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	Jan. 31, 2015	Aug. 01, 2015	Aug. 02, 2014	Aug. 03, 2013
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Potential value of awards over the four-year period		$ 19,400,000
Stock compensation expense		$ 1,088,000	$ 1,463,000
Stock options granted		0	106,882
Employee Stock Plan, 2006 Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Increase in authorized shares		7,250,000
Shares available for future grant		1,085,532
Shares granted		50,906
2016 Long Term Incentive Wrap Around Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance based compensation description		If the Company’s stock price is $6.75, the 50% payout in restricted shares will be increased by 20% and if the stock price is $7.25 or higher, the 50% payout in restricted shares will be increased by 30%.
Stock compensation expense		$ 8,700,000
Maximum \| Employee Stock Plan, 2006 Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Net revenue targets		$ 600,000,000
Percentage of operating margin		8.00%
Payout percentage		100.00%
Maximum \| 2016 Long Term Incentive Wrap Around Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Payout percentage	100.00%
Closing stock price	$ 7.25
Projected benefit obligation percentage	30.00%
Minimum \| Employee Stock Plan, 2006 Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Net revenue targets		$ 510,000,000
Payout percentage		50.00%
Minimum \| 2016 Long Term Incentive Wrap Around Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Payout percentage	80.00%
Closing stock price	$ 6.75
Projected benefit obligation percentage	20.00%
Period 1
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting plan		20.00%
Period 2
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting plan		40.00%
Period 3
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting plan		40.00%
Chief Executive Officer
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of salary				100.00%
Senior Executive
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of salary				70.00%
Other Participants
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of salary				50.00%
Non Employee Directors
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares of common stock issued		12,195
Fair value of common stock issued		$ 60,872
Restricted stocks
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of benefit obligation				50.00%
Shares available for future grant		10,000
Shares granted			74,018
Restricted stocks \| Employee Stock Plan, 2006 Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares granted		10,000
Restricted stocks \| 2016 Long Term Incentive Wrap Around Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of benefit obligation	50.00%
Stock Options
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of benefit obligation				25.00%
Cash
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of benefit obligation				25.00%
Cash \| 2016 Long Term Incentive Wrap Around Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of benefit obligation	50.00%
Time Based Vesting Schedule
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of benefit obligation		50.00%
Performance Based Vesting Schedule
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of benefit obligation		50.00%
Stock compensation expense		$ 0
Performance Based Vesting Schedule \| Employee Stock Plan, 2006 Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Net revenue targets		$ 550,000,000
2016 Wrap-Around Plan \| Maximum \| 2016 Long Term Incentive Wrap Around Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance based compensation percentage	100.00%
2016 Wrap-Around Plan \| Minimum \| 2016 Long Term Incentive Wrap Around Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance based compensation percentage	80.00%
2016 Wrap-Around Plan \| Threshold \| 2016 Long Term Incentive Wrap Around Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance based compensation percentage	50.00%
Awards Other than Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights \| Employee Stock Plan, 2006 Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Increase in authorized shares		4,250,000
Shares available for future grant		964,380
Deferred Stock
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares available for future grant		10,342
Shares granted			5,448
Deferred Stock \| Employee Stock Plan, 2006 Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares granted		10,342
Time Vested Stock Options And Time Based Restricted Stock Awards
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
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Unrecognized stock compensation cost weighted average recognition period		13 months 3 days
Performance-Based Stock Options and Restricted Stock Awards
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized stock compensation cost		$ 7,100,000