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Fair Value (Details) (Corporate Bond Securities [Member], USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Nov. 29, 2014
Aug. 30, 2014
Corporate Bond Securities [Member]
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Taxable bond $ 27,023us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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$ 27,023us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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Gains and losses on securities $ 0us-gaap_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGainLossExcludingOtherThanTemporaryImpairments
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Interest rate on bonds 2.40%msm_InvestmentRateOfReturn
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