Stock-based Compensation (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Nov. 01, 2015

Stock-based Compensation

Schedule Of Stock Option Activity [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes stock option activity as of November 1, 2015:

	Options		Weighted- Average Exercise Price		Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Life	Aggregate Intrinsic Value
	(Options in thousands)				(In years)
Outstanding at August 2, 2015	74		$	29.91
Granted	711		$	50.21
Exercised	(21	)	$	29.91
Terminated	—		$	—
Outstanding at November 1, 2015	764		$	48.79	9.2	$	2
Exercisable at November 1, 2015	53		$	29.91	0.2	$	1

Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Assumptions [Table Text Block]

	2016
Risk-free interest rate	1.68%
Expected dividend yield	2.46%
Expected volatility	18.35%
Expected term	6 years

Schedule of other Share-based awards Activity [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes time-lapse restricted stock units, EPS performance restricted stock units, strategic performance restricted stock units and special performance restricted stock units as of November 1, 2015:

	Units		Weighted- Average Grant-Date Fair Value
	(Restricted stock units in thousands)
Nonvested at August 2, 2015	2,410		$	41.40
Granted	659		$	49.94
Vested	(791	)	$	39.30
Forfeited	(118	)	$	42.46
Nonvested at November 1, 2015	2,160		$	44.72

TSR Performance Restricted Stock/Units [Member]

Stock-based Compensation

Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Assumptions [Table Text Block]

We 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:

	2016	2015
Risk-free interest rate	0.92%	0.97%
Expected dividend yield	2.46%	2.91%
Expected volatility	17.25%	16.20%
Expected term	3 years	3 years

Schedule of other Share-based awards Activity [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes TSR performance restricted stock units as of November 1, 2015:

	Units		Weighted- Average Grant-Date Fair Value
	(Restricted stock units in thousands)
Nonvested at August 2, 2015	1,579		$	40.75
Granted	682		$	62.44
Vested	(438	)	$	39.76
Forfeited	(70	)	$	43.71
Nonvested at November 1, 2015	1,753		$	49.31