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Note 5 - Loans Payable and Long-term Debt (Details) - Long-term debt outstanding (Parentheticals) | Aug. 31, 2013 | Aug. 25, 2012
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Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
LIBOR plus basis points, | 50 | 50
Interest rate | 0.77% | 0.97%

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