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Share-Based Payments (Tables)
9 Months Ended
May 10, 2014
Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract]  
Weighted Average for Key Assumptions Used in Determining Fair Value of Options Granted and Related Share-Based Compensation Expense

The weighted average fair value of the stock option awards granted during the thirty-six week periods ended May 10, 2014, and May 4, 2013, using the Black-Scholes-Merton multiple-option pricing valuation model, was $96.92 and $98.58 per share, respectively, using the following weighted average key assumptions:

 

     Thirty-Six Weeks Ended  
     May 10,
2014
    May 4,
2013
 

Expected price volatility

     23     29

Risk-free interest rate

     1.0     0.5

Weighted average expected lives (in years)

     5.2        5.2   

Forfeiture rate

     9     10

Dividend yield

     0     0