Consolidated Statements of Equity (Parenthetical) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
May 01, 2011	May 02, 2010	May 01, 2011	May 02, 2010
Consolidated Statements of Equity
Dividends per share	$ 0.29	$ 0.275	$ 0.855	$ 0.8

Aggregate dividends declared during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 04
-Article 3

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6959260&loc=d3e187085-122770

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