notes, changes in interest rates would not have an impact on the related interest expense. The fair value of the outstanding notes totaled approximately $200.9 million as of October 27, 2012, based on quoted market prices. There exists market risk sensitivity on the fair value of the fixed rate notes with respect to changes in interest rates. A hypothetical 50 basis point change in the market interest rates in effect would result in an increase or decrease in the fair value of the notes of approximately $5.9 million, calculated on a discounted cash flow basis.

We also have market risk for foreign currency exchange rates related to our operations in Canada. As of October 27, 2012, the market risk for foreign currency exchange rates was not significant as our operations in Canada have not been material.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

The Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company's management, including the Company's Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of October 27, 2012, the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Based on this evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of October 27, 2012, the Company's disclosure controls and procedures are effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is (1) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the SEC's rules and forms and (2) accumulated and communicated to the Company's management, including the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, in a manner that allows timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

There were no changes in the Company's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the Company's most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

For a description of legal proceedings affecting the Company refer to Part 1, Item 3, Legal Proceedings of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 28, 2012. There were no material developments to the legal proceedings affecting the Company during the fiscal quarter ended October 27, 2012.

As part of our insurance program, we retain the risk of loss, up to certain limits, for claims related to automobile liability, general liability, workers' compensation, employee group health, and locate damages, and we have established reserves that we believe to be adequate based on current evaluations and experience with these types of claims. For these claims, the effect on our financial statements is generally limited to the amount needed to satisfy our insurance deductibles or retentions.

From time to time, we and our subsidiaries are parties to various other claims and legal proceedings. It is the opinion our management, based on information available at this time, that such other pending claims or proceedings will not have a material effect on the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements. 

Item 1A.Risk Factors.

There have been no material changes from the risk factors disclosed in Part 1, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended July 28, 2012.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

(a)   During the three months ended October 27, 2012, we did not sell any of our equity securities that were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933.

(b)   Not applicable.

(c)   The following table summarizes the Company's purchases of its common stock during the three months ended October 27, 2012:

ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased	Average Price Paid Per Share	Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs	Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
July 28, 2012 - August 25, 2012	—	—	—	(a)
August 26, 2012 - September 22, 2012	1,047,000	$14.52	—	(a)
September 23, 2012 - October 27, 2012	4,533 (b)	$13.79	—	(a)

(a) On March 15, 2012, the Board of Directors authorized $40.0 million to repurchase shares of the Company’s outstanding common stock to be made over eighteen months in open market or private transactions. All shares repurchased have been subsequently canceled. As of October 27, 2012, approximately $22.8 million remained authorized for repurchase through September 15, 2013. 

(b) Shares were withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations that arose on the vesting of restricted stock units.

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Item 5. Other Information.

The Company adopted Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2011-05, Presentation of Comprehensive Income, (“ASU 2011-05”) during the first quarter of fiscal 2013.  ASU 2011-05 eliminates the option to present components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of stockholders' equity. The amendments in this standard require that all non-owner changes in stockholders' equity be presented either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements.  On adoption, the Company has presented comprehensive income within its consolidated financial statements in two separate but consecutive statements. 

The following consolidated statements of comprehensive income for each of the three years ended July 28, 2012, July 30, 2011, and July 31, 2010 is derived from the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements, adjusted for the retroactive application of ASU 2011-05. 

DYCOM INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JULY 28, 2012, JULY 30, 2011, AND JULY 31, 2010
	2012			2011		2010
	(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
NET INCOME	$	39,378		$	16,107	$	5,849
Foreign currency translation gains (losses)	(161		)	130		100
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	$	39,217		$	16,237	$	5,949

The following footnote disclosure presents the Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income for each of the three years ended July 28, 2012, July 30, 2011, and July 31, 2010.  The following consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income present, in separate columns, financial information for (i) Dycom Industries, Inc. (“Parent”) on a parent only basis, (ii) the Issuer, (iii) the guarantor subsidiaries for the 2021 Notes on a combined basis, (iv) other non-guarantor subsidiaries on a combined basis, (v) the eliminations and reclassifications necessary to arrive at the information for the Company on a consolidated basis, and (vi) the Company on a consolidated basis.

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DYCOM INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
	YEAR ENDED JULY 28, 2012
	Parent			Issuer			Subsidiary Guarantors		Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations and Reclassifications			Dycom Consolidated
	(Dollars in thousands)
NET INCOME (LOSS)	$	39,378		$	39,378		$	55,236	$	(7,186	)	$	(87,428	)	$	39,378
Foreign currency translation loss	(161		)	(161		)	—		(161		)	322			(161		)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)	$	39,217		$	39,217		$	55,236	$	(7,347	)	$	(87,106	)	$	39,217
	YEAR ENDED JULY 30, 2011
	Parent			Issuer			Subsidiary Guarantors		Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations and Reclassifications			Dycom Consolidated
	(Dollars in thousands)
NET INCOME (LOSS)	$	16,107		$	16,107		$	35,445	$	(7,020	)	$	(44,532	)	$	16,107
Foreign currency translation gain	130			130			—		130			(260		)	130
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)	$	16,237		$	16,237		$	35,445	$	(6,890	)	$	(44,792	)	$	16,237
	YEAR ENDED JULY 31, 2010
	Parent			Issuer			Subsidiary Guarantors		Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations and Reclassifications			Dycom Consolidated
	(Dollars in thousands)
NET INCOME (LOSS)	$	5,849		$	6,941		$	21,427	$	(8,009	)	$	(20,359	)	$	5,849
Foreign currency translation gain	100			100			—		100			(200		)	100
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)	$	5,949		$	7,041		$	21,427	$	(7,909	)	$	(20,559	)	$	5,949

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Item 6.Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.

Exhibits furnished pursuant to the requirements of Form 10-Q:

Exhibit Number
31.1 +	Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2 +	Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1 +	Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2 +	Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101++	Financial Statements from the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, for the quarter ended October 27, 2012, formatted in Extensible Business Reporting Language: (i) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets; (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations; (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (iv) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows; and (v) the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
'+ Filed herewith
'++ Furnished herewith

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.                                                     

		DYCOM INDUSTRIES, INC.
		Registrant
Date:	November 21, 2012	/s/ Steven E. Nielsen
		Name:  Steven E. Nielsen Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
Date:	November 21, 2012	/s/ H. Andrew DeFerrari
		Name: H. Andrew DeFerrari Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

DYCOM INDUSTRIES, INC

CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO

RULES 13A-14(A) OR 15D-14(A) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF

THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

I, Steven E. Nielsen, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Dycom Industries, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 21, 2012

/s/ Steven E. Nielsen        

Steven E. Nielsen

President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

DYCOM INDUSTRIES, INC

CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO

RULES 13A-14(A) OR 15D-14(A) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF

THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

I, H. Andrew DeFerrari, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Dycom Industries, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 21, 2012

/s/ H. Andrew DeFerrari            

H. Andrew DeFerrari

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

DYCOM INDUSTRIES, INC.

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Dycom Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending October 27, 2012, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned hereby certifies that to the best of his knowledge:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: November 21, 2012

/s/ Steven E. Nielsen        

Steven E. Nielsen 

President and Chief Executive Officer




A signed original of this written statement required by Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, has been provided to Dycom Industries, Inc. and will be retained by Dycom Industries, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

This certification will not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section.  This certification will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 even if the document with which it is submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission is so incorporated by reference.

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

DYCOM INDUSTRIES, INC.

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Dycom Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending October 27, 2012, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned hereby certifies that to the best of his knowledge:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: November 21, 2012

/s/ H. Andrew DeFerrari            

H. Andrew DeFerrari 

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer



A signed original of this written statement required by Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, has been provided to Dycom Industries, Inc. and will be retained by Dycom Industries, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

This certification will not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section.  This certification will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 even if the document with which it is submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission is so incorporated by reference.

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Supplemental Consolidating Financial Statements (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Oct. 27, 2012

Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Condensed Balance Sheet

DYCOM INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (UNAUDITED) OCTOBER 27, 2012
	Parent		Issuer		Subsidiary Guarantors		Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations and Reclassifications			Dycom Consolidated
	(Dollars in thousands)
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and equivalents	$	—	$	—	$	54,096	$	630	$	—		$	54,726
Accounts receivable, net	—		—		151,840		1,954		—			153,794
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings	—		—		116,301		2,108		—			118,409
Inventories	—		—		25,142		—		—			25,142
Deferred tax assets, net	2,423		—		13,962		84		(395		)	16,074
Income taxes receivable	741		—		—		—		—			741
Other current assets	6,878		54		5,080		810		—			12,822
Total current assets	10,042		54		366,421		5,586		(395		)	381,708
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET	10,578		—		128,563		15,560		—			154,701
GOODWILL	—		—		174,849		—		—			174,849
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET	—		—		48,182		—		—			48,182
DEFERRED TAX ASSETS, NET NON-CURRENT	—		64		4,314		651		(5,029		)	—
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES	746,311		1,439,481		—		—		(2,185,792		)	—
INTERCOMPANY RECEIVABLES	—		—		871,537		—		(871,537		)	—
OTHER	5,753		4,229		1,917		194		—			12,093
TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS	762,642		1,443,774		1,229,362		16,405		(3,062,358		)	389,825
TOTAL ASSETS	$	772,684	$	1,443,828	$	1,595,783	$	21,991	$	(3,062,753	)	$	771,533
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	$	3,552	$	—	$	33,709	$	1,224	$	—		$	38,485
Current portion of debt	—		—		55		—		—			55
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings	—		—		1,447		—		—			1,447
Accrued insurance claims	588		—		23,559		97		—			24,244
Deferred tax liabilities	—		249		82		64		(395		)	—
Other accrued liabilities	3,873		3,929		38,386		1,454		—			47,642
Income taxes payable	4,567		—		—		—		—			4,567
Total current liabilities	12,580		4,178		97,238		2,839		(395		)	116,440
LONG-TERM DEBT	—		187,500		—		—		—			187,500
ACCRUED INSURANCE CLAIMS	715		—		22,040		92		—			22,847
DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES, NET NON-CURRENT	811		—		51,553		1,457		(5,029		)	48,792
INTERCOMPANY PAYABLES	363,676		505,839		—		2,022		(871,537		)	—
OTHER LIABILITIES	2,907		—		1,049		3		—			3,959
Total liabilities	380,689		697,517		171,880		6,413		(876,961		)	379,538
Total stockholders' equity	391,995		746,311		1,423,903		15,578		(2,185,792		)	391,995
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	$	772,684	$	1,443,828	$	1,595,783	$	21,991	$	(3,062,753	)	$	771,533

DYCOM INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET JULY 28, 2012
	Parent		Issuer		Subsidiary Guarantors		Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations and Reclassifications			Dycom Consolidated
	(Dollars in thousands)
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and equivalents	$	—	$	—	$	51,563	$	1,018	$	—		$	52,581
Accounts receivable, net	—		—		140,426		1,362		—			141,788
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings	—		—		125,869		1,452		—			127,321
Inventories	—		—		26,274		—		—			26,274
Deferred tax assets, net	2,390		—		13,566		80		(403		)	15,633
Income taxes receivable	4,884		—		—		—		—			4,884
Other current assets	2,211		10		5,458		787		—			8,466
Total current assets	9,485		10		363,156		4,699		(403		)	376,947
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET	9,671		—		133,145		15,431		—			158,247
GOODWILL	—		—		174,849		—		—			174,849
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET	—		—		49,773		—		—			49,773
DEFERRED TAX ASSETS, NET NON-CURRENT	—		65		9,341		1,085		(10,491		)	—
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES	734,451		1,425,451		—		—		(2,159,902		)	—
INTERCOMPANY RECEIVABLES	—		—		860,758		54		(860,812		)	—
OTHER	6,075		4,338		1,731		233		—			12,377
TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS	750,197		1,429,854		1,229,597		16,803		(3,031,205		)	395,246
TOTAL ASSETS	$	759,682	$	1,429,864	$	1,592,753	$	21,502	$	(3,031,608	)	$	772,193
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	$	2,785	$	—	$	33,441	$	597	$	—		$	36,823
Current portion of debt	—		—		74		—		—			74
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings	—		—		1,522		—		—			1,522
Accrued insurance claims	588		—		24,551		79		—			25,218
Deferred tax liabilities	—		249		84		70		(403		)	—
Other accrued liabilities	5,054		565		43,772		1,535		—			50,926
Total current liabilities	8,427		814		103,444		2,281		(403		)	114,563
LONG-TERM DEBT	—		187,500		—		—		—			187,500
ACCRUED INSURANCE CLAIMS	708		—		22,815		68		—			23,591
DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES, NET NON-CURRENT	1,020		—		57,140		1,868		(10,491		)	49,537
INTERCOMPANY PAYABLES	353,713		507,099		—		—		(860,812		)	—
OTHER LIABILITIES	2,883		—		1,185		3		—			4,071
Total liabilities	366,751		695,413		184,584		4,220		(871,706		)	379,262
Total stockholders' equity	392,931		734,451		1,408,169		17,282		(2,159,902		)	392,931
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	$	759,682	$	1,429,864	$	1,592,753	$	21,502	$	(3,031,608	)	$	772,193

Schedule of Condensed Income Statement

DYCOM INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED) FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED OCTOBER 27, 2012
	Parent			Issuer			Subsidiary Guarantors			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations and Reclassifications			Dycom Consolidated
	(Dollars in thousands)
REVENUES:
Contract Revenues	$	—		$	—		$	319,025		$	4,261		$	—		$	323,286
EXPENSES:
Costs of earned revenues, excluding depreciation and amortization	—			—			253,544			3,522			—			257,066
General and administrative	8,409			146			17,616			2,653			—			28,824
Depreciation and amortization	740			—			13,286			1,285			—			15,311
Intercompany charges (income), net	(9,925		)	—			10,272			(347		)	—			—
Total	(776		)	146			294,718			7,113			—			301,201
Interest expense, net	(776		)	(3,420		)	(1		)	—			—			(4,197		)
Other income, net	—			—			1,565			49			—			1,614
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF SUBSIDIARIES	—			(3,566		)	25,871			(2,803		)	—			19,502
PROVISION (BENEFIT) FOR INCOME TAXES	—			(1,397		)	10,136			(1,098		)	—			7,641
NET INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF SUBSIDIARIES	—			(2,169		)	15,735			(1,705		)	—			11,861
EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF SUBSIDIARIES	11,861			14,030			—			—			(25,891		)	—
NET INCOME (LOSS)	$	11,861		$	11,861		$	15,735		$	(1,705	)	$	(25,891	)	$	11,861
Foreign currency translation gain	2			2			—			2			(4		)	2
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)	$	11,863		$	11,863		$	15,735		$	(1,703	)	$	(25,895	)	$	11,863

DYCOM INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED) FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED OCTOBER 29, 2011
	Parent			Issuer			Subsidiary Guarantors		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations and Reclassifications			Dycom Consolidated
	(Dollars in thousands)
REVENUES:
Contract revenues	$	—		$	—		$	313,818	$	5,757		$	—		$	319,575
EXPENSES:
Costs of earned revenues, excluding depreciation and amortization	—			—			250,893		4,294			—			255,187
General and administrative	6,407			147			16,404		2,400			—			25,358
Depreciation and amortization	787			—			13,861		1,322			(12		)	15,958
Intercompany charges (income), net	(7,964		)	—			7,496		468			—			—
Total	(770		)	147			288,654		8,484			(12		)	296,503
Interest income (expense), net	(770		)	(3,414		)	11		—			—			(4,173		)
Other income, net	—			—			3,061		(102		)	—			2,959
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF SUBSIDIARIES	—			(3,561		)	28,236		(2,829		)	12			21,858
PROVISION (BENEFIT) FOR INCOME TAXES	—			(1,440		)	11,476		(1,144		)	—			8,892
NET INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF SUBSIDIARIES	—			(2,121		)	16,760		(1,685		)	12			12,966
EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF SUBSIDIARIES	12,966			15,087			—		—			(28,053		)	—
NET INCOME (LOSS)	$	12,966		$	12,966		$	16,760	$	(1,685	)	$	(28,041	)	$	12,966
Foreign currency translation loss	(87		)	(87		)	—		(87		)	174			(87		)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)	$	12,879		$	12,879		$	16,760	$	(1,772	)	$	(27,867	)	$	12,879

Schedule of Condensed Cash Flow Statement

DYCOM INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED OCTOBER 27, 2012
	Parent			Issuer			Subsidiary Guarantors			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations and Reclassifications		Dycom Consolidated
	(Dollars in thousands)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	(2,961	)	$	1,260		$	30,527		$	(1,110	)	$	—	$	27,716
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(2,026		)	—			(9,196		)	(1,301		)	—		(12,523		)
Proceeds from sale of assets	—			—			1,958			48			—		2,006
Net cash used in investing activities	(2,026		)	—			(7,238		)	(1,253		)	—		(10,517		)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repurchases of common stock	(15,203		)	—			—			—			—		(15,203		)
Exercise of stock options and other	166			—			—			—			—		166
Restricted stock tax withholdings	(62		)	—			—			—			—		(62		)
Excess tax benefit from share-based awards	64			—			—			—			—		64
Principal payments on capital lease obligations	—			—			(19		)	—			—		(19		)
Intercompany funding	20,022			(1,260		)	(20,737		)	1,975			—		—
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	4,987			(1,260		)	(20,756		)	1,975			—		(15,054		)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents	—			—			2,533			(388		)	—		2,145
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD	—			—			51,563			1,018			—		52,581
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD	$	—		$	—		$	54,096		$	630		$	—	$	54,726

DYCOM INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED OCTOBER 29, 2011
	Parent			Issuer			Subsidiary Guarantors			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations and Reclassifications			Dycom Consolidated
	(Dollars in thousands)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	(4,705	)	$	798		$	24,882		$	(1,542	)	$	—		$	19,433
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(1,257		)	—			(18,144		)	(1,456		)	—			(20,857		)
Proceeds from sale of assets	—			—			6,401			16			—			6,417
Changes in restricted cash	550			—			—			—			—			550
Capital contributions to subsidiaries	—			3,867			—			—			(3,867		)	—
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(707		)	3,867			(11,743		)	(1,440		)	(3,867		)	(13,890		)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Exercise of stock options and other	940			—			—			—			—			940
Restricted stock tax withholdings	(37		)	—			—			—			—			(37		)
Excess tax benefit from share-based awards	175			—			—			—			—			175
Principal payments on capital lease obligations	—			—			(75		)	—			—			(75		)
Intercompany funding	4,334			(4,665		)	(6,410		)	2,874			3,867			—
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	5,412			(4,665		)	(6,485		)	2,874			3,867			1,003
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents	—			—			6,654			(108		)	—			6,546
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD	—			—			44,608			158			—			44,766
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD	$	—		$	—		$	51,262		$	50		$	—		$	51,312

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Stock-Based Awards (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	0 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Oct. 27, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011	Oct. 27, 2012 Stock Options	Oct. 27, 2012 Stock Options	Oct. 27, 2012 Restricted Share Units (RSUs)	Oct. 27, 2012 Restricted Share Units (RSUs)	Oct. 27, 2012 Performance Restricted Share Units	Oct. 28, 2012 Performance Restricted Share Units	Oct. 27, 2012 Performance Restricted Share Units
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Aggregate Disclosures [Abstract]
Stock-based compensation	$ 2,266,000	$ 1,326,000
Tax benefit recognized	(765,000)	(372,000)
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized [Abstract]
Unrecognized compensation expense related to stock options			6,400,000	6,400,000
Unrecognized compensation expense related to RSUs					$ 2,200,000	$ 2,200,000	$ 10,600,000		$ 10,600,000
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition			2 years 1 month 6 days		2 years 6 months		2 years 2 months 12 days
Stock Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]
Outstanding as of July 28,2012				3,298,747
Granted				0
Options Exercised				(21,230)
Forfeited or cancelled				(98,095)
Outstanding as of October 27,2012			3,179,422	3,179,422
Exercisable options as of October 27, 2012			1,787,886	1,787,886
Stock Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price [Roll Forward]
Outstanding as of July 28, 2012				$ 17.08
Granted				$ 0.00
Options Exercised				$ 7.81
Forfeited or cancelled				$ 24.65
Outstanding as of October 27, 2012			$ 16.91	$ 16.91
Exercisable options as of October 27, 2012			$ 20.84	$ 20.84
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Non Option Equity Instruments Outstanding [Roll Forward]
Outsanding as of July 28, 2012						222,760			774,264
Granted						1,280			101,568
Share Units Vested						(1,280)			(36,341)
Forfeited or cancelled						(3,000)			(44,011)
Outsanding as of October 27, 2012					219,760	219,760	795,480		795,480
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Nonvested Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Roll Forward]
Outstanding as of July 28, 2012						$ 14.49			$ 18.76
Granted						$ 17.80			$ 13.85
Share Units Vested						$ 17.80			$ 14.53
Forfeited or cancelled						$ 7.98			$ 15.41
Outstanding as of October 27, 2012					$ 14.58	$ 14.58	$ 18.51		$ 18.51
Share-based Compensation by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Awards Other than Options, Target Amount								397,740
Performance RSUs to be cancelled for performance criteria not met								101,000

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Accrued Insurance Claims (Details) (USD $)	Oct. 27, 2012	Jul. 28, 2012
Accrued Insurance Claims [Line Items]
Aggregate stop loss coverage for automobile liability, general liability and workers' compensation claims	$ 41,800,000
Insurance Liability, Retained Risk of Loss, Annual basis	250,000
Retained risk of loss per participant for employee health plan for claim amounts that aggregate across all participants in excess of $250,000	550,000
Insurance Liability, Retained Risk of Loss, Employee Health Plan Threshold	250,000
Amounts expected to be paid within one year:
Accrued auto, general liability and workers' compensation	15,829,000	16,514,000
Accrued employee group health	2,624,000	2,867,000
Accrued damage claims	5,791,000	5,837,000
Accrued insurance claims	24,244,000	25,218,000
Amounts expected to be paid beyond one year:
Accrued auto, general liability and workers' compensation	20,747,000	21,423,000
Accrued damage claims	2,100,000	2,168,000
Accrued insurance claims, Noncurrent	22,847,000	23,591,000
Total accrued insurance claims	47,091,000	48,809,000
Maximum
Accrued Insurance Claims [Line Items]
Retained risk of loss, general liability and workers' compensation, maximum automobile liability	$ 1,000,000

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Related Party Transactions (Details) (Affiliated Entity, USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Oct. 27, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011
Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Rental lease expense	$ 0.3	$ 0.4

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Property and Equipment (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Oct. 27, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011	Jul. 28, 2012
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	$ 438,988,000		$ 435,872,000
Less: accumulated depreciation	(284,287,000)		(277,625,000)
Property and equipment, net	154,701,000		158,247,000
Depreciation and repairs and maintenance expenses [Abstract]
Depreciation expense	13,720	14,268
Repairs and maintenance expense	3,811	4,532
Land
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	2,915,000		2,915,000
Buildings
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	10,630,000		10,630,000
Leasehold Improvements
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	4,668,000		4,674,000
Vehicles
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	221,083,000		220,669,000
Computer hardware and software
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	59,694,000		57,965,000
Office furniture and equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	5,649,000		5,552,000
Equipment and machinery
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	$ 134,349,000		$ 133,467,000
Maximum | Buildings
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	35 years
Maximum | Leasehold Improvements
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	15 years
Maximum | Vehicles
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	5 years
Maximum | Computer hardware and software
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	10 years
Maximum | Office furniture and equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	5 years
Maximum | Equipment and machinery
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	10 years
Minimum | Buildings
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	15 years
Minimum | Leasehold Improvements
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	3 years
Minimum | Vehicles
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	3 years
Minimum | Computer hardware and software
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	3 years
Minimum | Office furniture and equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	3 years
Minimum | Equipment and machinery
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	2 years

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Other Accrued Liabilities (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Oct. 27, 2012

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Schedule of Other Accrued Liabilities

Other accrued liabilities consist of the following:

	October 27, 2012		July 28, 2012
	(Dollars in thousands)
Accrued payroll and related taxes	$	18,882	$	19,248
Accrued employee benefit and incentive plan costs	4,606		12,488
Accrued construction costs	11,990		11,515
Other current liabilities	12,164		7,675
Total other accrued liabilities	$	47,642	$	50,926

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Concentration of Credit Risk (Details) (Customer Concentration Risk, USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		0 Months Ended						3 Months Ended
	Oct. 27, 2012 Five Unnamed Customers [Member]	Oct. 29, 2011 Five Unnamed Customers [Member]	Oct. 27, 2012 Trade Accountss Receivable and Costs and Estimated Earnings [Member] CenturyLink	Jul. 28, 2012 Trade Accountss Receivable and Costs and Estimated Earnings [Member] CenturyLink	Oct. 27, 2012 Trade Accountss Receivable and Costs and Estimated Earnings [Member] AT&T	Jul. 28, 2012 Trade Accountss Receivable and Costs and Estimated Earnings [Member] AT&T	Oct. 27, 2012 Trade Accountss Receivable and Costs and Estimated Earnings [Member] Windstream Corporation	Jul. 28, 2012 Trade Accountss Receivable and Costs and Estimated Earnings [Member] Windstream Corporation	Oct. 27, 2012 Sales Revenue, Services, Net CenturyLink	Oct. 29, 2011 Sales Revenue, Services, Net CenturyLink	Oct. 27, 2012 Sales Revenue, Services, Net AT&T	Oct. 29, 2011 Sales Revenue, Services, Net AT&T	Oct. 27, 2012 Sales Revenue, Services, Net Comcast	Oct. 29, 2011 Sales Revenue, Services, Net Comcast	Oct. 27, 2012 Sales Revenue, Services, Net Verizon	Oct. 29, 2011 Sales Revenue, Services, Net Verizon
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	59.60%	59.90%	16.30%	17.70%	9.70%	9.20%	12.90%	13.20%	13.70%	13.30%	13.50%	15.20%	12.70%	12.90%	10.20%	12.00%
Accounts receivable, costs, and estimated earnings in excess of billings			$ 44.3	$ 47.6	$ 26.4	$ 24.7	$ 35.1	$ 35.4

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Subsequent Events (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Oct. 27, 2012

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

Subsequent Events [Text Block]

Subsequent Events

On November 19, 2012, the Company entered into a definitive agreement with Quanta Services, Inc. to acquire substantially all of Quanta’s domestic telecommunications infrastructure services subsidiaries for approximately $275 million in cash. The purchase price, which is subject to adjustments for working capital and other specified items, will be financed with a new five-year $400 million senior secured credit facility. Subject to customary closing conditions, the acquisition is expected to be completed by December 31, 2012.

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Debt (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended						3 Months Ended				0 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Oct. 27, 2012 Integer	Jul. 28, 2012	Jan. 21, 2011 Minimum incremental_facility	Oct. 27, 2012 Credit Agreement	Oct. 27, 2012 Senior Subordinated Notes 7.125% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2021	Jul. 28, 2012 Senior Subordinated Notes 7.125% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2021	Oct. 27, 2012 Capital Leases	Jul. 28, 2012 Capital Leases	Jun. 04, 2010 Revolving Credit Facility Standby Letters of Credit	Oct. 27, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility Credit Agreement	Jun. 04, 2010 Revolving Credit Facility Credit Agreement	Oct. 27, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility Credit Agreement Standby Letters of Credit	Jan. 21, 2011 Revolving Credit Facility Incremental Facilities	Oct. 27, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility Amended Credit Agreement	Jan. 21, 2011 Revolving Credit Facility Amended Credit Agreement	Jan. 21, 2011 Revolving Credit Facility Amended Credit Agreement Minimum	Jan. 21, 2011 Revolving Credit Facility Amended Credit Agreement Maximum	Jan. 21, 2011 Revolving Credit Facility Amended Credit Agreement Letter of Credit Minimum	Jan. 21, 2011 Revolving Credit Facility Amended Credit Agreement Letter of Credit Maximum	Oct. 27, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility Amended Credit Agreement Standby Letters of Credit	Jan. 21, 2011 Revolving Credit Facility Amended Credit Agreement Standby Letters of Credit Minimum	Jan. 21, 2011 Revolving Credit Facility Amended Credit Agreement Standby Letters of Credit Maximum	Jan. 21, 2011 Revolving Credit Facility Amended Credit Agreement Federal Fund Rate	Jan. 21, 2011 Revolving Credit Facility Amended Credit Agreement Administrative Agent Base Rate	Jan. 21, 2011 Revolving Credit Facility Amended Credit Agreement Eurodollar Rate
Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations	$ 187,555,000	$ 187,574,000			$ 187,500,000	$ 187,500,000	$ 55,000	$ 74,000
Less: current portion	(55,000)	(74,000)
Long-term debt	187,500,000	187,500,000
Revolving Credit Facility
Term of Credit Agreement										5 years
Borrowing capacity									100,000,000	0	225		75,000,000
Amended Credit Agreement, Amount of Incremental Facilities to Enter			1
Pledge of equity by material domestic subsidiaries															100.00%
Pledge of non voting equity by first tier material foreign subsidiaries															100.00%
Pledge of voting equity by material foreign subsidiaries															65.00%
Debt instrument basis spread on variable rate																							0.50%	1.25%	2.25%
Percentage Used In Denominator For Interest Rate In Hundredths																									1.00%
Unutilized Commitment fee (in hundredths)														0.50%		0.50%	0.625%	1.00%	1.375%	2.25%	2.00%	2.75%
Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance, Consolidated Leverage Ratio, Maximum				3.00
Number Of Quarters Consolidated Leverage Ratio Is Based	4
Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance, Consolidated Interest Ratio, Maximum				2.75
Letters of credit outstanding amount												44,100,000
Additional borrowing availability										$ 180,900,000
Interest rate (in hundredths)					7.125%

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Computation of Earnings Per Common Share (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Oct. 27, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011
Basic earnings per unit
Net income	$ 11,861	$ 12,966
Weighted-average number of common shares (in shares)	33,089,959	33,508,193
Basic earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.36	$ 0.39
Diluted earnings per unit
Weighted-average number of common shares (in shares)	33,089,959	33,508,193
Potential common stock arising from stock options, and unvested restricted share units (in shares)	631,111	708,258
Total shares-diluted (in shares)	33,721,070	34,216,451
Diluted earnings per common share	$ 0.35	$ 0.38
Anti-dilutive weighted shares excluded from the calculation of earnings per share (in shares)	1,940,101	2,021,561

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Stock-Based Awards (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Oct. 27, 2012

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Schedule of Stock-Based Compensation Expense and Related Tax Benefit Recognized

Stock-based compensation expense and the related tax benefit recognized related to stock options and restricted share units during the three months endedOctober 27, 2012 and October 29, 2011 were as follows:

	For the Three Months Ended
	October 27, 2012			October 29, 2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
Stock-based compensation	$	2,266		$	1,326
Tax benefit recognized	$	(765	)	$	(372	)

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Optiona Award Activity

The following table summarizes stock option award activity during the three months endedOctober 27, 2012:

	Stock Options
	Shares		Weighted Average Exercise Price
Outstanding as of July 28, 2012	3,298,747		$	17.08
Granted	—		$	—
Options exercised	(21,230	)	$	7.81
Forfeited or cancelled	(98,095	)	$	24.65
Outstanding as of October 27, 2012	3,179,422		$	16.91
Exercisable options as of October 27, 2012	1,787,886		$	20.84

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, RSU and Performance RSU Activity

The following table summarizes RSU and Performance RSU activity during the three months endedOctober 27, 2012:

	Restricted Stock
	RSUs				Performance RSUs
	Share Units		Weighted Average Grant Price		Share Units		Weighted Average Grant Price
Outstanding as of July 28, 2012	222,760		$	14.49	774,264		$	18.76
Granted	1,280		$	17.80	101,568		$	13.85
Share units vested	(1,280	)	$	17.80	(36,341	)	$	14.53
Forfeited or cancelled	(3,000	)	$	7.98	(44,011	)	$	15.41
Outstanding as of October 27, 2012	219,760		$	14.58	795,480		$	18.51

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Other Income, Net (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Oct. 27, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011
Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]
Gain on sale of fixed assets	$ 1,581	$ 2,918
Miscellaneous income, net	33	41
Total other income, net	$ 1,614	$ 2,959

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Supplemental Consolidating Financial Statements Cash Flows (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 27, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011	Jul. 28, 2012	Jul. 30, 2011	Jul. 31, 2010
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	$ 27,716	$ 19,433
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Capital expenditures	(12,523)	(20,857)
Proceeds from sale of assets	2,006	6,417
Changes in Restricted Cash	0	550
Capital Contribution To Subsidiaries		0
Net cash used in investing activities	(10,517)	(13,890)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Repurchases of common stock	(15,203)	0	(12,960)	(64,548)	(4,489)
Exercise of stock options and other	166	940
Restricted stock tax withholdings	(62)	(37)
Excess tax benefit from share-based awards	64	175
Repayments of Long-term Capital Lease Obligations	(19)	(75)
Intercompany funding	0	0
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(15,054)	1,003
Net increase in cash and equivalents	2,145	6,546
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD	52,581	44,766
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD	54,726	51,312	52,581	44,766
Parent
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	(2,961)	(4,705)
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Capital expenditures	(2,026)	(1,257)
Proceeds from sale of assets	0	0
Changes in Restricted Cash		550
Capital Contribution To Subsidiaries		0
Net cash used in investing activities	(2,026)	(707)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Repurchases of common stock	(15,203)
Exercise of stock options and other	166	940
Restricted stock tax withholdings	(62)	(37)
Excess tax benefit from share-based awards	64	175
Repayments of Long-term Capital Lease Obligations	0	0
Intercompany funding	20,022	4,334
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	4,987	5,412
Net increase in cash and equivalents	0	0
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD	0	0
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD	0	0
Issuer
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	1,260	798
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Capital expenditures	0	0
Proceeds from sale of assets	0	0
Changes in Restricted Cash		0
Capital Contribution To Subsidiaries		3,867
Net cash used in investing activities	0	3,867
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Repurchases of common stock	0
Exercise of stock options and other	0	0
Restricted stock tax withholdings	0	0
Excess tax benefit from share-based awards	0	0
Repayments of Long-term Capital Lease Obligations	0	0
Intercompany funding	(1,260)	(4,665)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(1,260)	(4,665)
Net increase in cash and equivalents	0	0
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD	0	0
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD	0	0
Subsidiary Guarantors
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	30,527	24,882
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Capital expenditures	(9,196)	(18,144)
Proceeds from sale of assets	1,958	6,401
Changes in Restricted Cash		0
Capital Contribution To Subsidiaries		0
Net cash used in investing activities	(7,238)	(11,743)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Repurchases of common stock	0
Exercise of stock options and other	0	0
Restricted stock tax withholdings	0	0
Excess tax benefit from share-based awards	0	0
Repayments of Long-term Capital Lease Obligations	(19)	(75)
Intercompany funding	(20,737)	(6,410)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(20,756)	(6,485)
Net increase in cash and equivalents	2,533	6,654
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD	51,563	44,608
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD	54,096	51,262
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	(1,110)	(1,542)
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Capital expenditures	(1,301)	(1,456)
Proceeds from sale of assets	48	16
Changes in Restricted Cash		0
Capital Contribution To Subsidiaries		0
Net cash used in investing activities	(1,253)	(1,440)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Repurchases of common stock	0
Exercise of stock options and other	0	0
Restricted stock tax withholdings	0	0
Excess tax benefit from share-based awards	0	0
Repayments of Long-term Capital Lease Obligations	0	0
Intercompany funding	1,975	2,874
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	1,975	2,874
Net increase in cash and equivalents	(388)	(108)
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD	1,018	158
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD	630	50
Eliminations and Reclassifications
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	0	0
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Capital expenditures	0	0
Proceeds from sale of assets	0	0
Changes in Restricted Cash		0
Capital Contribution To Subsidiaries		(3,867)
Net cash used in investing activities	0	(3,867)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Repurchases of common stock	0
Exercise of stock options and other	0	0
Restricted stock tax withholdings	0	0
Excess tax benefit from share-based awards	0	0
Repayments of Long-term Capital Lease Obligations	0	0
Intercompany funding	0	3,867
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	0	3,867
Net increase in cash and equivalents	0	0
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD	0
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD	$ 0	$ 0

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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Oct. 27, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011	Jul. 28, 2012
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 174,849,000		$ 174,849,000
Intangible Assets Gross Excluding Goodwill	96,855,000		96,855,000
Net Intangible Assets	48,182,000		49,773,000
Amortization expense for finite-lived intangible assets	1,600,000	1,700,000
UtiliQuest
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill			35,600,000
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)	4,700,000		4,700,000
Margin of Excess of Fair Value Over Carrying Value			30.00%
Customer Relationships
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	9 years 2 months 12 days
Carrying amount	89,145,000		89,145,000
Accumulated amortization	47,379,000		45,852,000
Trade Names
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	7 years 10 months 24 days
Carrying amount	2,860,000		2,860,000
Accumulated amortization	1,238,000		1,182,000
Noncompete Agreements
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	3 years 2 months 12 days
Carrying amount	150,000		150,000
Accumulated amortization	$ 56,000		$ 48,000

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Computation of Earnings Per Common Share (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Oct. 27, 2012

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Computation of Earnings Per Common Share

Computation of Earnings Per Common Share

The following is a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of the basic and diluted earnings per common share computation as required by ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share.

	For the Three Months Ended
	October 27, 2012		October 29, 2011
	(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Net income available to common stockholders (numerator)	$	11,861	$	12,966
Weighted-average number of common shares (denominator)	33,089,959		33,508,193
Basic earnings per common share	$	0.36	$	0.39
Weighted-average number of common shares	33,089,959		33,508,193
Potential common stock arising from stock options, and unvested restricted share units	631,111		708,258
Total shares-diluted (denominator)	33,721,070		34,216,451
Diluted earnings per common share	$	0.35	$	0.38
Anti-dilutive weighted shares excluded from the calculation of earnings per share	1,940,101		2,021,561

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Subsequent Events (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended
	Nov. 19, 2012
Senior Secured Credit Facility, Arranged By Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Term of Credit Agreement	5 years
Scenario, Forecast | Subsequent Event | Quanta's Domestic telecommunications Infrastructure Services, Subsidiaries [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Cost of Acquired Entity, Purchase Price	275,000,000
Scenario, Forecast | Senior Secured Credit Facility, Arranged By Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC [Member] | Subsequent Event | Quanta's Domestic telecommunications Infrastructure Services, Subsidiaries [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Long-term debt	400,000,000

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Accounts Receivable (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Oct. 27, 2012	Jul. 28, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011	Jul. 30, 2011
Receivables [Abstract]
Contract billings	$ 148,911	$ 136,610
Contract Receivable Retainage and Other Receivables	5,161	5,448
Total	154,072	142,058
Less: allowance for doubtful accounts	(278)	(270)	(376)	(368)
Accounts receivable, net	$ 153,794	$ 141,788

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Costs and Estimated Earnings in Excess of Billings (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Oct. 27, 2012

Contractors [Abstract]

Costs and Estimated Earnings in Excess of Billings, Net

Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings, net, consist of the following:

	October 27, 2012			July 28, 2012
	(Dollars in thousands)
Costs incurred on contracts in progress	$	92,858		$	100,766
Estimated to date earnings	25,551			26,555
Total costs and estimated earnings	118,409			127,321
Less: billings to date	(1,447		)	(1,522		)
	$	116,962		$	125,799
Included in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets under the captions:
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings	$	118,409		$	127,321
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings	(1,447		)	(1,522		)
	$	116,962		$	125,799

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Accounts Receivable (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Oct. 27, 2012

Receivables [Abstract]

Schedule of Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable consists of the following:

	October 27, 2012			July 28, 2012
	(Dollars in thousands)
Contract billings	$	148,911		$	136,610
Retainage and other receivables	5,161			5,448
Total	154,072			142,058
Less: allowance for doubtful accounts	(278		)	(270		)
Accounts receivable, net	$	153,794		$	141,788

Schedule of Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

The allowance for doubtful accounts changed as follows:

	For the Three Months Ended
	October 27, 2012			October 29, 2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
Allowance for doubtful accounts at beginning of period	$	270		$	368
Bad debt expense, net	9			36
Amounts charged against the allowance	(1		)	(28		)
Allowance for doubtful accounts at end of period	$	278		$	376

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Oct. 27, 2012
Credit Agreement | Revolving Credit Facility | Standby Letters of Credit
Loss Contingency, Estimate [Abstract]
Letters of credit outstanding amount	$ 44.1
Performance Guarantee and Surety Bond
Loss Contingency, Estimate [Abstract]
Oustanding performance and other surety contract bonds	$ 237.6

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Accounts Receivable II (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Oct. 27, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011
Receivables [Roll Forward]
Allowance for doubtful accounts at beginning of period	$ 270	$ 368
Bad debt expense (recovery), net	9	36
Amounts charged against the allowance	(1)	(28)
Allowance for doubtful accounts at end of period	$ 278	$ 376

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Property and Equipment (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Oct. 27, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Schedule of Property and Equipment

Property and equipment, including amounts for assets subject to capital leases, consists of the following:

	General Useful Lives	October 27, 2012			July 28, 2012
	(Years)	(Dollars in thousands)
Land	—	$	2,915		$	2,915
Buildings	15-35	10,630			10,630
Leasehold improvements	3-15	4,668			4,674
Vehicles	3-5	221,083			220,669
Computer hardware and software	3-10	59,694			57,965
Office furniture and equipment	3-5	5,649			5,552
Equipment and machinery	2-10	134,349			133,467
Total		438,988			435,872
Less: accumulated depreciation		(284,287		)	(277,625		)
Property and equipment, net		$	154,701		$	158,247

Schedule of Depreciation, Repairs, and Maintenance Expense [Table Text Block]

Depreciation expense and repairs and maintenance, including amounts for assets subject to capital leases, were as follows:

	For the Three Months Ended
	October 27, 2012		October 29, 2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
Depreciation expense	$	13,720	$	14,268
Repairs and maintenance expense	$	3,811	$	4,532

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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Oct. 27, 2012

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Intangible Assets

The Company’s intangible assets consist of the following:

	Weighted Average Remaining Useful Lives	October 27, 2012		July 28, 2012
	(Years)	(Dollars in thousands)
Carrying amount:
Customer relationships	9.2	$	89,145	$	89,145
UtiliQuest trade name	—	4,700		4,700
Trade names	7.9	2,860		2,860
Non-compete agreements	3.2	150		150
		96,855		96,855
Accumulated amortization:
Customer relationships		47,379		45,852
Trade names		1,238		1,182
Non-compete agreements		56		48
Net Intangible Assets		$	48,182	$	49,773

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Accounting Policies Accounting Policies (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Oct. 27, 2012

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Accounting Policies

Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation – Dycom Industries, Inc. (“Dycom” or the “Company”) is a leading provider of specialty contracting services. These services, which are provided throughout the United States and in Canada, include engineering, construction, maintenance and installation services to telecommunications providers, underground facility locating services to various utilities, including telecommunications providers, and other construction and maintenance services to electric and gas utilities and others.

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the results of Dycom and its subsidiaries, all of which are wholly-owned. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated and the financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring accruals that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of such statements. These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Additionally, the results of operations for the three months ended October 27, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire year. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements for the entire year ended July 28, 2012 included in the Company’s 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on September 4, 2012.

Accounting Period – The Company uses a fiscal year ending on the last Saturday in July.

Use of Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. For the Company, key estimates include: recognition of revenue for costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings, the fair value of reporting units for goodwill impairment analysis, the assessment of impairment of intangibles and other long-lived assets, income taxes, accrued insurance claims, asset lives used in computing depreciation and amortization, allowance for doubtful accounts, stock-based compensation expense for performance-based stock awards, and accruals for contingencies, including legal matters. At the time they are made, the Company believes that such estimates are fair when considered in conjunction with the consolidated financial position and results of operations taken as a whole. However, actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences may be material to the financial statements.

Restricted Cash – As of October 27, 2012 and July 28, 2012, the Company had approximately $3.7 million in restricted cash, which is held as collateral in support of the Company’s insurance obligations. Restricted cash is included in other current assets and other assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheets and changes in restricted cash are reported in cash flows used in investing activities in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments – Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC Topic 820”) defines and establishes a measurement framework for fair value and expands disclosure requirements. ASC Topic 820 requires that assets and liabilities carried at fair value are classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories: (1) Level 1 - Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; (2) Level 2 - Observable market-based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data; and (3) Level 3 - Unobservable inputs not corroborated by market data which require the reporting entity’s own assumptions. The Company’s financial instruments consist primarily of cash and equivalents, restricted cash, accounts and other receivables, income taxes receivable and payable, accounts payable and certain accrued expenses, and long-term debt. The carrying amounts of these items approximate fair value due to their short maturity, except for the Company’s outstanding 7.125% senior subordinated notes due 2021 (the “2021 Notes”). The Company determined that the fair value of the 2021 Notes as of October 27, 2012 and July 28, 2012 was $200.9 million and $192.0 million, respectively, as compared to the carrying value of $187.5 million. The fair value of the 2021 Notes is categorized as Level 2 as of October 27, 2012 and July 28, 2012, based on observable market-based inputs. The Company's cash and equivalents are categorized as Level 1 as of October 27, 2012 and July 28, 2012, based on quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets. During the three months ended October 27, 2012 and October 29, 2011, the Company had no non-recurring fair value measurements of assets or liabilities subsequent to their initial recognition.

Segment Information – The Company operates in one reportable segment as a specialty contractor, providing engineering, construction, maintenance and installation services to telecommunications providers, underground facility locating services to various utilities including telecommunications providers, and other construction and maintenance services to electric and gas utilities and others. All of the Company’s operating segments have been aggregated into one reporting segment due to their similar economic characteristics, nature of services and production processes, type of customers, and service distribution methods. The Company’s services are provided by its various subsidiaries throughout the United States and in Canada. One of the Company’s operating segments earned revenues from contracts in Canada of approximately $3.9 million and $3.8 million during the three months endedOctober 27, 2012 and October 29, 2011, respectively. The Company had no material long-lived assets in the Canadian operations at October 27, 2012 or July 28, 2012.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2011-05, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Presentation of Comprehensive Income (“ASU 2011-05”). ASU 2011-05 requires the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of other comprehensive income to be presented either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. This guidance eliminates the option to present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in stockholders’ equity. ASU 2011-05 also requires entities to present on the face of the financial statements reclassification adjustments for items that are reclassified from other comprehensive income to net income. The amendments of ASU 2011-05 do not change the items that must be reported in other comprehensive income or when an item of other comprehensive income must be reclassified to net income. In December 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-12, Deferral of the Effective Date for Amendments to the Presentation of Reclassifications of Items Out of Other Comprehensive Income in ASU 2011-05 (“ASU 2011-12”). ASU 2011-12 defers only those provisions in ASU 2011-05 relating to the presentation of the reclassification adjustments. ASU 2011-12 and the remaining provisions of ASU 2011-05 are effective retrospectively for annual periods, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011. The Company now presents condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income as a result of adopting the update.

In September 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-08, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Testing Goodwill for Impairment (“ASU 2011-08”). ASU 2011-08 permits entities testing for goodwill impairment to perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the two-step goodwill impairment test described in ASC Topic 350. ASU 2011-08 does not change how goodwill is determined or assigned to reporting units, nor does it revise the requirement to assess goodwill at least annually for impairment. ASU 2011-08 is effective for goodwill impairment tests performed in interim and annual periods for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material effect on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted

In July 2012, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2012-02, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Testing Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets for Impairment ("ASU 2012-02"). ASU 2012-02 amends Topic 350 by establishing an optional two-step analysis for impairment testing of indefinite-lived intangibles other than goodwill. This update allows an entity the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is necessary to perform the quantitative impairment test. Under that option, an entity no longer would be required to calculate the fair value of the intangible asset unless the entity determines, based on that qualitative assessment, that it is more likely than not that its fair value is less than its carrying amount. ASU 2012-02 is effective for annual and interim impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012 and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this update may have on its impairment testing of indefinite-lived intangible assets. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Accrued Insurance Claims (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Oct. 27, 2012

Accrued Insurance Claims [Abstract]

Schedule of Accrued Insurance Claims

Accrued insurance claims consist of the following:

	October 27, 2012		July 28, 2012
	(Dollars in thousands)
Amounts expected to be paid within one year:
Accrued auto, general liability and workers' compensation	$	15,829	$	16,514
Accrued employee group health	2,624		2,867
Accrued damage claims	5,791		5,837
	24,244		25,218
Amounts expected to be paid beyond one year:
Accrued auto, general liability and workers' compensation	20,747		21,423
Accrued damage claims	2,100		2,168
	22,847		23,591
Total accrued insurance claims	$	47,091	$	48,809

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Accounting Policies (Details) (USD $)	Oct. 27, 2012	Jul. 28, 2012
Restricted Cash [Abstract]
Restricted cash	$ 3,700,000	$ 3,700,000
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations	187,555,000	187,574,000
Seven Point One Two Five Percent Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2021 | Senior Subordinated Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (in hundredths)	7.125%
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations	187,500,000
Fair Value
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations	$ 200,900,000	$ 192,000,000

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Capital Stock (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 15, 2012	Oct. 27, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011	Jul. 28, 2012	Jul. 30, 2011	Jul. 31, 2010
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]
Common stock authorized repurchase amount	$ 40,000,000
Number of Shares Repurchased		1,047,000		597,700	5,389,500	475,602
Total Consideration (Dollars in thousands)		15,203,000	0	12,960,000	64,548,000	4,489,000
Average Price Per Share (in dollars per share)		$ 14.52		$ 21.68	$ 11.98	$ 9.44
Remaining authorized repurchase amount		$ 22,800,000

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Oct. 27, 2012	Jul. 28, 2012
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and equivalents	$ 54,726	$ 52,581
Accounts receivable, net	153,794	141,788
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings	118,409	127,321
Inventories	25,142	26,274
Deferred tax assets, net	16,074	15,633
Income taxes receivable	741	4,884
Other current assets	12,822	8,466
Total current assets	381,708	376,947
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET	154,701	158,247
GOODWILL	174,849	174,849
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET	48,182	49,773
OTHER	12,093	12,377
TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS	389,825	395,246
TOTAL ASSETS	771,533	772,193
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	38,485	36,823
Current portion of debt	55	74
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings	1,447	1,522
Accrued insurance claims	24,244	25,218
Income taxes payable	4,567	0
Other accrued liabilities	47,642	50,926
Total current liabilities	116,440	114,563
LONG-TERM DEBT	187,500	187,500
ACCRUED INSURANCE CLAIMS	22,847	23,591
DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES, NET NON-CURRENT	48,792	49,537
OTHER LIABILITIES	3,959	4,071
Total liabilities	379,538	379,262
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES, Notes 9, 10, and 15
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Preferred stock, par value $1.00 per share: 1,000,000 shares authorized: no shares issued and outstanding	0	0
Common stock, par value $0.33 1/3 per share: 150,000,000 shares authorized: 32,595,062 and 33,587,744 issued and outstanding, respectively	10,865	11,196
Additional paid-in capital	102,351	114,820
Accumulated other comprehensive income	140	138
Retained earnings	278,639	266,777
Total stockholders' equity	391,995	392,931
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	$ 771,533	$ 772,193

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Costs and Estimated Earnings in Excess of Billings (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Oct. 27, 2012	Jul. 28, 2012
Contractors [Abstract]
Costs incurred on contracts in progress	$ 92,858	$ 100,766
Estimated to date earnings	25,551	26,555
Total costs and estimated earnings	118,409	127,321
Less: billings to date	(1,447)	(1,522)
Included in the Accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets Under the Captions:
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings	118,409	127,321
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings	(1,447)	(1,522)
Costs in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts or programs	$ 116,962	$ 125,799

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Oct. 27, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011
Statement of Other Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
NET INCOME	$ 11,861	$ 12,966
Foreign currency translation gains (losses)	2	(87)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	$ 11,863	$ 12,879

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Supplemental Consolidating Financial Statements Balance Sheet (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Oct. 27, 2012	Jul. 28, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011	Jul. 30, 2011
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and equivalents	$ 54,726	$ 52,581	$ 51,312	$ 44,766
Accounts receivable, net	153,794	141,788
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings	118,409	127,321
Inventories	25,142	26,274
Deferred tax assets, net	16,074	15,633
Income taxes receivable	741	4,884
Other current assets	12,822	8,466
Total current assets	381,708	376,947
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET	154,701	158,247
GOODWILL	174,849	174,849
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET	48,182	49,773
DEFERRED TAX ASSETS, NET NON-CURRENT	0	0
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES	0	0
INTERCOMPANY RECEIVABLES	0	0
OTHER	12,093	12,377
TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS	389,825	395,246
TOTAL ASSETS	771,533	772,193
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	38,485	36,823
Current portion of debt	55	74
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings	1,447	1,522
Accrued insurance claims	24,244	25,218
Deferred tax liabilities	0	0
Other accrued liabilities	47,642	50,926
Income taxes payable	4,567	0
Total current liabilities	116,440	114,563
LONG-TERM DEBT	187,500	187,500
ACCRUED INSURANCE CLAIMS	22,847	23,591
DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES, NET NON-CURRENT	48,792	49,537
INTERCOMPANY PAYABLES	0	0
OTHER LIABILITIES	3,959	4,071
Total liabilities	379,538	379,262
Total stockholders' equity	391,995	392,931
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	771,533	772,193
Parent
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and equivalents	0	0	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	0	0
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings	0	0
Inventories	0	0
Deferred tax assets, net	2,423	2,390
Income taxes receivable	741	4,884
Other current assets	6,878	2,211
Total current assets	10,042	9,485
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET	10,578	9,671
GOODWILL	0	0
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET	0	0
DEFERRED TAX ASSETS, NET NON-CURRENT	0	0
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES	746,311	734,451
INTERCOMPANY RECEIVABLES	0	0
OTHER	5,753	6,075
TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS	762,642	750,197
TOTAL ASSETS	772,684	759,682
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	3,552	2,785
Current portion of debt	0	0
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings	0	0
Accrued insurance claims	588	588
Deferred tax liabilities	0	0
Other accrued liabilities	3,873	5,054
Income taxes payable	4,567
Total current liabilities	12,580	8,427
LONG-TERM DEBT	0	0
ACCRUED INSURANCE CLAIMS	715	708
DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES, NET NON-CURRENT	811	1,020
INTERCOMPANY PAYABLES	363,676	353,713
OTHER LIABILITIES	2,907	2,883
Total liabilities	380,689	366,751
Total stockholders' equity	391,995	392,931
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	772,684	759,682
Issuer
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and equivalents	0	0	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	0	0
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings	0	0
Inventories	0	0
Deferred tax assets, net	0	0
Income taxes receivable	0	0
Other current assets	54	10
Total current assets	54	10
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET	0	0
GOODWILL	0	0
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET	0	0
DEFERRED TAX ASSETS, NET NON-CURRENT	64	65
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES	1,439,481	1,425,451
INTERCOMPANY RECEIVABLES	0	0
OTHER	4,229	4,338
TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS	1,443,774	1,429,854
TOTAL ASSETS	1,443,828	1,429,864
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	0	0
Current portion of debt	0	0
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings	0	0
Accrued insurance claims	0	0
Deferred tax liabilities	249	249
Other accrued liabilities	3,929	565
Income taxes payable	0
Total current liabilities	4,178	814
LONG-TERM DEBT	187,500	187,500
ACCRUED INSURANCE CLAIMS	0	0
DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES, NET NON-CURRENT	0	0
INTERCOMPANY PAYABLES	505,839	507,099
OTHER LIABILITIES	0	0
Total liabilities	697,517	695,413
Total stockholders' equity	746,311	734,451
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	1,443,828	1,429,864
Subsidiary Guarantors
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and equivalents	54,096	51,563	51,262	44,608
Accounts receivable, net	151,840	140,426
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings	116,301	125,869
Inventories	25,142	26,274
Deferred tax assets, net	13,962	13,566
Income taxes receivable	0	0
Other current assets	5,080	5,458
Total current assets	366,421	363,156
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET	128,563	133,145
GOODWILL	174,849	174,849
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET	48,182	49,773
DEFERRED TAX ASSETS, NET NON-CURRENT	4,314	9,341
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES	0	0
INTERCOMPANY RECEIVABLES	871,537	860,758
OTHER	1,917	1,731
TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS	1,229,362	1,229,597
TOTAL ASSETS	1,595,783	1,592,753
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	33,709	33,441
Current portion of debt	55	74
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings	1,447	1,522
Accrued insurance claims	23,559	24,551
Deferred tax liabilities	82	84
Other accrued liabilities	38,386	43,772
Income taxes payable	0
Total current liabilities	97,238	103,444
LONG-TERM DEBT	0	0
ACCRUED INSURANCE CLAIMS	22,040	22,815
DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES, NET NON-CURRENT	51,553	57,140
INTERCOMPANY PAYABLES	0	0
OTHER LIABILITIES	1,049	1,185
Total liabilities	171,880	184,584
Total stockholders' equity	1,423,903	1,408,169
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	1,595,783	1,592,753
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and equivalents	630	1,018	50	158
Accounts receivable, net	1,954	1,362
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings	2,108	1,452
Inventories	0	0
Deferred tax assets, net	84	80
Income taxes receivable	0	0
Other current assets	810	787
Total current assets	5,586	4,699
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET	15,560	15,431
GOODWILL	0	0
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET	0	0
DEFERRED TAX ASSETS, NET NON-CURRENT	651	1,085
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES	0	0
INTERCOMPANY RECEIVABLES	0	54
OTHER	194	233
TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS	16,405	16,803
TOTAL ASSETS	21,991	21,502
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	1,224	597
Current portion of debt	0	0
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings	0	0
Accrued insurance claims	97	79
Deferred tax liabilities	64	70
Other accrued liabilities	1,454	1,535
Income taxes payable	0
Total current liabilities	2,839	2,281
LONG-TERM DEBT	0	0
ACCRUED INSURANCE CLAIMS	92	68
DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES, NET NON-CURRENT	1,457	1,868
INTERCOMPANY PAYABLES	2,022	0
OTHER LIABILITIES	3	3
Total liabilities	6,413	4,220
Total stockholders' equity	15,578	17,282
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	21,991	21,502
Eliminations and Reclassifications
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and equivalents	0	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	0	0
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings	0	0
Inventories	0	0
Deferred tax assets, net	(395)	(403)
Income taxes receivable	0	0
Other current assets	0	0
Total current assets	(395)	(403)
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET	0	0
GOODWILL	0	0
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET	0	0
DEFERRED TAX ASSETS, NET NON-CURRENT	(5,029)	(10,491)
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES	(2,185,792)	(2,159,902)
INTERCOMPANY RECEIVABLES	(871,537)	(860,812)
OTHER	0	0
TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS	(3,062,358)	(3,031,205)
TOTAL ASSETS	(3,062,753)	(3,031,608)
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	0	0
Current portion of debt	0	0
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings	0	0
Accrued insurance claims	0	0
Deferred tax liabilities	(395)	(403)
Other accrued liabilities	0	0
Income taxes payable	0
Total current liabilities	(395)	(403)
LONG-TERM DEBT	0	0
ACCRUED INSURANCE CLAIMS	0	0
DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES, NET NON-CURRENT	(5,029)	(10,491)
INTERCOMPANY PAYABLES	(871,537)	(860,812)
OTHER LIABILITIES	0	0
Total liabilities	(876,961)	(871,706)
Total stockholders' equity	(2,185,792)	(2,159,902)
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	$ (3,062,753)	$ (3,031,608)

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Other Income, Net (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Oct. 27, 2012

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

Schedule of Other Income, Net

The components of other income, net, are as follows:

	For the Three Months Ended
	October 27, 2012		October 29, 2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
Gain on sale of fixed assets	$	1,581	$	2,918
Miscellaneous income, net	33		41
Total other income, net	$	1,614	$	2,959

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Commitments and Contingencies (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Oct. 27, 2012

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies

As part of the Company’s insurance program, it retains the risk of loss, up to certain limits, for claims related to automobile liability, general liability, workers’ compensation, employee group health, and locate damages, and the Company has established reserves that it believes to be adequate based on current evaluations and experience with these types of claims. For these claims, the effect on the Company’s financial statements is generally limited to the amount needed to satisfy its insurance deductibles or retentions.

From time to time, the Company and its subsidiaries are parties to various other claims and legal proceedings. It is the opinion of the Company’s management, based on information available at this time, that such other pending claims or proceedings will not have a material effect on its condensed consolidated financial statements.

Performance Bonds and Guarantees

The Company has obligations under performance and other surety contract bonds related to certain of its customer contracts. Performance bonds generally provide the Company’s customer with the right to obtain payment and/or performance from the issuer of the bond if the Company fails to perform its contractual obligations. As of October 27, 2012, the Company had $237.6 million of outstanding performance and other surety contract bonds and no events have occurred in which the customers have exercised their rights under the bonds.

The Company has periodically guaranteed certain obligations of its subsidiaries, including obligations in connection with obtaining state contractor licenses and leasing real property.

Letters of Credit

The Company has standby letters of credit issued under its Credit Agreement as part of its insurance program. These standby letters of credit collateralize the Company’s obligations to its insurance carriers in connection with the settlement of potential claims. As of October 27, 2012, the Company had $44.1 million outstanding standby letters of credit issued under the Credit Agreement.

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Capital Stock (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Oct. 27, 2012

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Schedule of Share Repurchases Under Current and Previously Authorized Share Repurchase Programs

During fiscal 2010, fiscal 2011, fiscal 2012 and for the three months endedOctober 27, 2012, the Company made the following repurchases under its current and previously authorized share repurchase programs:

Period	Number of Shares Repurchased	Total Consideration (Dollars in thousands)		Average Price Per Share
Fiscal 2010	475,602	$	4,489	$	9.44
Fiscal 2011	5,389,500	$	64,548	$	11.98
Fiscal 2012	597,700	$	12,960	$	21.68
Three Months Ended October 27, 2012	1,047,000	$	15,203	$	14.52

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Supplemental Consolidating Financial Statements (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Oct. 27, 2012

Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Abstract]

Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Text Block]

Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements

As of October 27, 2012, the outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 2021 Notes was $187.5 million. The 2021 Notes were issued by Dycom Investments, Inc. (the “Issuer”) in fiscal 2011. The following condensed consolidating financial statements present, in separate columns, financial information for (i) Dycom Industries, Inc. (“Parent”) on a parent only basis, (ii) the Issuer, (iii) the guarantor subsidiaries for the 2021 Notes on a combined basis, (iv) other non-guarantor subsidiaries on a combined basis, (v) the eliminations and reclassifications necessary to arrive at the information for the Company on a consolidated basis, and (vi) the Company on a consolidated basis. The condensed consolidating financial statements are presented in accordance with the equity method. Under this method, the investments in subsidiaries are recorded at cost and adjusted for the Company’s share of subsidiaries’ cumulative results of operations, capital contributions, distributions and other equity changes. Intercompany charges (income) between the Parent and subsidiaries are recognized in the condensed consolidating financial statements during the period incurred and the settlement of intercompany balances is reflected in the condensed consolidating statement of cash flows based on the nature of the underlying transactions.

Each guarantor and non-guarantor subsidiary is wholly-owned, directly or indirectly, by the Issuer and the Parent. The Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a joint and several basis by each guarantor subsidiary and Parent. There are no contractual restrictions limiting transfers of cash from guarantor and non-guarantor subsidiaries to Issuer or Parent, within the meaning of Rule 3-10 of Regulation S-X.

DYCOM INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (UNAUDITED) OCTOBER 27, 2012
	Parent		Issuer		Subsidiary Guarantors		Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations and Reclassifications			Dycom Consolidated
	(Dollars in thousands)
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and equivalents	$	—	$	—	$	54,096	$	630	$	—		$	54,726
Accounts receivable, net	—		—		151,840		1,954		—			153,794
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings	—		—		116,301		2,108		—			118,409
Inventories	—		—		25,142		—		—			25,142
Deferred tax assets, net	2,423		—		13,962		84		(395		)	16,074
Income taxes receivable	741		—		—		—		—			741
Other current assets	6,878		54		5,080		810		—			12,822
Total current assets	10,042		54		366,421		5,586		(395		)	381,708
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET	10,578		—		128,563		15,560		—			154,701
GOODWILL	—		—		174,849		—		—			174,849
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET	—		—		48,182		—		—			48,182
DEFERRED TAX ASSETS, NET NON-CURRENT	—		64		4,314		651		(5,029		)	—
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES	746,311		1,439,481		—		—		(2,185,792		)	—
INTERCOMPANY RECEIVABLES	—		—		871,537		—		(871,537		)	—
OTHER	5,753		4,229		1,917		194		—			12,093
TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS	762,642		1,443,774		1,229,362		16,405		(3,062,358		)	389,825
TOTAL ASSETS	$	772,684	$	1,443,828	$	1,595,783	$	21,991	$	(3,062,753	)	$	771,533
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	$	3,552	$	—	$	33,709	$	1,224	$	—		$	38,485
Current portion of debt	—		—		55		—		—			55
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings	—		—		1,447		—		—			1,447
Accrued insurance claims	588		—		23,559		97		—			24,244
Deferred tax liabilities	—		249		82		64		(395		)	—
Other accrued liabilities	3,873		3,929		38,386		1,454		—			47,642
Income taxes payable	4,567		—		—		—		—			4,567
Total current liabilities	12,580		4,178		97,238		2,839		(395		)	116,440
LONG-TERM DEBT	—		187,500		—		—		—			187,500
ACCRUED INSURANCE CLAIMS	715		—		22,040		92		—			22,847
DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES, NET NON-CURRENT	811		—		51,553		1,457		(5,029		)	48,792
INTERCOMPANY PAYABLES	363,676		505,839		—		2,022		(871,537		)	—
OTHER LIABILITIES	2,907		—		1,049		3		—			3,959
Total liabilities	380,689		697,517		171,880		6,413		(876,961		)	379,538
Total stockholders' equity	391,995		746,311		1,423,903		15,578		(2,185,792		)	391,995
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	$	772,684	$	1,443,828	$	1,595,783	$	21,991	$	(3,062,753	)	$	771,533

DYCOM INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET JULY 28, 2012
	Parent		Issuer		Subsidiary Guarantors		Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations and Reclassifications			Dycom Consolidated
	(Dollars in thousands)
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and equivalents	$	—	$	—	$	51,563	$	1,018	$	—		$	52,581
Accounts receivable, net	—		—		140,426		1,362		—			141,788
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings	—		—		125,869		1,452		—			127,321
Inventories	—		—		26,274		—		—			26,274
Deferred tax assets, net	2,390		—		13,566		80		(403		)	15,633
Income taxes receivable	4,884		—		—		—		—			4,884
Other current assets	2,211		10		5,458		787		—			8,466
Total current assets	9,485		10		363,156		4,699		(403		)	376,947
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET	9,671		—		133,145		15,431		—			158,247
GOODWILL	—		—		174,849		—		—			174,849
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET	—		—		49,773		—		—			49,773
DEFERRED TAX ASSETS, NET NON-CURRENT	—		65		9,341		1,085		(10,491		)	—
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES	734,451		1,425,451		—		—		(2,159,902		)	—
INTERCOMPANY RECEIVABLES	—		—		860,758		54		(860,812		)	—
OTHER	6,075		4,338		1,731		233		—			12,377
TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS	750,197		1,429,854		1,229,597		16,803		(3,031,205		)	395,246
TOTAL ASSETS	$	759,682	$	1,429,864	$	1,592,753	$	21,502	$	(3,031,608	)	$	772,193
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	$	2,785	$	—	$	33,441	$	597	$	—		$	36,823
Current portion of debt	—		—		74		—		—			74
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings	—		—		1,522		—		—			1,522
Accrued insurance claims	588		—		24,551		79		—			25,218
Deferred tax liabilities	—		249		84		70		(403		)	—
Other accrued liabilities	5,054		565		43,772		1,535		—			50,926
Total current liabilities	8,427		814		103,444		2,281		(403		)	114,563
LONG-TERM DEBT	—		187,500		—		—		—			187,500
ACCRUED INSURANCE CLAIMS	708		—		22,815		68		—			23,591
DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES, NET NON-CURRENT	1,020		—		57,140		1,868		(10,491		)	49,537
INTERCOMPANY PAYABLES	353,713		507,099		—		—		(860,812		)	—
OTHER LIABILITIES	2,883		—		1,185		3		—			4,071
Total liabilities	366,751		695,413		184,584		4,220		(871,706		)	379,262
Total stockholders' equity	392,931		734,451		1,408,169		17,282		(2,159,902		)	392,931
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	$	759,682	$	1,429,864	$	1,592,753	$	21,502	$	(3,031,608	)	$	772,193

DYCOM INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED) FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED OCTOBER 27, 2012
	Parent			Issuer			Subsidiary Guarantors			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations and Reclassifications			Dycom Consolidated
	(Dollars in thousands)
REVENUES:
Contract Revenues	$	—		$	—		$	319,025		$	4,261		$	—		$	323,286
EXPENSES:
Costs of earned revenues, excluding depreciation and amortization	—			—			253,544			3,522			—			257,066
General and administrative	8,409			146			17,616			2,653			—			28,824
Depreciation and amortization	740			—			13,286			1,285			—			15,311
Intercompany charges (income), net	(9,925		)	—			10,272			(347		)	—			—
Total	(776		)	146			294,718			7,113			—			301,201
Interest expense, net	(776		)	(3,420		)	(1		)	—			—			(4,197		)
Other income, net	—			—			1,565			49			—			1,614
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF SUBSIDIARIES	—			(3,566		)	25,871			(2,803		)	—			19,502
PROVISION (BENEFIT) FOR INCOME TAXES	—			(1,397		)	10,136			(1,098		)	—			7,641
NET INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF SUBSIDIARIES	—			(2,169		)	15,735			(1,705		)	—			11,861
EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF SUBSIDIARIES	11,861			14,030			—			—			(25,891		)	—
NET INCOME (LOSS)	$	11,861		$	11,861		$	15,735		$	(1,705	)	$	(25,891	)	$	11,861
Foreign currency translation gain	2			2			—			2			(4		)	2
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)	$	11,863		$	11,863		$	15,735		$	(1,703	)	$	(25,895	)	$	11,863

DYCOM INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED) FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED OCTOBER 29, 2011
	Parent			Issuer			Subsidiary Guarantors		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations and Reclassifications			Dycom Consolidated
	(Dollars in thousands)
REVENUES:
Contract revenues	$	—		$	—		$	313,818	$	5,757		$	—		$	319,575
EXPENSES:
Costs of earned revenues, excluding depreciation and amortization	—			—			250,893		4,294			—			255,187
General and administrative	6,407			147			16,404		2,400			—			25,358
Depreciation and amortization	787			—			13,861		1,322			(12		)	15,958
Intercompany charges (income), net	(7,964		)	—			7,496		468			—			—
Total	(770		)	147			288,654		8,484			(12		)	296,503
Interest income (expense), net	(770		)	(3,414		)	11		—			—			(4,173		)
Other income, net	—			—			3,061		(102		)	—			2,959
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF SUBSIDIARIES	—			(3,561		)	28,236		(2,829		)	12			21,858
PROVISION (BENEFIT) FOR INCOME TAXES	—			(1,440		)	11,476		(1,144		)	—			8,892
NET INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF SUBSIDIARIES	—			(2,121		)	16,760		(1,685		)	12			12,966
EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF SUBSIDIARIES	12,966			15,087			—		—			(28,053		)	—
NET INCOME (LOSS)	$	12,966		$	12,966		$	16,760	$	(1,685	)	$	(28,041	)	$	12,966
Foreign currency translation loss	(87		)	(87		)	—		(87		)	174			(87		)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)	$	12,879		$	12,879		$	16,760	$	(1,772	)	$	(27,867	)	$	12,879

DYCOM INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED OCTOBER 27, 2012
	Parent			Issuer			Subsidiary Guarantors			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations and Reclassifications		Dycom Consolidated
	(Dollars in thousands)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	(2,961	)	$	1,260		$	30,527		$	(1,110	)	$	—	$	27,716
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(2,026		)	—			(9,196		)	(1,301		)	—		(12,523		)
Proceeds from sale of assets	—			—			1,958			48			—		2,006
Net cash used in investing activities	(2,026		)	—			(7,238		)	(1,253		)	—		(10,517		)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repurchases of common stock	(15,203		)	—			—			—			—		(15,203		)
Exercise of stock options and other	166			—			—			—			—		166
Restricted stock tax withholdings	(62		)	—			—			—			—		(62		)
Excess tax benefit from share-based awards	64			—			—			—			—		64
Principal payments on capital lease obligations	—			—			(19		)	—			—		(19		)
Intercompany funding	20,022			(1,260		)	(20,737		)	1,975			—		—
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	4,987			(1,260		)	(20,756		)	1,975			—		(15,054		)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents	—			—			2,533			(388		)	—		2,145
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD	—			—			51,563			1,018			—		52,581
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD	$	—		$	—		$	54,096		$	630		$	—	$	54,726

DYCOM INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED OCTOBER 29, 2011
	Parent			Issuer			Subsidiary Guarantors			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations and Reclassifications			Dycom Consolidated
	(Dollars in thousands)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	(4,705	)	$	798		$	24,882		$	(1,542	)	$	—		$	19,433
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(1,257		)	—			(18,144		)	(1,456		)	—			(20,857		)
Proceeds from sale of assets	—			—			6,401			16			—			6,417
Changes in restricted cash	550			—			—			—			—			550
Capital contributions to subsidiaries	—			3,867			—			—			(3,867		)	—
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(707		)	3,867			(11,743		)	(1,440		)	(3,867		)	(13,890		)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Exercise of stock options and other	940			—			—			—			—			940
Restricted stock tax withholdings	(37		)	—			—			—			—			(37		)
Excess tax benefit from share-based awards	175			—			—			—			—			175
Principal payments on capital lease obligations	—			—			(75		)	—			—			(75		)
Intercompany funding	4,334			(4,665		)	(6,410		)	2,874			3,867			—
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	5,412			(4,665		)	(6,485		)	2,874			3,867			1,003
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents	—			—			6,654			(108		)	—			6,546
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD	—			—			44,608			158			—			44,766
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD	$	—		$	—		$	51,262		$	50		$	—		$	51,312

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Oct. 27, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$ 11,861	$ 12,966
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	15,311	15,958
Bad debt expense, net	9	36
Gain on sale of fixed assets	(1,581)	(2,918)
Deferred income tax provision	(1,217)	3,520
Stock-based compensation	2,266	1,326
Amortization of debt issuance costs	329	323
Excess tax benefit from share-based awards	(64)	(175)
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net	(12,015)	(2,047)
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings, net	8,838	(10,864)
Other current assets and inventory	(3,509)	(8,305)
Other assets	(62)	288
Income taxes receivable/payable	8,773	5,398
Accounts payable	3,879	3,563
Accrued liabilities, insurance claims, and other liabilities	(5,102)	364
Net cash provided by operating activities	27,716	19,433
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Capital expenditures	(12,523)	(20,857)
Proceeds from sale of assets	2,006	6,417
Changes in restricted cash	0	550
Net cash used in investing activities	(10,517)	(13,890)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Repurchases of common stock	(15,203)	0
Exercise of stock options and other	166	940
Restricted stock tax withholdings	(62)	(37)
Excess tax benefit from share-based awards	64	175
Principal payments on capital lease obligations	(19)	(75)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(15,054)	1,003
Net increase in cash and equivalents	2,145	6,546
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD	52,581	44,766
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD	54,726	51,312
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest	489	511
Income taxes	85	632
Purchases of capital assets included in accounts payable or other accrued liabilities at period end	$ 2,364	$ 2,893

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Oct. 27, 2012	Jul. 28, 2012
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 1	$ 1
Preferred stock, authorized (in shares)	1,000,000	1,000,000
Preferred stock, issued (in shares)	0	0
Preferred stock, outstanding (in shares)	0	0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.3333	$ 0.333
Common stock, authorized (in shares)	150,000,000	150,000,000
Common stock, issued (in shares)	32,595,062	33,587,744
Common stock, outstanding (in shares)	32,595,062	33,587,744

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Income Taxes (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Oct. 27, 2012

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability method. This approach requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the carrying amounts and the tax basis of assets and liabilities. The Company’s effective income tax rate differs from the statutory rate for the tax jurisdictions where it operates primarily as the result of the impact of non-deductible and non-taxable items and tax credits recognized in relation to pre-tax results. Measurement of certain aspects of the Company’s tax positions are based on interpretations of tax regulations, federal and state case law and the applicable statutes.

The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, multiple state jurisdictions and in Canada. With limited exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal and most state and local income tax examinations for fiscal years ended 2008 and prior. During fiscal 2012 the Company was notified by the Internal Revenue Service that its federal income tax return for a recent period was selected for examination. Management believes its provision for income taxes is adequate; however, any significant assessment could affect the Company’s results of operations and cash flows.

As of both October 27, 2012 and July 28, 2012, the Company had total unrecognized tax benefits of $2.2 million which would reduce the Company’s effective tax rate during future periods if it is subsequently determined that those liabilities are not required. The Company had approximately $0.6 million for the payment of interest and penalties accrued at both October 27, 2012 and July 28, 2012. The Company recognizes interest related to unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense and penalties in general and administrative expenses. Interest expense related to unrecognized tax benefits was immaterial for each of the three months endedOctober 27, 2012 and October 29, 2011.

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Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Oct. 27, 2012	Nov. 19, 2012
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	DYCOM INDUSTRIES INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000067215
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--07-27
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		32,597,712
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Oct. 27, 2012

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Other Income, Net (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Oct. 27, 2012

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

Other Income, Net

Other Income, Net

The components of other income, net, are as follows:

	For the Three Months Ended
	October 27, 2012		October 29, 2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
Gain on sale of fixed assets	$	1,581	$	2,918
Miscellaneous income, net	33		41
Total other income, net	$	1,614	$	2,959

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Oct. 27, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011
REVENUES:
Contract revenues	$ 323,286	$ 319,575
EXPENSES:
Costs of earned revenues, excluding depreciation and amortization	257,066	255,187
General and administrative (including stock-based compensation expense of $2.3 million, and $1.3 million, respectively)	28,824	25,358
Depreciation and amortization	15,311	15,958
Total	301,201	296,503
Interest expense, net	(4,197)	(4,173)
Other income, net	1,614	2,959
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	19,502	21,858
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES:
Current	8,858	5,372
Deferred	(1,217)	3,520
Total	7,641	8,892
NET INCOME	$ 11,861	$ 12,966
Earnings Per Common Share:
Basic earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.36	$ 0.39
Diluted earnings per common share	$ 0.35	$ 0.38
SHARES USED IN COMPUTING EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE:
Basic (in shares)	33,089,959	33,508,193
Diluted (in shares)	33,721,070	34,216,451

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Property and Equipment (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Oct. 27, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property and Equipment

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment, including amounts for assets subject to capital leases, consists of the following:

	General Useful Lives	October 27, 2012			July 28, 2012
	(Years)	(Dollars in thousands)
Land	—	$	2,915		$	2,915
Buildings	15-35	10,630			10,630
Leasehold improvements	3-15	4,668			4,674
Vehicles	3-5	221,083			220,669
Computer hardware and software	3-10	59,694			57,965
Office furniture and equipment	3-5	5,649			5,552
Equipment and machinery	2-10	134,349			133,467
Total		438,988			435,872
Less: accumulated depreciation		(284,287		)	(277,625		)
Property and equipment, net		$	154,701		$	158,247

Depreciation expense and repairs and maintenance, including amounts for assets subject to capital leases, were as follows:

	For the Three Months Ended
	October 27, 2012		October 29, 2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
Depreciation expense	$	13,720	$	14,268
Repairs and maintenance expense	$	3,811	$	4,532

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Costs and Estimated Earnings on Contracts in Excess of Billings (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Oct. 27, 2012

Contractors [Abstract]

Costs and Estimated Earnings on Contracts in Excess of Billings

Costs and Estimated Earnings in Excess of Billings

Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings, net, consist of the following:

	October 27, 2012			July 28, 2012
	(Dollars in thousands)
Costs incurred on contracts in progress	$	92,858		$	100,766
Estimated to date earnings	25,551			26,555
Total costs and estimated earnings	118,409			127,321
Less: billings to date	(1,447		)	(1,522		)
	$	116,962		$	125,799
Included in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets under the captions:
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings	$	118,409		$	127,321
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings	(1,447		)	(1,522		)
	$	116,962		$	125,799

The above amounts include revenue for services from contracts based both on the units-of-delivery and the cost-to-cost measures of the percentage of completion method.

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Concentration of Credit Risk (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Oct. 27, 2012

Risks and Uncertainties [Abstract]

Concentration of Credit Risk

Concentration of Credit Risk

The Company’s customer base is highly concentrated. The top five customers accounted for approximately 59.6% and 59.9% of its total revenues for the three months endedOctober 27, 2012 and October 29, 2011, respectively. CenturyLink, Inc. (“CenturyLink”), AT&T Inc. (“AT&T”), Comcast Corporation (“Comcast”), and Verizon Communications, Inc. (“Verizon”) represent a significant portion of the Company’s customer base and each were over 10% of total revenue during the three months endedOctober 27, 2012 or October 29, 2011 as reflected in the following table:

	For the Three Months Ended
	October 27, 2012	October 29, 2011
CenturyLink	13.7%	13.3%
AT&T	13.5%	15.2%
Comcast	12.7%	12.9%
Verizon	10.2%	12.0%

The Company believes that none of its significant customers were experiencing financial difficulties that would materially impact the collectability of the Company’s trade accounts receivable and costs in excess of billings as of October 27, 2012. Customers representing 10% or more of combined amounts of trade accounts receivable and costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings as of October 27, 2012 or July 28, 2012 had the following outstanding balances and the related percentage of the Company’s total outstanding balances:

	October 27, 2012				July 28, 2012
	Amount		% of Total		Amount		% of Total
			(Dollars in millions)
CenturyLink	$	44.3	16.3	%	$	47.6	17.7	%
Windstream Corporation	$	35.1	12.9	%	$	35.4	13.2	%
AT&T	$	26.4	9.7	%	$	24.7	9.2	%

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Capital Stock (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Oct. 27, 2012

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Capital Stock

Capital Stock

On March 15, 2012, the Board of Directors authorized $40.0 million to repurchase shares of the Company’s outstanding common stock to be made over eighteen months in open market or private transactions. During fiscal 2010, fiscal 2011, fiscal 2012 and for the three months endedOctober 27, 2012, the Company made the following repurchases under its current and previously authorized share repurchase programs:

Period	Number of Shares Repurchased	Total Consideration (Dollars in thousands)		Average Price Per Share
Fiscal 2010	475,602	$	4,489	$	9.44
Fiscal 2011	5,389,500	$	64,548	$	11.98
Fiscal 2012	597,700	$	12,960	$	21.68
Three Months Ended October 27, 2012	1,047,000	$	15,203	$	14.52

All shares repurchased have been subsequently canceled. As of October 27, 2012, approximately $22.8 million remained authorized for repurchase through September 15, 2013.

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Other Accrued Liabilities (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Oct. 27, 2012

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Other Accrued Liabilities [Text Block]

Other Accrued Liabilities

Other accrued liabilities consist of the following:

	October 27, 2012		July 28, 2012
	(Dollars in thousands)
Accrued payroll and related taxes	$	18,882	$	19,248
Accrued employee benefit and incentive plan costs	4,606		12,488
Accrued construction costs	11,990		11,515
Other current liabilities	12,164		7,675
Total other accrued liabilities	$	47,642	$	50,926

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Supplemental Consolidating Financial Statements Income Statement (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Oct. 27, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011
Revenues [Abstract]
Contract revenues	$ 323,286	$ 319,575
EXPENSES:
Costs of earned revenues, excluding depreciation and amortization	257,066	255,187
General and administrative	28,824	25,358
Depreciation and amortization	15,311	15,958
Intercompany charges (income), net	0	0
Total	301,201	296,503
Interest expense, net	(4,197)	(4,173)
Other income, net	1,614	2,959
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	19,502	21,858
PROVISION (BENEFIT) FOR INCOME TAXES	7,641	8,892
NET INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF SUBSIDIARIES	11,861	12,966
EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF SUBSIDIARIES	0	0
NET INCOME	11,861	12,966
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Gain (Loss) Arising During Period, Net of Tax	2	(87)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)	11,863	12,879
Parent
Revenues [Abstract]
Contract revenues	0	0
EXPENSES:
Costs of earned revenues, excluding depreciation and amortization	0	0
General and administrative	8,409	6,407
Depreciation and amortization	740	787
Intercompany charges (income), net	(9,925)	(7,964)
Total	(776)	(770)
Interest expense, net	(776)	(770)
Other income, net	0	0
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	0	0
PROVISION (BENEFIT) FOR INCOME TAXES	0	0
NET INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF SUBSIDIARIES	0	0
EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF SUBSIDIARIES	11,861	12,966
NET INCOME	11,861	12,966
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Gain (Loss) Arising During Period, Net of Tax	2	(87)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)	11,863	12,879
Issuer
Revenues [Abstract]
Contract revenues	0	0
EXPENSES:
Costs of earned revenues, excluding depreciation and amortization	0	0
General and administrative	146	147
Depreciation and amortization	0	0
Intercompany charges (income), net	0	0
Total	146	147
Interest expense, net	(3,420)	(3,414)
Other income, net	0	0
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	(3,566)	(3,561)
PROVISION (BENEFIT) FOR INCOME TAXES	(1,397)	(1,440)
NET INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF SUBSIDIARIES	(2,169)	(2,121)
EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF SUBSIDIARIES	14,030	15,087
NET INCOME	11,861	12,966
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Gain (Loss) Arising During Period, Net of Tax	2	(87)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)	11,863	12,879
Subsidiary Guarantors
Revenues [Abstract]
Contract revenues	319,025	313,818
EXPENSES:
Costs of earned revenues, excluding depreciation and amortization	253,544	250,893
General and administrative	17,616	16,404
Depreciation and amortization	13,286	13,861
Intercompany charges (income), net	10,272	7,496
Total	294,718	288,654
Interest expense, net	(1)	11
Other income, net	1,565	3,061
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	25,871	28,236
PROVISION (BENEFIT) FOR INCOME TAXES	10,136	11,476
NET INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF SUBSIDIARIES	15,735	16,760
EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF SUBSIDIARIES	0	0
NET INCOME	15,735	16,760
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Gain (Loss) Arising During Period, Net of Tax	0	0
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)	15,735	16,760
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Revenues [Abstract]
Contract revenues	4,261	5,757
EXPENSES:
Costs of earned revenues, excluding depreciation and amortization	3,522	4,294
General and administrative	2,653	2,400
Depreciation and amortization	1,285	1,322
Intercompany charges (income), net	(347)	468
Total	7,113	8,484
Interest expense, net	0	0
Other income, net	49	(102)
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	(2,803)	(2,829)
PROVISION (BENEFIT) FOR INCOME TAXES	(1,098)	(1,144)
NET INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF SUBSIDIARIES	(1,705)	(1,685)
EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF SUBSIDIARIES	0	0
NET INCOME	(1,705)	(1,685)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Gain (Loss) Arising During Period, Net of Tax	2	(87)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)	(1,703)	(1,772)
Eliminations and Reclassifications
Revenues [Abstract]
Contract revenues	0	0
EXPENSES:
Costs of earned revenues, excluding depreciation and amortization	0	0
General and administrative	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	0	(12)
Intercompany charges (income), net	0	0
Total	0	(12)
Interest expense, net	0	0
Other income, net	0	0
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	0	12
PROVISION (BENEFIT) FOR INCOME TAXES	0	0
NET INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF SUBSIDIARIES	0	12
EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF SUBSIDIARIES	(25,891)	(28,053)
NET INCOME	(25,891)	(28,041)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Gain (Loss) Arising During Period, Net of Tax	(4)	174
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)	$ (25,895)	$ (27,867)

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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Oct. 27, 2012

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

The Company's goodwill balance was $174.8 million as of October 27, 2012 and July 28, 2012. There were no changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the three months endedOctober 27, 2012. The Company’s intangible assets consist of the following:

	Weighted Average Remaining Useful Lives	October 27, 2012		July 28, 2012
	(Years)	(Dollars in thousands)
Carrying amount:
Customer relationships	9.2	$	89,145	$	89,145
UtiliQuest trade name	—	4,700		4,700
Trade names	7.9	2,860		2,860
Non-compete agreements	3.2	150		150
		96,855		96,855
Accumulated amortization:
Customer relationships		47,379		45,852
Trade names		1,238		1,182
Non-compete agreements		56		48
Net Intangible Assets		$	48,182	$	49,773

The Company’s goodwill resides in multiple reporting units. The reporting units and related indefinite-lived intangible assets are tested annually during the fourth fiscal quarter of each year in accordance with ASC Topic 350, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other, in order to determine whether their carrying value exceeds their fair value. The inputs used for fair value measurements of the reporting units and related indefinite-lived intangible assets are the lowest level (Level 3) inputs.

Amortization expense for finite-lived intangible assets for the three months endedOctober 27, 2012 and October 29, 2011 was $1.6 million and $1.7 million, respectively. Amortization of the Company’s customer relationships is recognized on an accelerated basis related to the expected economic benefit of the intangible asset, while amortization of other finite-lived intangibles is recognized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life.

The profitability of individual reporting units may periodically suffer from downturns in customer demand and other factors resulting from the cyclical nature of the Company’s business, the high level of competition existing within the Company’s industry, the concentration of the Company’s revenues from a limited number of customers, and the level of overall economic activity. During times of slowing economic conditions, the Company’s customers may reduce capital expenditures and defer or cancel pending projects. Individual reporting units may be relatively more impacted by these factors than the Company as a whole. As a result, demand for the services of one or more of the Company’s reporting units could decline resulting in an impairment of goodwill or intangible assets.

 As a result of the fiscal 2012 annual impairment analysis, the Company concluded that no impairment of goodwill or the indefinite-lived intangible asset was indicated at any reporting unit. However, the UtiliQuest reporting unit, having a goodwill balance of approximately $35.6 million and an indefinite-lived trade name of $4.7 million, has recently been at lower operating levels as compared to historical levels. During the fiscal 2012 annual impairment analysis, the estimated fair value of the UtiliQuest reporting unit exceeded its carrying value but the margin of excess had declined to less than 30%. The UtiliQuest reporting unit provides services to a broad range of customers including utilities and telecommunication providers. These services are required prior to underground excavation and are influenced by overall economic activity, including construction activity. The goodwill balance of this reporting unit may have an increased likelihood of impairment if a downturn in customer demand were to occur, or if the reporting unit were not able to execute against customer opportunities, and the long-term outlook for their cash flows were adversely impacted. Furthermore, changes in the long-term outlook may result in changes to other valuation assumptions. As of October 27, 2012, the Company believes the goodwill is recoverable for all of the reporting units; however, there can be no assurances that the goodwill will not be impaired in future periods.

Certain of the Company’s reporting units also have other intangible assets including customer relationships, trade names, and non-compete intangibles. As of October 27, 2012, management believes that the carrying amounts of the intangible assets are recoverable. However, if adverse events were to occur or circumstances were to change indicating that the carrying amount of such assets may not be fully recoverable, the assets would be reviewed for impairment and the assets could be impaired.

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Accrued Insurance Claims (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Oct. 27, 2012

Accrued Insurance Claims [Abstract]

Accrued Insurance Claims

Accrued Insurance Claims

The Company retains the risk of loss, up to certain limits, for claims relating to automobile liability, general liability (including locate damages), workers’ compensation, and employee group health. With regard to losses occurring in fiscal 2013, the Company has retained the risk of loss up to $1.0 million on a per occurrence basis for automobile liability, general liability and workers’ compensation. These retention amounts are applicable to all of the states in which the Company operates, except with respect to workers’ compensation insurance in two states in which the Company participates in a state-sponsored insurance fund. Aggregate stop loss coverage for automobile liability, general liability and workers’ compensation claims is $41.8 million for fiscal 2013. For losses under the Company's employee health plan, the Company is party to a stop-loss agreement under which it retains the risk of loss, on an annual basis, of the first $250,000 of claims per participant. In addition, the Company retains the risk of loss for the first $550,000 of claim amounts that aggregate across all participants that exceed $250,000.

Accrued insurance claims consist of the following:

	October 27, 2012		July 28, 2012
	(Dollars in thousands)
Amounts expected to be paid within one year:
Accrued auto, general liability and workers' compensation	$	15,829	$	16,514
Accrued employee group health	2,624		2,867
Accrued damage claims	5,791		5,837
	24,244		25,218
Amounts expected to be paid beyond one year:
Accrued auto, general liability and workers' compensation	20,747		21,423
Accrued damage claims	2,100		2,168
	22,847		23,591
Total accrued insurance claims	$	47,091	$	48,809

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Debt (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Oct. 27, 2012

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Debt

Debt

The Company’s outstanding indebtedness consists of the following:

	October 27, 2012			July 28, 2012
	(Dollars in thousands)
7.125% senior subordinated notes due 2021	$	187,500		$	187,500
Capital leases	55			74
	187,555			187,574
Less: current portion	(55		)	(74		)
Long-term debt	$	187,500		$	187,500

The Company has a five-year $225.0 million senior secured revolving credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with a syndicate of banks. The Credit Agreement has an expiration date of June 4, 2015 and provides for maximum borrowings of $225.0 million, including a sublimit of $100.0 million for the issuance of standby letters of credit. In connection with the issuance of the 2021 Notes, the Company entered into an amendment to the Credit Agreement (the “Amended Credit Agreement”). Subject to certain conditions, the Amended Credit Agreement provides for the ability to enter into one or more incremental facilities, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $75.0 million, either by increasing the revolving commitments under the Credit Agreement and/or in the form of term loans.

The Company’s obligations under the Amended Credit Agreement are guaranteed by certain subsidiaries and secured by a pledge of (i) 100% of the equity of the Company’s material domestic subsidiaries and (ii) 100% of the non-voting equity and 65% of the voting equity of first-tier material foreign subsidiaries, if any, in each case excluding certain unrestricted subsidiaries.

Borrowings under the Amended Credit Agreement (other than swingline loans as defined in the Credit Agreement) bear interest at a rate equal to either (a) the administrative agent’s base rate, described in the Amended Credit Agreement as the highest of (i) the sum of the federal funds rate and 0.50%; (ii) the administrative agent’s prime rate; and (iii) the eurodollar rate (defined in the Amended Credit Agreement as the British Bankers’ Association LIBOR Rate, divided by the aggregate of 1.00% and one (1) less a reserve percentage (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement), or (b) the eurodollar rate, in addition to an applicable margin based on the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio, in each case. Swingline loans bear interest at a rate equal to the administrative agent’s base rate and a margin based on the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio. Based on the Company’s current consolidated leverage ratio, revolving borrowings would be eligible for a margin of 1.25% for borrowings based on the administrative agent’s base rate and 2.25% for borrowings based on the eurodollar rate.

The Company incurs fees under the Amended Credit Agreement for the unutilized commitments at rates that range from 0.50% to 0.625% per annum, fees for outstanding standby letters of credit at rates that range from 2.00% to 2.75% per annum and fees for outstanding commercial letters of credit at rates that range from 1.00% to 1.375% per annum, in each case based on the Company's consolidated leverage ratio. As of October 27, 2012, fees for unutilized commitments and outstanding standby letters of credit were at rates per annum of 0.50% and 2.25%, respectively.

The Credit Agreement contains certain affirmative and negative covenants, including limitations with respect to indebtedness, liens, investments, distributions, mergers and acquisitions, dispositions of assets, sale-leaseback transactions, transactions with affiliates and capital expenditures. The Credit Agreement contains financial covenants that require the Company to (i) maintain a consolidated leverage ratio of not greater than 3.00 to 1.00, as measured on a trailing four-quarter basis at the end of each fiscal quarter and (ii) maintain a consolidated interest coverage ratio of not less than 2.75 to 1.00 for fiscal quarters ending July 31, 2010 through April 28, 2012 and not less than 3.00 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarter ending July 28, 2012 and each fiscal quarter thereafter, as measured on a trailing four-quarter basis at the end of each fiscal quarter. As of October 27, 2012, the Company had no outstanding borrowings and $44.1 million of outstanding standby letters of credit issued under the Credit Agreement. The outstanding standby letters of credit are issued as part of the Company’s insurance program. At October 27, 2012, the Company was in compliance with the financial covenants and had additional borrowing availability of up to $180.9 million, as determined by the most restrictive covenants of the Credit Agreement.

As of October 27, 2012, the principal amount outstanding under the 2012 Notes was $187.5 million. The 2021 Notes are guaranteed by certain of the Company’s subsidiaries. The indenture governing the 2021 Notes contains covenants that limit, among other things, the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to incur additional debt and issue preferred stock, make certain restricted payments, consummate specified asset sales, enter into transactions with affiliates, incur liens, impose restrictions on the ability of the Company’s subsidiaries to pay dividends or make payments to the Company and its restricted subsidiaries, merge or consolidate with another person, and dispose of all or substantially all of its assets.

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Debt (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Oct. 27, 2012

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Outstanding Indebtedness

The Company’s outstanding indebtedness consists of the following:

	October 27, 2012			July 28, 2012
	(Dollars in thousands)
7.125% senior subordinated notes due 2021	$	187,500		$	187,500
Capital leases	55			74
	187,555			187,574
Less: current portion	(55		)	(74		)
Long-term debt	$	187,500		$	187,500

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Income Taxes (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Oct. 27, 2012	Jul. 28, 2012
Changes In Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties And Interest Accrued
Unrecognized tax benefits	$ 2.2	$ 2.2
Payment of interest and penalties accrued	$ 0.6	$ 0.6

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Related Party Transactions (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Oct. 27, 2012

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

Related Party Transactions

Related Party Transactions

The Company leases administrative offices from entities related to officers of the Company’s subsidiaries. The total expense under these arrangements for the three months endedOctober 27, 2012 and October 29, 2011 was $0.3 million and $0.4 million, respectively. Additionally, there was a minimal amount paid in independent subcontracting services to entities related to officers of certain of the Company’s subsidiaries during the three months endedOctober 27, 2012 and October 29, 2011.

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Accounting Policies (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Oct. 27, 2012

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation – Dycom Industries, Inc. (“Dycom” or the “Company”) is a leading provider of specialty contracting services. These services, which are provided throughout the United States and in Canada, include engineering, construction, maintenance and installation services to telecommunications providers, underground facility locating services to various utilities, including telecommunications providers, and other construction and maintenance services to electric and gas utilities and others.

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the results of Dycom and its subsidiaries, all of which are wholly-owned. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated and the financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring accruals that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of such statements. These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Additionally, the results of operations for the three months ended October 27, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire year. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements for the entire year ended July 28, 2012 included in the Company’s 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on September 4, 2012.

Accounting Period

Accounting Period – The Company uses a fiscal year ending on the last Saturday in July.

Use of Estimates

Use of Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. For the Company, key estimates include: recognition of revenue for costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings, the fair value of reporting units for goodwill impairment analysis, the assessment of impairment of intangibles and other long-lived assets, income taxes, accrued insurance claims, asset lives used in computing depreciation and amortization, allowance for doubtful accounts, stock-based compensation expense for performance-based stock awards, and accruals for contingencies, including legal matters. At the time they are made, the Company believes that such estimates are fair when considered in conjunction with the consolidated financial position and results of operations taken as a whole. However, actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences may be material to the financial statements.

Restricted Cash

Restricted Cash – As of October 27, 2012 and July 28, 2012, the Company had approximately $3.7 million in restricted cash, which is held as collateral in support of the Company’s insurance obligations. Restricted cash is included in other current assets and other assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheets and changes in restricted cash are reported in cash flows used in investing activities in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair Value of Financial Instruments – Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC Topic 820”) defines and establishes a measurement framework for fair value and expands disclosure requirements. ASC Topic 820 requires that assets and liabilities carried at fair value are classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories: (1) Level 1 - Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; (2) Level 2 - Observable market-based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data; and (3) Level 3 - Unobservable inputs not corroborated by market data which require the reporting entity’s own assumptions. The Company’s financial instruments consist primarily of cash and equivalents, restricted cash, accounts and other receivables, income taxes receivable and payable, accounts payable and certain accrued expenses, and long-term debt. The carrying amounts of these items approximate fair value due to their short maturity, except for the Company’s outstanding 7.125% senior subordinated notes due 2021 (the “2021 Notes”). The Company determined that the fair value of the 2021 Notes as of October 27, 2012 and July 28, 2012 was $200.9 million and $192.0 million, respectively, as compared to the carrying value of $187.5 million. The fair value of the 2021 Notes is categorized as Level 2 as of October 27, 2012 and July 28, 2012, based on observable market-based inputs. The Company's cash and equivalents are categorized as Level 1 as of October 27, 2012 and July 28, 2012, based on quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets. During the three months ended October 27, 2012 and October 29, 2011, the Company had no non-recurring fair value measurements of assets or liabilities subsequent to their initial recognition.

Segment Information

Segment Information – The Company operates in one reportable segment as a specialty contractor, providing engineering, construction, maintenance and installation services to telecommunications providers, underground facility locating services to various utilities including telecommunications providers, and other construction and maintenance services to electric and gas utilities and others. All of the Company’s operating segments have been aggregated into one reporting segment due to their similar economic characteristics, nature of services and production processes, type of customers, and service distribution methods. The Company’s services are provided by its various subsidiaries throughout the United States and in Canada. One of the Company’s operating segments earned revenues from contracts in Canada of approximately $3.9 million and $3.8 million during the three months endedOctober 27, 2012 and October 29, 2011, respectively. The Company had no material long-lived assets in the Canadian operations at October 27, 2012 or July 28, 2012.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2011-05, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Presentation of Comprehensive Income (“ASU 2011-05”). ASU 2011-05 requires the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of other comprehensive income to be presented either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. This guidance eliminates the option to present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in stockholders’ equity. ASU 2011-05 also requires entities to present on the face of the financial statements reclassification adjustments for items that are reclassified from other comprehensive income to net income. The amendments of ASU 2011-05 do not change the items that must be reported in other comprehensive income or when an item of other comprehensive income must be reclassified to net income. In December 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-12, Deferral of the Effective Date for Amendments to the Presentation of Reclassifications of Items Out of Other Comprehensive Income in ASU 2011-05 (“ASU 2011-12”). ASU 2011-12 defers only those provisions in ASU 2011-05 relating to the presentation of the reclassification adjustments. ASU 2011-12 and the remaining provisions of ASU 2011-05 are effective retrospectively for annual periods, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011. The Company now presents condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income as a result of adopting the update.

In September 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-08, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Testing Goodwill for Impairment (“ASU 2011-08”). ASU 2011-08 permits entities testing for goodwill impairment to perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the two-step goodwill impairment test described in ASC Topic 350. ASU 2011-08 does not change how goodwill is determined or assigned to reporting units, nor does it revise the requirement to assess goodwill at least annually for impairment. ASU 2011-08 is effective for goodwill impairment tests performed in interim and annual periods for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material effect on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted

In July 2012, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2012-02, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Testing Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets for Impairment ("ASU 2012-02"). ASU 2012-02 amends Topic 350 by establishing an optional two-step analysis for impairment testing of indefinite-lived intangibles other than goodwill. This update allows an entity the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is necessary to perform the quantitative impairment test. Under that option, an entity no longer would be required to calculate the fair value of the intangible asset unless the entity determines, based on that qualitative assessment, that it is more likely than not that its fair value is less than its carrying amount. ASU 2012-02 is effective for annual and interim impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012 and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this update may have on its impairment testing of indefinite-lived intangible assets. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Other Accrued Liabilities (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Oct. 27, 2012	Jul. 28, 2012
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]
Accrued payroll and related taxes	$ 18,882	$ 19,248
Accrued employee benefit and incentive plan costs	4,606	12,488
Accrued construction costs	11,990	11,515
Other current liabilities	12,164	7,675
Total other accrued liabilities	$ 47,642	$ 50,926

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Accounting Policies - Segment (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Oct. 27, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Contract revenues	$ 323,286	$ 319,575
Canada
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Contract revenues	$ 3,900	$ 3,800

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Oct. 27, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011
EXPENSES:
General and administrative, stock-based compensation expense	$ 2.3	$ 1.3

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Accounts Receivable (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Oct. 27, 2012

Receivables [Abstract]

Accounts Receivable

Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable consists of the following:

	October 27, 2012			July 28, 2012
	(Dollars in thousands)
Contract billings	$	148,911		$	136,610
Retainage and other receivables	5,161			5,448
Total	154,072			142,058
Less: allowance for doubtful accounts	(278		)	(270		)
Accounts receivable, net	$	153,794		$	141,788

As of October 27, 2012, the Company expected to collect all retainage balances above within the next twelve months.

The allowance for doubtful accounts changed as follows:

	For the Three Months Ended
	October 27, 2012			October 29, 2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
Allowance for doubtful accounts at beginning of period	$	270		$	368
Bad debt expense, net	9			36
Amounts charged against the allowance	(1		)	(28		)
Allowance for doubtful accounts at end of period	$	278		$	376

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Supplemental Consolidating Financial Statements (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Oct. 27, 2012	Jul. 28, 2012
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations	$ 187,555	$ 187,574
7.125% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2021 | Senior Subordinated Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations	$ 187,500	$ 187,500

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Computation of Earnings Per Common Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Oct. 27, 2012

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share Reconciliation

The following is a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of the basic and diluted earnings per common share computation as required by ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share.

	For the Three Months Ended
	October 27, 2012		October 29, 2011
	(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Net income available to common stockholders (numerator)	$	11,861	$	12,966
Weighted-average number of common shares (denominator)	33,089,959		33,508,193
Basic earnings per common share	$	0.36	$	0.39
Weighted-average number of common shares	33,089,959		33,508,193
Potential common stock arising from stock options, and unvested restricted share units	631,111		708,258
Total shares-diluted (denominator)	33,721,070		34,216,451
Diluted earnings per common share	$	0.35	$	0.38
Anti-dilutive weighted shares excluded from the calculation of earnings per share	1,940,101		2,021,561

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Concentration of Credit Risk (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Oct. 27, 2012

Risks and Uncertainties [Abstract]

Schedule that Represents A Significant Portion of the Company’s Customer Base and Each Over 10% of Total Revenue

CenturyLink, Inc. (“CenturyLink”), AT&T Inc. (“AT&T”), Comcast Corporation (“Comcast”), and Verizon Communications, Inc. (“Verizon”) represent a significant portion of the Company’s customer base and each were over 10% of total revenue during the three months endedOctober 27, 2012 or October 29, 2011 as reflected in the following table:

	For the Three Months Ended
	October 27, 2012	October 29, 2011
CenturyLink	13.7%	13.3%
AT&T	13.5%	15.2%
Comcast	12.7%	12.9%
Verizon	10.2%	12.0%

Schedule of Customers Representing 10% or More of Combined Amounts of Trade Accounts Receivable and Costs and Estimated Earnings in Excess of Billings with the Following Outstanding Balances and Related Percentages of the Company’s Total Outstanding Balances

Customers representing 10% or more of combined amounts of trade accounts receivable and costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings as of October 27, 2012 or July 28, 2012 had the following outstanding balances and the related percentage of the Company’s total outstanding balances:

	October 27, 2012				July 28, 2012
	Amount		% of Total		Amount		% of Total
			(Dollars in millions)
CenturyLink	$	44.3	16.3	%	$	47.6	17.7	%
Windstream Corporation	$	35.1	12.9	%	$	35.4	13.2	%
AT&T	$	26.4	9.7	%	$	24.7	9.2	%

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Stock-Based Awards (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Oct. 27, 2012

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Stock-Based Awards

Stock-Based Awards

The Company has certain stock-based compensation plans which provide for the grants of stock options, time based restricted share units (“RSUs”), and performance based restricted share units (“Performance RSUs”).

Compensation expense for stock-based awards is based on the fair value at the measurement date and is included in general and administrative expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. Stock-based compensation expense and the related tax benefit recognized related to stock options and restricted share units during the three months endedOctober 27, 2012 and October 29, 2011 were as follows:

	For the Three Months Ended
	October 27, 2012			October 29, 2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
Stock-based compensation	$	2,266		$	1,326
Tax benefit recognized	$	(765	)	$	(372	)

As of October 27, 2012, unrecognized compensation expense related to stock options, RSUs and Performance RSUs was $6.4 million, $2.2 million and $10.6 million, respectively. This expense will be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.1, 2.5 and 2.2 years, respectively, which is the weighted average remaining contractual term for RSUs and Performance RSUs. For performance based awards, the unrecognized compensation expense is based on the maximum amount of restricted share units that can be earned under outstanding awards. If the performance goals are not met, no compensation expense will be recognized for these share units and compensation expense previously recognized will be reversed.

Stock Options - The following table summarizes stock option award activity during the three months endedOctober 27, 2012:

	Stock Options
	Shares		Weighted Average Exercise Price
Outstanding as of July 28, 2012	3,298,747		$	17.08
Granted	—		$	—
Options exercised	(21,230	)	$	7.81
Forfeited or cancelled	(98,095	)	$	24.65
Outstanding as of October 27, 2012	3,179,422		$	16.91
Exercisable options as of October 27, 2012	1,787,886		$	20.84

Options exercisable presented above reflect the approximate amount of options expected to vest after giving effect to estimated forfeitures at an insignificant rate.

RSUs and Performance RSUs - The following table summarizes RSU and Performance RSU activity during the three months endedOctober 27, 2012:

	Restricted Stock
	RSUs				Performance RSUs
	Share Units		Weighted Average Grant Price		Share Units		Weighted Average Grant Price
Outstanding as of July 28, 2012	222,760		$	14.49	774,264		$	18.76
Granted	1,280		$	17.80	101,568		$	13.85
Share units vested	(1,280	)	$	17.80	(36,341	)	$	14.53
Forfeited or cancelled	(3,000	)	$	7.98	(44,011	)	$	15.41
Outstanding as of October 27, 2012	219,760		$	14.58	795,480		$	18.51

The unvested time vesting share units reflect the approximate amount of units expected to vest after giving effect to estimated forfeitures. The RSUs in the above tables that were granted and vested during the three months ended October 27, 2012 relate to director quarterly retainer awards. The Performance RSUs in the above table represent the maximum number of awards that could vest, which is two hundred percent of the target award. Accordingly, the target amount of Performance RSUs outstanding as of October 27, 2012 was 397,740. Approximately 101,000 Performance RSUs outstanding as of October 27, 2012 will be canceled in December 2012 as a result of the fiscal 2012 performance criteria.