Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Oct. 29, 2016

Stock-based compensation expense by type

The compensation costs that have been charged against income for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 29, 2016 and October 31, 2015 were as follows (in thousands):

	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
	October 29, 2016		October 31, 2015		October 29, 2016		October 31, 2015
Stock-based compensation expense by type:
Stock options	$	-	$	16	$	384	$	375
Restricted stock unit awards, including performance-based		629		815		3,237		3,980
Employee stock purchases		22		23		80		81
Director deferred compensation		24		18		70		53
Total stock-based compensation expense		675		872		3,771		4,489
Income tax benefit recognized		240		316		1,363		1,645
Stock-based compensation expense, net of income tax	$	435	$	556	$	2,408	$	2,844

Equity awards granted during the period

In the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 29, 2016 and October 31, 2015, we granted the following equity awards:

	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
	October 29, 2016		October 31, 2015		October 29, 2016		October 31, 2015
Stock options		-		1,515		36,359		21,743
Restricted stock unit awards		-		-		100,775		69,529
Performance-based restricted stock unit awards		-		-		45,300		29,300
Deferred stock units		588		500		14,744		12,128

Employee Stock Purchases during the period

Our employee purchases of common stock, the average price per share and the weighted-average grant date fair value of shares purchased through our employee stock purchase plan were as follows:

	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
	October 29, 2016		October 31, 2015		October 29, 2016		October 31, 2015
Shares purchased		3,236		3,114		11,874		8,605
Average price per share	$	29.29	$	29.76	$	27.66	$	36.66
Weighted average fair value at grant date	$	7.25	$	10.01	$	6.94	$	10.35