Consolidated Statements Of Equity (Parenthetical) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jan. 29, 2012	Jan. 30, 2011	Jan. 29, 2012	Jan. 30, 2011
Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]
Dividends per share	$ 0.29	$ 0.29	$ 0.58	$ 0.565

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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