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Segment Reporting (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Nov. 26, 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
       
 
Rental and
 
Net Interco
 
Core Laundry
Specialty
     
Thirteen weeks ended
Cleaning
MFG
MFG Elim
Corporate
Operations
Garments
First Aid
Total
 
                                                 
November 26, 2011
                                               
Revenues
$
269,210
 
$
41,386
 
$
(41,386
)
$
3,063
 
$
272,273
 
$
30,268
 
$
10,484
 
$
313,025
 
                                                 
Income (loss) from operations
$
43,731
 
$
11,482
 
$
(32
)
$
(20,199
)
$
34,982
 
$
6,566
 
$
806
 
$
42,354
 
                                                 
Interest (income)  expense, net
$
(579
)
$
-
 
$
-
 
$
521
 
$
(58)
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
$
(58
)
                                                 
Income (loss) before taxes
$
44,319
 
$
11,603
 
$
(32
)
$
(20,702
)
$
35,188
 
$
5,791
 
$
806
 
$
41,785
 

November 27, 2010
                                               
Revenues
$
236,192
 
$
37,705
 
$
(37,705
)
$
2,499
 
$
238,691
 
$
25,811
 
$
8,588
 
$
273,090
 
                                                 
Income (loss) from operations
$
42,184
 
$
13,881
 
$
(5,059
)
$
(16,592
)
$
34,414
 
$
4,029
 
$
727
 
$
39,170
 
                                                 
Interest (income) expense, net
$
(509
)
$
-
 
$
-
 
$
2,130
 
$
1,621
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
$
1,621
 
                                                 
Income (loss) before taxes
$
42,687
 
$
13,829
 
$
(5,059
)
$
(18,717
)
$
32,740
 
$
4,254
 
$
727
 
$
37,721