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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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May 27, 2017
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Changes to Environmental Liabilities | The changes to the Company’s environmental liabilities for the thirty-nine weeks ended May 27, 2017 were as follows (in thousands):
| May 27, 2017
Beginning balance as of August 27, 2016 | $ | 26,748 |
Costs incurred for which reserves had been provided | (1,379 | )
Insurance proceeds | 91 |
Interest accretion | 450 |
Change in discount rates | (1,370 | )
Balance as of May 27, 2017 | $ | 24,540 |
Schedule of Anticipated Payments and Insurance Proceeds of Currently Identified Environmental Remediation Liabilities | Anticipated payments and insurance proceeds of currently identified environmental remediation liabilities as of May 27, 2017, for the next five fiscal years and thereafter, as measured in current dollars, are reflected below.
(In thousands) |  | 2017 |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | Thereafter |  | Total
Estimated costs – current dollars |  | $ | 8,295 |  |  | $ | 1,859 |  |  | $ | 1,492 |  |  | $ | 1,284 |  |  | $ | 1,172 |  |  | $ | 12,390 |  |  | $ | 26,492 |
Estimated insurance proceeds |  | (81 | ) |  | (159 | ) |  | (173 | ) |  | (159 | ) |  | (173 | ) |  | (1,130 | ) |  | (1,875 | )
Net anticipated costs |  | $ | 8,214 |  |  | $ | 1,700 |  |  | $ | 1,319 |  |  | $ | 1,125 |  |  | $ | 999 |  |  | $ | 11,260 |  |  | $ | 24,617 |
Effect of inflation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,706 |
Effect of discounting |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (7,783 | )
Balance as of May 27, 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 24,540 |

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