Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jan. 25, 2014

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Intangible Assets

The Company's intangible assets consist of the following:

	January 25, 2014		July 27, 2013
	(Dollars in thousands)
Gross amount:
Customer relationships	$	164,394	$	164,497
Contract backlog	15,285		15,285
Trade names	8,200		8,200
UtiliQuest trade name	4,700		4,700
Non-compete agreements	400		400
	192,979		193,082
Accumulated amortization:
Customer relationships	62,620		56,219
Contract backlog	12,276		9,433
Trade names	2,716		2,071
Non-compete agreements	124		84
Net Intangible Assets	$	115,243	$	125,275

Future Amortization Expense

Estimated total amortization expense for the remainder of fiscal 2014 and each of the five succeeding fiscal years is as follows:

Period	Amount
	(Dollars in thousands)
Six months ending July 26, 2014	$8,185
2015	$15,027
2016	$14,276
2017	$12,885
2018	$10,697
2019	$8,395
Thereafter	$41,078