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Segment Reporting | 12 Months Ended
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Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Segment Reporting | 15. Segment Reporting Operating segments are identified as components of an enterprise for which separate discrete financial information is available for evaluation by the chief operating decision-maker, or decision-making group, in making decisions on how to allocate resources and assess performance. The Company's chief operating decision maker is the Company's chief executive officer. The Company has six operating segments based on the information reviewed by its chief executive officer; US Rental and Cleaning, Canadian Rental and Cleaning, Manufacturing (“MFG”), Corporate, Specialty Garments Rental and Cleaning (“Specialty Garments”) and First Aid. The US Rental and Cleaning and Canadian Rental and Cleaning operating segments have been combined to form the US and Canadian Rental and Cleaning reporting segment, and as a result, the Company has five reporting segments. The US and Canadian Rental and Cleaning reporting segment purchases, rents, cleans, delivers and sells, uniforms and protective clothing and non-garment items in the United States and Canada. The laundry locations of the US and Canadian Rental and Cleaning reporting segment are referred to by the Company as “industrial laundries” or “industrial laundry locations.” The MFG operating segment designs and manufactures uniforms and non-garment items solely for the purpose of providing these goods to the US and Canadian Rental and Cleaning reporting segment. MFG revenues are generated when goods are shipped from the Company's manufacturing facilities, or its subcontract manufacturers, to other Company locations. These revenues are recorded at a transfer price which is typically in excess of the actual manufacturing cost. Products are carried in inventory and subsequently placed in service and amortized at this transfer price. On a consolidated basis, intercompany revenues and income are eliminated and the carrying value of inventories and rental merchandise in service is reduced to the manufacturing cost. Income before income taxes from MFG net of the intercompany MFG elimination offsets the merchandise amortization costs incurred by the US and Canadian Rental and Cleaning reporting segment as the merchandise costs of this reporting segment are amortized and recognized based on inventories purchased from MFG at the transfer price which is above the Company's manufacturing cost. The Corporate operating segment consists of costs associated with the Company's distribution center, sales and marketing, information systems, engineering, materials management, manufacturing planning, finance, budgeting, human resources, other general and administrative costs and interest expense. The revenues generated from the Corporate operating segment represent certain direct sales made by the Company directly from its distribution center. The products sold by this operating segment are the same products rented and sold by the US and Canadian Rental and Cleaning reporting segment. In the table below, no assets or capital expenditures are presented for the Corporate operating segment because no assets are allocated to this operating segment in the information reviewed by the chief executive officer. However, depreciation and amortization expense related to certain assets are reflected in income from operations and income before income taxes for the Corporate operating segment. The assets that give rise to this depreciation and amortization are included in the total assets of the US and Canadian Rental and Cleaning reporting segment as this is how they are tracked and reviewed by the Company. The majority of expenses accounted for within the Corporate segment relate to costs of the US and Canadian Rental and Cleaning segment, with the remainder of the costs relating to the Specialty Garment and First Aid segments. The Specialty Garments operating segment purchases, rents, cleans, delivers and sells, specialty garments and non-garment items primarily for nuclear and cleanroom applications. The First Aid operating segment sells first aid cabinet services and other safety supplies. The Company refers to the US and Canadian Rental and Cleaning, MFG, and Corporate reporting segments combined as its “core laundry operations,” which is included as a subtotal in the following tables (in thousands):
|  | US and |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Canadian |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Subtotal |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
As of and for the year ended |  | Rental and |  |  |  |  |  | Net Interco |  |  |  |  |  | Core Laundry |  |  | Specialty |  |  |  |  |  |  |
August 27, 2011 |  | Cleaning |  |  | MFG |  |  | MFG Elim |  |  | Corporate |  |  | Operations |  |  | Garments |  |  | First Aid |  |  | Total |
Revenues |  | $ | 986,028 |  |  | $ | 160,042 |  |  | $ | (160,042 | ) |  | $ | 10,929 |  |  | $ | 996,957 |  |  | $ | 103,322 |  |  | $ | 33,847 |  |  | $ | 1,134,126 |
Income (loss) from operations |  | $ | 144,431 |  |  | $ | 48,839 |  |  | $ | (8,807 | ) |  | $ | (78,738 | ) |  | $ | 105,725 |  |  | $ | 15,292 |  |  | $ | 2,956 |  |  | $ | 123,973 |
Interest (income) expense, net |  | $ | (2,307 | ) |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 6,493 |  |  | $ | 4,186 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 4,186 |
Income (loss) before taxes |  | $ | 146,745 |  |  | $ | 48,748 |  |  | $ | (8,807 | ) |  | $ | (85,146 | ) |  | $ | 101,540 |  |  | $ | 16,076 |  |  | $ | 2,956 |  |  | $ | 120,572 |
Depreciation and amortization |  | $ | 41,322 |  |  | $ | 1,194 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 16,252 |  |  | $ | 58,768 |  |  | $ | 4,500 |  |  | $ | 1,465 |  |  | $ | 64,733 |
Capital expenditures |  | $ | 55,799 |  |  | $ | 2,653 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 58,452 |  |  | $ | 5,028 |  |  | $ | 367 |  |  | $ | 63,847 |
Total assets |  | $ | 1,015,977 |  |  | $ | 28,879 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 1,044,856 |  |  | $ | 76,351 |  |  | $ | 20,313 |  |  | $ | 1,141,520 |
|  | US and |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Canadian |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Subtotal |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
As of and for the year ended |  | Rental and |  |  |  |  |  | Net Interco |  |  |  |  |  | Core Laundry |  |  | Specialty |  |  |  |  |  |
August 28, 2010 |  | Cleaning |  |  | MFG |  |  | MFG Elim |  |  | Corporate |  |  | Operations |  |  | Garments |  |  | First Aid |  |  | Total
Revenues |  | $ | 899,791 |  |  | $ | 99,256 |  |  | $ | (99,256 | ) |  | $ | 8,074 |  |  | $ | 907,865 |  |  | $ | 88,001 |  |  | $ | 30,073 |  |  | $ | 1,025,939 |
Income (loss) from operations |  | $ | 149,464 |  |  | $ | 35,970 |  |  | $ | (5,982 | ) |  | $ | (65,106 | ) |  | $ | 114,346 |  |  | $ | 13,891 |  |  | $ | 2,035 |  |  | $ | 130,272 |
Interest (income) expense, net |  | $ | (1,860 | ) |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 8,534 |  |  | $ | 6,674 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 6,674 |
Income (loss) before taxes |  | $ | 151,337 |  |  | $ | 35,922 |  |  | $ | (5,982 | ) |  | $ | (73,623 | ) |  | $ | 107,654 |  |  | $ | 13,162 |  |  | $ | 2,036 |  |  | $ | 122,852 |
Depreciation and amortization |  | $ | 39,754 |  |  | $ | 1,360 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 14,547 |  |  | $ | 55,661 |  |  | $ | 4,314 |  |  | $ | 1,502 |  |  | $ | 61,477 |
Capital expenditures |  | $ | 43,652 |  |  | $ | 3,288 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 46,940 |  |  | $ | 2,981 |  |  | $ | 94 |  |  | $ | 50,015 |
Total assets |  | $ | 978,738 |  |  | $ | 22,777 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 1,001,515 |  |  | $ | 70,222 |  |  | $ | 20,558 |  |  | $ | 1,092,295 |
|  | US and |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Canadian |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Subtotal |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
As of and for the year ended |  | Rental and |  |  |  |  |  | Net Interco |  |  |  |  |  | Core Laundry |  |  | Specialty |  |  |  |  |  |
August 29, 2009 |  | Cleaning |  |  | MFG |  |  | MFG Elim |  |  | Corporate |  |  | Operations |  |  | Garments |  |  | First Aid |  |  | Total
Revenues |  | $ | 904,902 |  |  | $ | 86,139 |  |  | $ | (86,139 | ) |  | $ | 7,759 |  |  | $ | 912,661 |  |  | $ | 72,340 |  |  | $ | 28,415 |  |  | $ | 1,013,416 |
Income (loss) from operations |  | $ | 158,198 |  |  | $ | 27,828 |  |  | $ | (420 | ) |  | $ | (60,213 | ) |  | $ | 125,393 |  |  | $ | 7,360 |  |  | $ | 1,283 |  |  | $ | 134,036 |
Interest (income) expense, net |  | $ | (1,968 | ) |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 9,289 |  |  | $ | 7,321 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 7,321 |
Income (loss) before taxes |  | $ | 160,211 |  |  | $ | 28,086 |  |  | $ | (420 | ) |  | $ | (69,705 | ) |  | $ | 118,172 |  |  | $ | 7,010 |  |  | $ | 1,283 |  |  | $ | 126,465 |
Depreciation and amortization |  | $ | 38,053 |  |  | $ | 1,395 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 12,750 |  |  | $ | 52,198 |  |  | $ | 4,058 |  |  | $ | 1,533 |  |  | $ | 57,789 |
Capital expenditures |  | $ | 58,378 |  |  | $ | 151 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 58,529 |  |  | $ | 6,505 |  |  | $ | 289 |  |  | $ | 65,323 |
Total assets |  | $ | 900,186 |  |  | $ | 10,052 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 910,238 |  |  | $ | 70,748 |  |  | $ | 21,113 |  |  | $ | 1,002,099 |
The Company's long-lived assets as of August 27, 2011 and August 28, 2010 and revenues and income before income taxes for the years ended August 27, 2011, August 28, 2010 and August 30, 2009 were attributed to the following countries (in thousands):
Long-lived assets as of: |  | August 27, 2011 |  |  | August 28, 2010 |
United States |  | $ | 697,784 |  |  | $ | 671,689 |
Europe, Canada, and Mexico (1) |  |  | 48,546 |  |  |  | 42,582 |
Total |  | $ | 746,330 |  |  | $ | 714,271 |
Revenues for the year ended: |  | August 27, 2011 |  |  | August 28, 2010 |  |  | August 29, 2009 |
United States |  | $ | 1,029,003 |  |  | $ | 932,477 |  |  | $ | 931,670 |
Europe and Canada (1) |  |  | 105,123 |  |  |  | 93,462 |  |  |  | 81,746 |
Total |  | $ | 1,134,126 |  |  | $ | 1,025,939 |  |  | $ | 1,013,416 |
Income before income taxes for the year ended: |  | August 27, 2011 |  |  | August 28, 2010 |  |  | August 29, 2009 |
United States |  | $ | 105,257 |  |  | $ | 107,344 |  |  | $ | 116,079 |
Europe, Canada, and Mexico |  |  | 15,315 |  |  |  | 15,508 |  |  |  | 10,386 |
Total |  | $ | 120,572 |  |  | $ | 122,852 |  |  | $ | 126,465 |
(1) No country accounts for greater than 10% of total long-lived assets or revenues.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for reporting segments including data and tables. Reportable segments include those that meet any of the following quantitative thresholds a) it's reported revenue, including sales to external customers and intersegment sales or transfers is 10 percent or more of the combined revenue, internal and external, of all operating segments b) the absolute amount of its reported profit or loss is 10 percent or more of the greater, in absolute amount of 1) the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or 2) the combined reported loss of all operating segments that did report a loss c) its assets are 10 percent or more of the combined assets of all operating segments. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 12 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8595-108599 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 10 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8538-108599 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 33 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8971-108599 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 34 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8981-108599 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 29 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8864-108599 Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8380-108599 Reference 7: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 35 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8984-108599 Reference 8: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 41 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e9038-108599 Reference 9: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 32 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8933-108599 Reference 10: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 131 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 11: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 30 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8906-108599 Reference 12: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 26 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8844-108599 Reference 13: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 40 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e9031-108599 Reference 14: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 42 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e9054-108599 Reference 15: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 31 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8924-108599 + Details
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