Stock-based Compensation (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 03, 2014

Stock-based Compensation

Schedule Of Stock Option Activity

The following table summarizes stock option activity as of August 3, 2014:

	Options		Weighted- Average Exercise Price		Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Life	Aggregate Intrinsic Value
	(Options in thousands)				(In years)
Outstanding at July 28, 2013	1,101		$	27.25
Granted	—		$	—
Exercised	(693	)	$	26.64
Terminated	—		$	—
Outstanding at August 3, 2014	408		$	28.33	0.6	$	6
Exercisable at August 3, 2014	408		$	28.33	0.6	$	6

Time-Lapse Restricted Stock Units, EPS Performance Restricted Stock Units And Strategic Performance Restricted Stock Units

The following table summarizes time-lapse restricted stock units, EPS performance restricted stock units and strategic performance restricted stock units as of August 3, 2014:

	Units		Weighted- Average Grant-Date Fair Value
	(Restricted stock units in thousands)
Nonvested at July 28, 2013	4,208		$	34.05
Granted	1,742		$	39.97
Vested	(2,595	)	$	33.26
Forfeited	(361	)	$	37.93
Nonvested at August 3, 2014	2,994		$	37.69

TSR Performance Restricted Stock/Units [Member]

Stock-based Compensation

TSR Performance Restricted Stock Units

The following table summarizes TSR performance restricted stock units as of August 3, 2014:

	Units		Weighted- Average Grant-Date Fair Value
	(Restricted stock units in thousands)
Nonvested at July 28, 2013	1,458		$	41.88
Granted	458		$	36.26
Vested	—		$	—
Forfeited	(1,055	)	$	42.54
Nonvested at August 3, 2014	861		$	38.15

TSR Performance Restricted Stock Units, Assumptions

The company estimated the fair value of TSR performance restricted stock units at the grant date using a Monte Carlo simulation. Assumptions used in the Monte Carlo simulation were as follows:

	2014	2013
Risk-free interest rate	0.60%	0.30%
Expected dividend yield	2.98%	3.26%
Expected volatility	15.76%	15.07%
Expected term	3 years	3 years