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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 26, 2017
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Components of Inventory | The components of inventory as of August 26, 2017 and August 27, 2016 were as follows (in thousands):
| August 26, 2017 |  | August 27, 2016
Raw materials | $ | 18,468 |  |  | $ | 16,826 |
Work in process | 4,159 |  |  | 2,275 |
Finished goods | 56,441 |  |  | 59,786 |
Total inventory | $ | 79,068 |  |  | $ | 78,887 |
Components of Property, Plant and Equipment | The components of property, plant and equipment as of August 26, 2017 and August 27, 2016 were as follows (in thousands):
| August 26, 2017 |  | August 27, 2016
Land, buildings and leasehold equipment | $ | 467,050 |  |  | $ | 432,716 |
Machinery and equipment | 540,185 |  |  | 569,627 |
Motor vehicles | 220,205 |  |  | 198,770 |
| 1,227,440 |  |  | 1,201,113 |
Less: accumulated depreciation | 702,325 |  |  | 661,295 |
Total property, plant and equipment | $ | 525,115 |  |  | $ | 539,818 |
Schedule of Useful Lives of Property, Plant and Equipment | The Company provides for depreciation on the straight-line method based on the date the asset is placed in service using the following estimated useful lives:
Buildings (in years) | 30 |  | — |  | 40
Building components (in years) | 10 |  | — |  | 20
Leasehold improvements | Shorter of useful life or term of lease
Machinery and equipment (in years) | 3 |  | — |  | 10
Motor vehicles (in years) | 3 |  | — |  | 5
Schedule of Computation of Basic Earnings Per Share | The following table sets forth the computation of basic earnings per share using the two-class method for amounts attributable to the Company’s shares of Common Stock and Class B Common Stock (in thousands, except per share data):
Year ended |  | August 26, 2017 |  | August 27, 2016 |  | August 29, 2015
Net income available to shareholders |  | $ | 70,196 |  |  | $ | 125,026 |  |  | $ | 124,299 |
Allocation of net income for Basic: |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock |  | $ | 55,903 |  |  | $ | 99,282 |  |  | $ | 98,665 |
Class B Common Stock |  | 13,915 |  |  | 25,093 |  |  | 24,761 |
Unvested participating shares |  | 378 |  |  | 651 |  |  | 873 |
|  | $ | 70,196 |  |  | $ | 125,026 |  |  | $ | 124,299 |
Weighted average number of shares for Basic: |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock |  | 15,382 |  |  | 15,245 |  |  | 15,182 |
Class B Common Stock |  | 4,786 |  |  | 4,816 |  |  | 4,763 |
Unvested participating shares |  | 116 |  |  | 107 |  |  | 153 |
|  | 20,284 |  |  | 20,168 |  |  | 20,098 |
Earnings per share for Basic: |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock |  | $ | 3.63 |  |  | $ | 6.51 |  |  | $ | 6.50 |
Class B Common Stock |  | $ | 2.91 |  |  | $ | 5.21 |  |  | $ | 5.20 |
Reconciliation of Basic and Diluted Net Income Per Share | The following presents a reconciliation of basic and diluted net income per share (in thousands, except per share data):
| Year Ended August 26, 2017 |  | Year Ended August 27, 2016 |  | Year Ended August 29, 2015
| Earnings to Common shareholders |  | Common Shares |  | EPS |  | Earnings to Common shareholders |  | Common Shares |  | EPS |  | Earnings to Common shareholders |  | Common Shares |  | EPS
As reported – Basic | $ | 55,903 |  |  | 15,382 |  |  | $ | 3.63 |  |  | 99,282 |  |  | 15,245 |  |  | $ | 6.51 |  |  | $ | 98,665 |  |  | 15,182 |  |  | $ | 6.50 |
Add: effect of dilutive potential common shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-Based Awards | — |  |  | 108 |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | 93 |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | 134 |  |  |  |
Class B Common Stock | 13,915 |  |  | 4,786 |  |  |  |  |  | 25,093 |  |  | 4,816 |  |  |  |  |  | 24,761 |  |  | 4,763 |  |  |  |
Add: Undistributed earnings allocated to unvested participating shares | 362 |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |  | 636 |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |  | 853 |  |  | — |  |  |  |
Less: Undistributed earnings reallocated to unvested participating shares | (343 | ) |  | — |  |  |  |  |  | (602 | ) |  | — |  |  |  |  |  | (807 | ) |  | — |  |  |  |
Diluted EPS – Common Stock | $ | 69,837 |  |  | 20,276 |  |  | $ | 3.44 |  |  | 124,409 |  |  | 20,154 |  |  | $ | 6.17 |  |  | $ | 123,472 |  |  | 20,079 |  |  | $ | 6.15 |

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