Segment Reporting (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 25, 2012

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 25, 2012	Cleaning			MFG		MFG Elim			Corporate			Operations			Garments		First Aid		Total
Revenues	$	1,099,421		$	160,421	$	(160,421	)	$	12,902		$	1,112,323		$	102,758	$	41,208	$	1,256,289
Income (loss) from operations	$	164,793		$	50,036	$	(5,168	)	$	(76,376	)	$	133,285		$	13,460	$	4,363	$	151,108
Interest (income) expense, net	$	(2,535	)	$	-	$	-		$	1,929		$	(606	)	$	-	$	-	$	(606	)
Income (loss) before taxes	$	167,284		$	50,101	$	(5,168	)	$	(78,345	)	$	133,872		$	12,499	$	4,363	$	150,734
Depreciation and amortization	$	43,501		$	1,133	$	-		$	15,599		$	60,233		$	4,788	$	1,418	$	66,439
Capital expenditures	$	66,526		$	1,306	$	-		$	-		$	67,832		$	6,044	$	673	$	74,549
Total assets	$	1,108,362		$	28,099	$	-		$	-		$	1,136,461		$	83,137	$	20,936	$	1,240,534

	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

Long lived assets, revenues and income before income taxes

The Company's long-lived assets as of August 25, 2012 and August 27, 2011 and revenues and income before income taxes for the years ended August 25, 2012, August 27, 2011 and August 28, 2010 were attributed to the following countries (in thousands):

Long-lived assets as of:	August 25, 2012		August 27, 2011
United States	$	706,379	$	697,784
Europe, Canada, and Mexico (1)		46,475		48,546
Total	$	752,854	$	746,330

Revenues for the year ended:	August 25, 2012		August 27, 2011		August 28, 2010
United States	$	1,144,753	$	1,029,003	$	932,477
Europe and Canada (1)		111,536		105,123		93,462
Total	$	1,256,289	$	1,134,126	$	1,025,939

Income before income taxes for the year ended:	August 25, 2012		August 27, 2011		August 28, 2010
United States	$	134,651	$	105,257	$	107,344
Europe, Canada, and Mexico		16,083		15,315		15,508
Total	$	150,734	$	120,572	$	122,852

(1) No country accounts for greater than 10% of total long-lived assets or revenues.