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Note 9 - Asset Retirement Obligations (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 30, 2014
Note 9 - Asset Retirement Obligations (Details) [Line Items] |
Estimated Impact Of Inflation Per Year | 3.00%
Credit Adjusted Risk Free Rates Minimum Rate | 7.00%
Credit Adjusted Risk Free Rates Maximum Rate | 7.50%
Minimum [Member] |
Note 9 - Asset Retirement Obligations (Details) [Line Items] |
Asset Retirement Obligation Remaining Lives | 7 years
Maximum [Member] |
Note 9 - Asset Retirement Obligations (Details) [Line Items] |
Asset Retirement Obligation Remaining Lives | 30 years

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- Definition This element describes the minimum years the Company will discount the liability of estimated future costs to decommission one of its facilities. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition This element represents the maximum rate that a liability is discounted, using a credit-adjusted risk-free rate. Credit-adjusting the risk-free rate means adding to the Treasury rates some amount of additional interest-rate basis points to reflect the fact that companies might default on their debt obligations. + References No definition available. + Details
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Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

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- Definition This element represents the minimum rate that a liability is discounted, using a credit-adjusted risk-free rate. Credit-adjusting the risk-free rate means adding to the Treasury rates some amount of additional interest-rate basis points to reflect the fact that companies might default on their debt obligations. + References No definition available. + Details
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Namespace Prefix: | unf_
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Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

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- Definition This element represents the percentage added to estimated current cost of decommissioning one of the Company's facilities based on future estimated inflation rate. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | unf_EstimatedImpactOfInflationPerYear
Namespace Prefix: | unf_
Data Type: | num:percentItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

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- Details
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