Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		May. 30, 2015	Aug. 30, 2014
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 235,672	$ 191,769	[1]
Receivables, less reserves of $9,050 and $5,114, respectively		157,871	152,523	[1]
Inventories		83,897	78,858	[1]
Rental merchandise in service		144,535	146,449	[1]
Prepaid and deferred income taxes		5,336	13,342	[1]
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		16,523	6,349	[1]
Total current assets		643,834	589,290	[1]
Property, plant and equipment:
Land, buildings and leasehold improvements		400,236	393,584	[1]
Machinery and equipment		534,916	512,842	[1]
Motor vehicles		192,466	166,573	[1]
Total property, plant and equipment		1,127,618	1,072,999	[1]
Less -- accumulated depreciation		612,137	586,717	[1]
Total property, plant and equipment, net		515,481	486,282	[1]
Goodwill		313,670	303,648	[1]
Customer contracts, net		39,221	40,210	[1]
Other intangible assets, net		1,095	1,267	[1]
Deferred income taxes		1,237	1,403	[1]
Other assets		3,070	2,061	[1]
Total assets		1,517,608	1,424,161	[1]
Current liabilities:
Loans payable and current maturities of long-term debt		3,376	7,704	[1]
Accounts payable		56,542	59,177	[1]
Accrued liabilities		105,996	100,818	[1]
Accrued and deferred income taxes		22,991	23,342	[1]
Total current liabilities		188,905	191,041	[1]
Long-term liabilities:
Long-term debt, net of current maturities	[1]		155
Accrued liabilities		57,419	50,235	[1]
Accrued and deferred income taxes		54,569	48,271	[1]
Total long-term liabilities		$ 111,988	$ 98,661	[1]
Commitments and contingencies (Note 10)
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $1.00 par value; 2,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding		$ 0	$ 0	[1]
Capital surplus		66,912	59,415	[1]
Retained earnings		1,168,777	1,075,572	[1]
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income		(20,984)	(2,533)	[1]
Total shareholders' equity		1,216,715	1,134,459	[1]
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity		1,517,608	1,424,161	[1]
Common Class A [Member]
Shareholders' equity:
Common stock		1,525	1,519	[1]
Common Class B [Member]
Shareholders' equity:
Common stock		$ 485	$ 486	[1]

[1] Derived from audited financial statements