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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 27, 2011
Income Taxes [Abstract] |
Schedule of provision for income taxes | The provision for income taxes consists of the following (in thousands):
Year ended |  | August 27, 2011 |  |  | August 28, 2010 |  |  | August 29, 2009 |
Current: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  | $ | 22,372 |  |  | $ | 34,373 |  |  | $ | 37,843 |
Foreign |  |  | 3,664 |  |  |  | 4,336 |  |  |  | 3,835 |
State |  |  | 5,089 |  |  |  | 6,871 |  |  |  | 7,886 |
Total current |  |  | 31,125 |  |  |  | 45,580 |  |  |  | 49,564 |
Deferred: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  |  | 11,424 |  |  |  | 154 |  |  |  | 1,769 |
Foreign |  |  | (94 | ) |  |  | 366 |  |  |  | (563 | )
State |  |  | 1,631 |  |  |  | 344 |  |  |  | (157 | )
Total deferred |  |  | 12,961 |  |  |  | 864 |  |  |  | 1,049 |
Total |  | $ | 44,086 |  |  | $ | 46,444 |  |  | $ | 50,613 |
Reconciliation of provision for income taxes | The following table reconciles the provision for income taxes using the statutory federal income tax rate to the actual provision for income taxes (in thousands):
| August 27, 2011 | August 28, 2010 | August 29, 2009
Income taxes at the statutory federal income tax rate |  |  | 35.0 | % | 35.0 | % | 35.0 | %
State income taxes |  |  | 3.7 |  | 3.8 |  | 4.0 |
Adjustments to tax reserves |  |  | -1.1 |  | -0.7 |  | 1.0 |
Foreign tax rate differential |  |  | -1.0 |  | -0.6 |  | -0.3 |
Permanent and other |  |  | 0.0 |  | 0.3 |  | 0.3 |
Total |  |  | 36.6 | % | 37.8 | % | 40.0 | %
Components of deferred tax (assets) liabilities | The tax effect of items giving rise to the Company's deferred tax (assets) liabilities is as follows (in thousands):
|  | August 27, 2011 |  |  | August 28, 2010 |
Deferred Tax Assets |  |  |  |  |  |
Payroll and benefit related |  | $ | 14,171 |  |  | $ | 13,145 |
Insurance related |  |  | 11,831 |  |  |  | 9,521 |
Environmental |  |  | 7,235 |  |  |  | 7,349 |
Other |  |  | 10,207 |  |  |  | 8,635 |
|  |  | 43,444 |  |  |  | 38,650 |
Deferred Tax Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax in excess of book depreciation |  |  | 39,317 |  |  |  | 32,535 |
Purchased intangible assets |  |  | 24,619 |  |  |  | 22,167 |
Rental merchandise in service |  |  | 21,325 |  |  |  | 11,511 |
Other |  |  | 145 |  |  |  | 205 |
|  |  | 85,406 |  |  |  | 66,418 |
Net deferred tax liability |  | $ | 41,962 |  |  | $ | 27,768 |
Reconciliation of unrecognized tax benefits | A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows (in thousands):
Balance at August 29, 2009 |  | $ | 4,978 |
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year |  |  | 184 |
Additions for tax positions of prior years |  |  | 199 |
Statute expirations |  |  | (1,805 | )
Balance at August 28, 2010 |  | $ | 3,556 |
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year |  |  | 253 |
Statute expirations |  |  | (1,256 | )
Other adjustments |  |  | (233 | )
Balance at August 27, 2011 |  | $ | 2,320 |

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