Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2015

Stock-based compensation expense by type

The compensation costs that have been charged against income for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 31, 2015 and November 1, 2014 were as follows (in thousands):

	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
	October 31, 2015		November 1, 2014		October 31, 2015		November 1, 2014
Stock-based compensation expense by type:
Stock options	$	16	$	19	$	375	$	449
Restricted stock unit awards, including performance-based		815		122		3,980		3,059
Employee stock purchases		23		25		81		81
Director deferred compensation		18		18		53		52
Total stock-based compensation expense		872		184		4,489		3,641
Income tax benefit recognized		316		60		1,645		1,342
Stock-based compensation expense, net of income tax	$	556	$	124	$	2,844	$	2,299

Equity awards granted during the period

In the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 31, 2015 and November 1, 2014, we granted the following equity awards:

	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
	October 31, 2015		November 1, 2014		October 31, 2015		November 1, 2014
Stock options		1,515		1,244		21,743		19,219
Restricted stock unit awards		-		-		69,529		63,399
Performance-based restricted stock unit awards		-		-		29,300		25,300
Deferred stock units		500		411		12,128		10,740