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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands, shares in Millions |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Sep. 16, 2019 USD ($) shares | Nov. 30, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares | Aug. 31, 2019 USD ($) reportable_segments | Aug. 25, 2018 USD ($) | Aug. 26, 2017 USD ($) | Sep. 01, 2019 USD ($)
New Accounting Pronouncements and Subsequent Events [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends, Common Stock, Cash |  |  | $ 13,728 | $ 12,738 | $ 12,738 |
Number of Reportable Segments | reportable_segments |  |  | 2 |  |  |
Insurance policy limit |  |  | $ 50,000 |  |  |
Self insurance reserve for product liability, per occurance |  |  | 1,000 |  |  |
Self insurance reserve for product liability, aggregate per policy year |  |  | 2,000 |  |  |
Self-insurance policy health, occurrence |  |  | $ 200 |  |  |
Self-insurance policy health, aggregate |  |  | 125.00% |  |  |
Advertising expense |  |  | $ 8,300 | $ 7,400 | $ 5,700 |
Subsequent Event [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
New Accounting Pronouncements and Subsequent Events [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends paid per common share | $ / shares |  | $ 0.11 |  |  |  |
Dividends, Common Stock, Cash |  | $ 3,500 |  |  |  |
Operating Lease, Liability |  |  |  |  |  | $ 34,000
Subsequent Event [Member] | Newmar [Member] [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
New Accounting Pronouncements and Subsequent Events [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred | $ 344,000 |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross | $ 270,000 |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares | shares | 2.0 |  |  |  |  |
business combination termination fee | $ 5,000 |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Liabilities Incurred | $ 290,000 |  |  |  |  |

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