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Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	May 30, 2020	May 25, 2019	May 30, 2020	May 25, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Effective income tax rate	21.80%	23.50%	22.80%	24.80%
Discrete tax benefit due to exercise of stock appreciation rights	$ 0.5		$ 1.9
Discrete tax benefit resulting from release of tax reserves	0.4		1.8
Decrease in unrecognized tax benefits of due to release of tax reserves	$ 0.4		$ 1.8

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Unrecognized tax benefits decreases resulting from release of tax reserves.

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Percentage of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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