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INCOME TAXES
3 Months Ended
Oct. 27, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES
INCOME TAXES

The effective income tax rate was 30.2% in the first quarter of fiscal 2019 compared to 41.4% in the first quarter of the prior year.  The effective tax rate was impacted by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the "Tax Act") enacted on December 22, 2017.  The Tax Act made significant changes to the U.S tax code, including, but not limited to, reducing the U.S. federal statutory tax rate from 35%% to 21%% effective January 1, 2018 and bonus depreciation that will allow for full expensing of qualified property. The reduction in the effective tax rate due to the Tax Act was partially offset by a temporary increase in the New Jersey corporate tax rate from 9.0%% to 11.5%% for fiscal 2019.