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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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Price of a single share of a number of saleable stocks of a company.

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Note 12 - Share-based Compensation (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 05, 2010	Aug. 29, 2015	Aug. 30, 2014	Aug. 31, 2013
Note 12 - Share-based Compensation (Details) [Line Items]
Share Price (in Dollars per share)	$ 51.39
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized (in Dollars)		$ 7.7
Unrestricted Stock [Member]
Note 12 - Share-based Compensation (Details) [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period		1,096	583	1,590
Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) [Member] \| The 2010 Plan [Member]
Note 12 - Share-based Compensation (Details) [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period		4,875	4,700	6,570
Performance Restriced Shares [Member] \| Chief Executive Officer [Member]
Note 12 - Share-based Compensation (Details) [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period	350,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Requisite Service Period	4 years
Restricted Stock [Member]
Note 12 - Share-based Compensation (Details) [Line Items]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition		219 days
Restricted Stock [Member] \| Chief Executive Officer [Member]
Note 12 - Share-based Compensation (Details) [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period	50,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Requisite Service Period	6 years
Share Based Awards [Member]
Note 12 - Share-based Compensation (Details) [Line Items]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition		2 years 109 days