Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 27, 2011

The components of net periodic benefit cost related to the Company's Pension Plans and SERP for the years ended August 27, 2011, August 28, 2010 and August 29, 2009 were as follows (in thousands):

	Pension Plans									SERP
	2011			2010			2009			2011		2010		2009
Service cost	$	149		$	136		$	135		$	486	$	391	$	364
Interest cost		328			351			346			764		702		643
Expected return on assets		(202	)		(191	)		(243	)		-		-		-
Amortization of prior service cost		62			62			62			368		368		368
Amortization of unrecognized loss		78			20			13			131		54		77
Other events		65			-			-			-		-		-
Net periodic benefit cost	$	480		$	378		$	313		$	1,749	$	1,515	$	1,452

Obligations and funded status related to pension Plans and SERP

The Company's obligations and funded status related to its Pension Plans and SERP as of August 27, 2011 and August 28, 2010 were as follows (in thousands):

	Pension Plans						SERP
	2011			2010			2011			2010
Change in benefit obligation:
Projected benefit obligation, beginning of year	$	7,339		$	6,205		$	13,987		$	11,925
Service cost		149			136			486			391
Interest cost		328			351			764			702
Actuarial (gain) loss		114			921			98			1,355
Benefits paid		(319	)		(274	)		(391	)		(386	)
Settlements		(239	)		-			-			-
Projected benefit obligation, end of year	$	7,372		$	7,339		$	14,944		$	13,987

Change in plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year	$	5,263		$	5,050		$	-		$	-
Actual return on plan assets		205			331			-			-
Employer contributions		235			156			-			-
Benefits paid		(319	)		(274	)		-			-
Settlements		(239	)		-			-			-
Fair value of plan assets, end of year	$	5,145		$	5,263		$	-		$	-

Funded status (net amount recognized):	$	(2,227	)	$	(2,076	)	$	(14,944	)	$	(13,987	)

Amounts recorded in consolidated balance sheet

The amounts recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheet for the Company's Pension Plans and SERP as of August 27, 2011 and August 28, 2010 were as follows (in thousands):

	Pension Plans						SERP
	2011			2010			2011			2010
Deferred tax assets	$	795		$	842		$	1,716		$	1,991
Accrued liabilities	$	2,227		$	2,076		$	14,944		$	13,987
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(1,269	)	$	(1,317	)	$	(2,742	)	$	(3,114	)

Amount recognized in accumulated other comprehensive Income

As of August 27, 2011 and August 28, 2010, the amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income for the Company's Pension Plans and SERP (in thousands):

	Pension Plans							SERP
	2011				2010			2011			2010
Net actuarial loss		$	(936	)	$	(948	)	$	(1,577	)		$	(1,734	)
Unrecognized prior service cost			(333	)		(369	)		(1,165	)			(1,380	)
		$	(1,269	)	$	(1,317	)	$	(2,742	)		$	(3,114	)

Weighted average assumptions used in calculating projected benefit obligations and net periodic service cost

The weighted average assumptions used in calculating the Company's projected benefit obligation as of August 27, 2011 and August 28, 2010, were as follows:

	Pension Plans					SERP
	2011			2010		2011		2010
Discount rate		4.6	%	4.7	%	4.9	%	4.8	%
Rate of compensation increase		N/A		N/A		5.0	%	5.0	%

The weighted average assumptions used in calculating the Company's net periodic service cost for the years ended August 27, 2011, August 28, 2010 and August 29, 2009, were as follows:

	Pension Plans							SERP
	2011			2010		2009		2011		2010		2009
Discount rate		4.7	%	5.8	%	6.0	%	4.8	%	5.7	%	6.0	%
Expected return on plan assets		4.0	%	4.0	%	5.0	%	N/A		N/A		N/A
Rate of compensation increase		N/A		N/A		N/A		5.0	%	5.0	%	5.0	%