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Accrued Liabilities | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 26, 2017
Payables and Accruals [Abstract] |
Accrued Liabilities | Accrued Liabilities Accrued liabilities in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet consists of the following (in thousands):
| August 26, 2017 |  | August 27, 2016
Current liabilities: |  |  |
Payroll and benefit related | $ | 52,037 |  |  | $ | 47,423 |
Insurance related | 29,318 |  |  | 25,612 |
Environmental related | 9,126 |  |  | 9,500 |
Asset retirement obligations | 559 |  |  | 1,275 |
Other | 21,196 |  |  | 16,972 |
Total current liabilities | $ | 112,236 |  |  | $ | 100,782 |
Long-term liabilities: |  |  |
Benefit related | $ | 31,037 |  |  | $ | 33,966 |
Environmental related | 16,293 |  |  | 17,247 |
Asset retirement obligations | 12,841 |  |  | 11,757 |
Insurance related | 46,565 |  |  | 41,951 |
Total long-term liabilities | $ | 106,736 |  |  | $ | 104,921 |
Total accrued liabilities | $ | 218,972 |  |  | $ | 205,703 |

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