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Employee and Retiree Benefits (Investment in Life Insurance) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Aug. 27, 2016 | Aug. 29, 2015
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Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Cash value | $ 60,263 | $ 58,501
Borrowings | (33,771) | (32,329)
Investment in life insurance | $ 26,492 | $ 26,172

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- Definition This item represents the amount that could be realized under a life insurance contract or contracts owned by the Entity as of the date of the statement of financial position. Such Entity-owned life insurance policies are commonly known as corporate-owned life insurance (COLI) or bank-owned life insurance (BOLI). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.12) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 325 -SubTopic 30 -Section 25 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6384206&loc=d3e41899-111602 + Details
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