LEASES - Lease assets and liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	May 02, 2020		Aug. 04, 2019	Aug. 03, 2019
Leases [Abstract]
Operating lease assets	$ 984,039		$ 1,059,473	$ 0
Finance lease assets	134,357
Total lease assets	1,118,396
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	138,698	[1]	137,741	0
Current portion of long-term debt and finance lease liabilities	14,221	[2]		24,670
Long-term operating lease liabilities	877,229	[1]	936,728	0
Long-term finance lease liabilities	145,672	[2]	$ 70,643	$ 108,208
Total lease liabilities	$ 1,175,820

[1] Operating lease payments include $11.4 million related to extension options that are reasonably certain of being exercised and exclude $38.5 million of legally binding minimum lease payments for leases signed but not yet commenced.

[2] Finance lease payments include $0.0 million related to extension options that are reasonably certain of being exercised and exclude $0.5 million of legally binding minimum lease payments for leases signed but not yet commenced. This table excludes payments related to a facility the Company is deemed the accounting owner, which is recognized as a residual obligation, and is subject to an underlying lease.