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Business Combinations (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 28, 2021
TAC [Member] |
Summary Of Purchase Price Allocation |
Accounts receivable |  | $ | 180
Identifiable intangibles |  |  | 2,575
Goodwill |  |  | 4,753
Property, plant and equipment |  |  | 553
Total Purchase Price Consideration |  | $ | 8,061
Hurst [Member] |
Summary Of Purchase Price Allocation |
Cash |  | $ | 20
Inventories |  |  | 2,431
Accounts receivable |  |  | 2,958
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |  |  | 232
Identifiable intangibles |  |  | 4,800
Goodwill |  |  | 9,282
Property, plant and equipment |  |  | 535
Total assets acquired |  | $ | 20,258
Accounts payable |  |  | 772
Accrued liabilities |  |  | 360
Total liabilities assumed |  | $ | 1,132
Net assets acquired |  | $ | 19,126
Less: Fair Value of Noncontrolling Interest |  |  | (3,825)
Total MSC Industrial Purchase Price Consideration |  | $ | 15,301

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