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Employee and Retiree Benefits (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Aug. 25, 2018
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Schedule of Amounts Recognized in Balance Sheet [Table Text Block]

Deferred compensation benefits are as follows:
(In thousands)
August 25, 2018
 
August 26, 2017
Non-qualified deferred compensation
$
14,831

 
$
16,476

Supplemental executive retirement plan
2,309

 
2,534

Executive share option plan
935

 
1,498

Executive deferred compensation plan
421

 
447

Officer stock-based compensation
1,528

 
1,664

Total deferred compensation benefits
20,024

 
22,619

Less: current portion(1)
(4,742
)
 
(3,349
)
Long-term deferred compensation benefits
$
15,282

 
$
19,270


(1)
Included in accrued compensation in the consolidated balance sheets.

Schedule of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures [Table Text Block]
Changes in our postretirement health care liability were as follows:
(In thousands)
August 26, 2017
Balance at beginning of year
$
6,346

Interest cost
29

Service cost
16

Net benefits paid
(53
)
Plan amendment
(6,338
)
Balance at end of year
$

Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]
Net periodic postretirement benefit income for Fiscal 2017 and 2016 consisted of the following components:
 
Year Ended
(In thousands)
August 26, 2017
 
August 27, 2016
Interest cost
$
29

 
$
327

Service cost
16

 
108

Amortization of prior service benefit
(40,444
)
 
(7,736
)
Amortization of net actuarial loss
15,648

 
1,612

Net periodic postretirement benefit income
$
(24,751
)
 
$
(5,689
)
Schedule of Net Periodic Benefit Cost Not yet Recognized [Table Text Block]
Amounts not yet recognized in net periodic benefit cost and included in accumulated other comprehensive income (before taxes) are as follows:
(In thousands)
August 27, 2016
Prior service credit
$
(34,139
)
Net actuarial loss
15,648

Accumulated other comprehensive income
$
(18,491
)
Investment in Life Insurance [Table Text Block]
The cash surrender value of these policies is presented in investment in life insurance in the accompanying balance sheets and consists of the following:
(In thousands)
August 25, 2018
 
August 26, 2017
Cash value
$
63,574

 
$
62,824

Borrowings
(35,277
)
 
(35,406
)
Investment in life insurance
$
28,297

 
$
27,418