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Derivative Financial Instruments (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Mar. 01, 2012
Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Schedule of Other Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Statements of Financial Performance and Financial Position, Location [Table Text Block] |
|  | Notional Amount(1) (in U.S. Dollars) |  | Fair Value of
Currency |  |  | Asset (2) |  | (Liability) (3)
As of March 1, 2012: |  |  |  |  |  |
Singapore dollar |  | $ | 176 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Euro |  | 170 |  |  | 2 |  |  | (2 | )
Shekel |  | 63 |  |  | — |  |  | (1 | )
Yen |  | 21 |  |  | — |  |  | (1 | )
Other |  | 41 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
|  | $ | 471 |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | (4 | )
As of September 1, 2011: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Singapore dollar |  | $ | 210 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Euro |  | 301 |  |  | 3 |  |  | — |
Shekel |  | 98 |  |  | — |  |  | (2 | )
Yen |  | 165 |  |  | 3 |  |  | — |
Other |  | 50 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
|  | $ | 824 |  |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | (2 | )
(1) | Represents the face value of outstanding contracts.
(2) | Included in other receivables.
(3) | Included in other accounts payable and accrued expenses.
Schedule of Cash Flow Hedging Instruments, Statements of Financial Performance and Financial Position, Location [Table Text Block] |
|  | Notional Amount(1) (in U.S. Dollars) |  | Fair Value of
Currency |  |  | Asset (2) |  | (Liability) (3)
As of March 1, 2012: |  |  |  |  |  |
Yen |  | $ | 12 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (1 | )
Euro |  | 10 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
|  | $ | 22 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (1 | )
As of September 1, 2011: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Yen |  | $ | 19 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | — |
Euro |  | 232 |  |  | 8 |  |  | — |
|  | $ | 251 |  |  | $ | 9 |  |  | $ | — |
(1) | Represents the face value of outstanding contracts
(2) | Included in other receivables
(3) | Included in other accounts payable and accrued expenses

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- Definition Tabular disclosure for cash flow hedging instruments of (a) the location and amount of gains and losses reported in the statement of financial performance and (b) the location and fair value amounts of the instruments reported in the statement of financial position. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Topic 815 -SubTopic 10 -Publisher FASB -Number -Article -Subparagraph (b) -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Paragraph 4C -Section 50 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6935481&loc=SL5624171-113959 + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure for other derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments of (a) the location and amount of gains and losses reported in the statement of financial performance and (b) the location and fair value amounts of the instruments reported in the statement of financial position. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Topic 815 -SubTopic 10 -Publisher FASB -Number -Article -Subparagraph (e) -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Paragraph 4C -Section 50 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6935481&loc=SL5624171-113959 + Details
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