Costs and Estimated Earnings in Excess of Billings (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jan. 25, 2014

Contractors [Abstract]

Costs and Estimated Earnings in Excess of Billings, Net

Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings ("CIEB") includes revenue for services from contracts based both on the units-of-delivery and the cost-to-cost measures of the percentage of completion method and consists of the following:

	January 25, 2014			July 27, 2013
	(Dollars in thousands)
Costs incurred on contracts in progress	$	198,485		$	208,250
Estimated to date earnings	44,394			49,150
Total costs and estimated earnings	242,879			257,400
Less: billings to date	(82,610		)	(66,839		)
	$	160,269		$	190,561
Included in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets under the captions:
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings	$	174,138		$	204,349
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings	(13,869		)	(13,788		)
	$	160,269		$	190,561