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Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands | Total | Common Stock Common Shares | Common Stock Class B Common Stock | Capital Surplus | Retained Earnings | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
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Balance at beginning of period (in shares) at Aug. 30, 2014 |  |  | 15,190 | 4,860 |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period at Aug. 30, 2014 |  | $ 1,134,459 | $ 1,519 | $ 486 | $ 59,415 | $ 1,075,572 | $ (2,533)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income |  | 124,299 |  |  |  | 124,299 |
Pension benefit liabilities, net | [1] | 525 |  |  |  |  | 525
Change in fair value of derivatives |  | 729 |  |  |  |  | 729
Foreign currency translation |  | (23,134) |  |  |  |  | (23,134)
Dividends declared |  | (2,871) |  |  |  | (2,871) |
Shares converted (in shares) |  |  | 1 | (1) |  |  |
Shares converted |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation, net (in shares) | [2] |  | (36) | (5) |  |  |
Share-based compensation, net | [2] | 401 | $ (4) | $ (1) | 406 |  |
Share-based awards exercised, net (in shares) | [1],[3] |  | 91 |  |  |  |
Share-based awards exercised, net | [1],[3] | 7,800 | $ 10 |  | 7,790 |  |
Balance at end of period (in shares) at Aug. 29, 2015 |  |  | 15,246 | 4,854 |  |  |
Balance at end of period at Aug. 29, 2015 |  | 1,242,208 | $ 1,525 | $ 485 | 67,611 | 1,197,000 | (24,413)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income |  | 125,026 |  |  |  | 125,026 |
Pension benefit liabilities, net | [1] | (3,532) |  |  |  |  | (3,532)
Change in fair value of derivatives |  | (613) |  |  |  |  | (613)
Foreign currency translation |  | (391) |  |  |  |  | (391)
Dividends declared |  | (2,884) |  |  |  | (2,884) |
Share-based compensation, net (in shares) | [2] |  | 104 | (5) |  |  |
Share-based compensation, net | [2] | (333) | $ 10 |  | (343) |  |
Share-based awards exercised, net (in shares) | [1],[3] |  | 65 |  |  |  |
Share-based awards exercised, net | [1],[3] | 5,300 | $ 7 |  | 5,293 |  |
Balance at end of period (in shares) at Aug. 27, 2016 |  |  | 15,415 | 4,849 |  |  |
Balance at end of period at Aug. 27, 2016 |  | 1,364,781 | $ 1,542 | $ 485 | 72,561 | 1,319,142 | (28,949)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income |  | 70,196 |  |  |  | 70,196 |
Pension benefit liabilities, net | [1] | 2,774 |  |  |  |  | 2,774
Change in fair value of derivatives |  | (225) |  |  |  |  | (225)
Foreign currency translation |  | 4,882 |  |  |  |  | 4,882
Dividends declared |  | (2,900) |  |  |  | (2,900) |
Shares converted (in shares) |  |  | 34 | (34) |  |  |
Shares converted |  | 0 | $ 3 | $ (3) |  |  |
Share-based compensation, net (in shares) | [2] |  | (47) |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation, net | [2] | 10,067 | $ (5) |  | 10,072 |  |
Share-based awards exercised, net (in shares) | [1],[3] |  | 51 |  |  |  |
Share-based awards exercised, net | [1],[3] | 3,617 | $ 5 |  | 3,612 |  |
Balance at end of period (in shares) at Aug. 26, 2017 |  |  | 15,453 | 4,815 |  |  |
Balance at end of period at Aug. 26, 2017 |  | $ 1,453,192 | $ 1,545 | $ 482 | $ 86,245 | $ 1,386,438 | $ (21,518)
[1] | These amounts are shown net of the effect of income taxes.
[2] | These amounts are shown net of any shares withheld by the Company to satisfy certain tax withholdings obligations in connection with the vesting of certain shares of restricted stock.
[3] | These amounts include excess tax benefits that the Company realized as part of the exercise of share-based awards.

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