Segment Reporting (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 27, 2011

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment information from operations

The Company refers to the US and Canadian Rental and Cleaning, MFG, and Corporate reporting segments combined as its “core laundry operations,” which is included as a subtotal in the following tables (in thousands):

	US and
	Canadian											Subtotal
As of and for the year ended	Rental and					Net Interco						Core Laundry		Specialty
August 27, 2011	Cleaning			MFG		MFG Elim			Corporate			Operations		Garments		First Aid		Total
Revenues	$	986,028		$	160,042	$	(160,042	)	$	10,929		$	996,957	$	103,322	$	33,847	$	1,134,126
Income (loss) from operations	$	144,431		$	48,839	$	(8,807	)	$	(78,738	)	$	105,725	$	15,292	$	2,956	$	123,973
Interest (income) expense, net	$	(2,307	)	$	-	$	-		$	6,493		$	4,186	$	-	$	-	$	4,186
Income (loss) before taxes	$	146,745		$	48,748	$	(8,807	)	$	(85,146	)	$	101,540	$	16,076	$	2,956	$	120,572
Depreciation and amortization	$	41,322		$	1,194	$	-		$	16,252		$	58,768	$	4,500	$	1,465	$	64,733
Capital expenditures	$	55,799		$	2,653	$	-		$	-		$	58,452	$	5,028	$	367	$	63,847
Total assets	$	1,015,977		$	28,879	$	-		$	-		$	1,044,856	$	76,351	$	20,313	$	1,141,520

	US and
	Canadian											Subtotal
As of and for the year ended	Rental and					Net Interco						Core Laundry		Specialty
August 28, 2010	Cleaning			MFG		MFG Elim			Corporate			Operations		Garments		First Aid		Total
Revenues	$	899,791		$	99,256	$	(99,256	)	$	8,074		$	907,865	$	88,001	$	30,073	$	1,025,939
Income (loss) from operations	$	149,464		$	35,970	$	(5,982	)	$	(65,106	)	$	114,346	$	13,891	$	2,035	$	130,272
Interest (income) expense, net	$	(1,860	)	$	-	$	-		$	8,534		$	6,674	$	-	$	-	$	6,674
Income (loss) before taxes	$	151,337		$	35,922	$	(5,982	)	$	(73,623	)	$	107,654	$	13,162	$	2,036	$	122,852
Depreciation and amortization	$	39,754		$	1,360	$	-		$	14,547		$	55,661	$	4,314	$	1,502	$	61,477
Capital expenditures	$	43,652		$	3,288	$	-		$	-		$	46,940	$	2,981	$	94	$	50,015
Total assets	$	978,738		$	22,777	$	-		$	-		$	1,001,515	$	70,222	$	20,558	$	1,092,295

	US and
	Canadian											Subtotal
As of and for the year ended	Rental and					Net Interco						Core Laundry		Specialty
August 29, 2009	Cleaning			MFG		MFG Elim			Corporate			Operations		Garments		First Aid		Total
Revenues	$	904,902		$	86,139	$	(86,139	)	$	7,759		$	912,661	$	72,340	$	28,415	$	1,013,416
Income (loss) from operations	$	158,198		$	27,828	$	(420	)	$	(60,213	)	$	125,393	$	7,360	$	1,283	$	134,036
Interest (income) expense, net	$	(1,968	)	$	-	$	-		$	9,289		$	7,321	$	-	$	-	$	7,321
Income (loss) before taxes	$	160,211		$	28,086	$	(420	)	$	(69,705	)	$	118,172	$	7,010	$	1,283	$	126,465
Depreciation and amortization	$	38,053		$	1,395	$	-		$	12,750		$	52,198	$	4,058	$	1,533	$	57,789
Capital expenditures	$	58,378		$	151	$	-		$	-		$	58,529	$	6,505	$	289	$	65,323
Total assets	$	900,186		$	10,052	$	-		$	-		$	910,238	$	70,748	$	21,113	$	1,002,099

Long lived assets, revenues and income before income taxes

The Company's long-lived assets as of August 27, 2011 and August 28, 2010 and revenues and income before income taxes for the years ended August 27, 2011, August 28, 2010 and August 30, 2009 were attributed to the following countries (in thousands):

Long-lived assets as of:	August 27, 2011		August 28, 2010
United States	$	697,784	$	671,689
Europe, Canada, and Mexico (1)		48,546		42,582
Total	$	746,330	$	714,271

Revenues for the year ended:	August 27, 2011		August 28, 2010		August 29, 2009
United States	$	1,029,003	$	932,477	$	931,670
Europe and Canada (1)		105,123		93,462		81,746
Total	$	1,134,126	$	1,025,939	$	1,013,416

Income before income taxes for the year ended:	August 27, 2011		August 28, 2010		August 29, 2009
United States	$	105,257	$	107,344	$	116,079
Europe, Canada, and Mexico		15,315		15,508		10,386
Total	$	120,572	$	122,852	$	126,465