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Note 11 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details) - Anticipated Payments and Insurance Proceeds of Identified Environmental Remediation Liabilities (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Aug. 31, 2013 | Aug. 25, 2012 | Aug. 27, 2011
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Anticipated Payments and Insurance Proceeds of Identified Environmental Remediation Liabilities [Abstract] |  |  |
Estimated costs – current dollars | $ 5,317 |  |
Estimated costs – current dollars | 2,620 |  |
Estimated costs – current dollars | 1,887 |  |
Estimated costs – current dollars | 865 |  |
Estimated costs – current dollars | 797 |  |
Estimated costs – current dollars | 12,421 |  |
Estimated costs – current dollars | 23,907 |  |
Estimated insurance proceeds | (159) |  |
Estimated insurance proceeds | (173) |  |
Estimated insurance proceeds | (159) |  |
Estimated insurance proceeds | (173) |  |
Estimated insurance proceeds | (159) |  |
Estimated insurance proceeds | (1,593) |  |
Estimated insurance proceeds | (2,416) |  |
Net anticipated costs | 5,158 |  |
Net anticipated costs | 2,447 |  |
Net anticipated costs | 1,728 |  |
Net anticipated costs | 692 |  |
Net anticipated costs | 638 |  |
Net anticipated costs | 10,828 |  |
Net anticipated costs | 21,491 |  |
Effect of inflation | 7,055 |  |
Effect of discounting | (8,866) |  |
Balance as of August 31, 2013 | $ 19,680 | $ 20,020 | $ 18,368

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