Note J - Employee Post-Employment Benefits (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Sep. 03, 2013

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]

	Pension Benefits
	Thirteen weeks ended						Twenty-six weeks ended
	December 3,			December 4,			December 3,			December 4,
	2013			2012			2013			2012
Service cost	$	89		$	115		$	178		$	230
Interest cost		434			525			868			1,050
Expected return on plan assets		(111	)		(102	)		(222	)		(204	)
Amortization of prior service cost (a)	–				26		–				52
Recognized actuarial loss		428			565			856			1,130
Net periodic benefit cost	$	840		$	1,129		$	1,680		$	2,258

	Postretirement Medical and Life Benefits
	Thirteen weeks ended						Twenty-six weeks ended
	December 3, 2013			December 4, 2012			December 3, 2013			December 4, 2012
Service cost	$	3		$	3		$	6		$	6
Interest cost		17			15			34			30
Amortization of prior service cost (a)		(11	)		(14	)		(22	)		(28	)
Recognized actuarial loss		61			53			122			106
Net periodic benefit cost	$	70		$	57		$	140		$	114

Schedule of Unpaid Employee Separation Obligations Included in Accrued Payroll and Related Costs [Table Text Block]

Balance at June 4, 2013	$	310
Employee severance and unused vacation accruals		3,212
Cash payments		(1,139	)
Balance at December 3, 2013	$	2,383