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Valuation And Qualifying Accounts (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2011
Valuation And Qualifying Accounts  
Schedule Of Valuation And Qualifying Accounts

 

 

 

 

Balance at Beginning of Period

Charged to/

(Reduction In) Costs

and

Expenses

 

 

 

 

Deductions

 

 

Balance at

End of

Period

Fiscal year ended July 31, 2011

 

 

 

 

Cash discount

$           5

$      113

$     (113)

$            5

Bad debt reserve

             4

             2

            (4)

              2

Returns reserve (1)

             8

            (2)

            (2)

              4

Total Accounts receivable allowances

$        17

$      113

$     (119)

$         11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fiscal year ended August 1, 2010

 

 

 

 

Cash discount

$           5

$      116

$     (116)

$            5

Bad debt reserve

             3

             2

            (1)

              4

Returns reserve (1)

           11

            (3)

           —

              8

Total Accounts receivable allowances

$        19

$      115

$     (117)

$         17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fiscal year ended August 2, 2009

 

 

 

 

Cash discount

$           5

$      116

$     (116)

$            5

Bad debt reserve

             5

             1

            (3)

              3

Returns reserve (1)

           11

           —

           —

            11

Total Accounts receivable allowances

$        21

$      117

$     (119)

$         19

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)The returns reserve is evaluated quarterly and adjusted accordingly. During each period, returns are charged to net sales in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings as incurred. Actual returns were approximately $145 in 2011, $130 in 2010, and $140 in 2009, or less than 2% of net sales.