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Segment Reporting (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Nov. 24, 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
       
 
Rental and
 
Net Interco
 
Core Laundry
Specialty
     
Thirteen weeks ended
Cleaning
MFG
MFG Elim
Corporate
Operations
Garments
First Aid
Total
 
                                                 
November 24, 2012
                                               
Revenues
$
291,283
 
$
42,595
 
$
(42,595
)
$
3,277
 
$
294,560
 
$
27,884
 
$
10,125
 
$
332,569
 
                                                 
Income (loss) from operations
$
51,271
 
$
15,322
 
$
(2,966
)
$
(19,099
)
$
44,528
 
$
4,704
 
$
727
 
$
49,959
 
                                                 
Interest (income)  expense, net
$
(694
)
$
-
 
$
-
 
$
387
 
$
(307
)
$
-
 
$
-
 
$
(307
)
                                                 
Income (loss) before taxes
$
51,965
 
$
15,247
 
$
(2,966
)
$
(19,498
)
$
44,748
 
$
4,951
 
$
727
 
$
50,426
 

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