Stock-based Compensation (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jan. 28, 2018

Stock-based Compensation

Summary of Stock-based Compensation Expense [Table Text Block]

Total pre-tax stock-based compensation expense and tax-related benefits recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings were as follows:

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	January 28, 2018		January 29, 2017		January 28, 2018		January 29, 2017
Total pre-tax stock-based compensation expense	$	18	$	18	$	32	$	32
Tax-related benefits	$	2	$	7	$	7	$	12

Schedule Of Stock Option Activity [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes stock option activity as of January 28, 2018:

	Options	Weighted- Average Exercise Price		Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Life	Aggregate Intrinsic Value
	(Options in thousands)			(In years)
Outstanding at July 30, 2017	1,042	$	52.08
Granted	575	$	47.19
Exercised	—	$	—
Terminated	—	$	—
Outstanding at January 28, 2018	1,617	$	50.34	8.7	$	—
Exercisable at January 28, 2018	544	$	51.40	7.9	$	—

Time-Lapse Restricted Stock Units, EPS Performance Restricted Stock Units And Strategic Performance Restricted Stock Units[Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes time-lapse restricted stock units and EPS performance restricted stock units as of January 28, 2018:

	Units		Weighted- Average Grant-Date Fair Value
	(Restricted stock units in thousands)
Nonvested at July 30, 2017	1,221		$	50.86
Granted	689		$	46.95
Vested	(625	)	$	48.46
Forfeited	(49	)	$	50.34
Nonvested at January 28, 2018	1,236		$	49.91

Schedule Of Share Based Payment Award Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block]

The assumptions and grant-date fair values for grants in 2018 and 2017 were as follows:

	2018	2017
Risk-free interest rate	2.06%	1.28%
Expected dividend yield	2.95%	2.26%
Expected volatility	19.60%	18.64%
Expected term	6 years	6 years
Grant-date fair value	$6.67	$7.51

TSR Performance Restricted Stock/Units [Member]

Stock-based Compensation

TSR Performance Restricted Stock Units [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes TSR performance restricted stock units as of January 28, 2018:

	Units		Weighted- Average Grant-Date Fair Value
	(Restricted stock units in thousands)
Nonvested at July 30, 2017	1,774		$	48.24
Granted	943		$	39.39
Vested	(815	)	$	43.39
Forfeited	(70	)	$	45.71
Nonvested at January 28, 2018	1,832		$	46.29

Schedule Of Share Based Payment Award Valuation 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:

	2018	2017
Risk-free interest rate	1.58%	0.85%
Expected dividend yield	2.95%	2.26%
Expected volatility	19.07%	17.78%
Expected term	3 years	3 years