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Employee and Retiree Benefits (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Feb. 27, 2016

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Amounts Recognized in Balance Sheet [Table Text Block]

Postretirement health care and deferred compensation benefits are as follows:

(In thousands)		February 27, 2016				August 29, 2015
Postretirement health care benefit cost		$	5,707			$	34,535
Non-qualified deferred compensation		18,711				19,508
Executive share option plan liability		3,639				4,788
SERP benefit liability		2,737				2,649
Executive deferred compensation		338				299
Officer stock-based compensation		211				242
Total postretirement health care and deferred compensation benefits		31,343				62,021
Less current portion		(4,771		)		(4,931		)
Long-term postretirement health care and deferred compensation benefits		$	26,572			$	57,090

Schedule of Postretirement Plan Amendments [Table Text Block]

Date	Event		Dollar Cap Reduction	Liability Reduction (In thousands)			Amortization Period(1)
Fiscal 2005	Established employer dollar caps			$	40,414		11.5	years
January 2012	Reduced employer dollar caps		10%	4,598			7.8	years
January 2013	Reduced employer dollar caps		10%	4,289			7.5	years
January 2014	Reduced employer dollar caps		10%	3,580			7.3	years
January 2015	Reduced employer dollar caps		10%	3,960			7.1	years
January 2016 (2)	Reduce employer dollar caps for retirees under age 65; discontinue retiree benefits for retirees age 65 and over		10%	28,596			6.9	years

Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]

Net periodic postretirement benefit income consisted of the following components:

		Three Months Ended								Six Months Ended
(In thousands)		February 27, 2016				February 28, 2015				February 27, 2016				February 28, 2015
Interest cost		$	58			$	332			$	211			$	685
Service cost		23				103				63				213
Amortization of prior service benefit		(2,008		)		(1,327		)		(3,720		)		(2,620		)
Amortization of net actuarial loss		415				351				782				667
Net periodic postretirement benefit income		$	(1,512	)		$	(541	)		$	(2,664	)		$	(1,055	)
Payments for postretirement health care		$	278			$	225			$	506			$	476

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Tabular disclosure of the amounts that are recognized in the balance sheet (or statement of financial position) for pension plans and/or other employee benefit plans, showing separately the assets and current and noncurrent liabilities (if applicable) recognized.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (c)
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
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-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
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