Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($)	May 28, 2016	Aug. 29, 2015
Common Class A [Member]
Shareholders’ equity:
Common stock, value	$ 1,540,000	$ 1,525,000
Common Class B [Member]
Shareholders’ equity:
Common stock, value	485,000	485,000
Cash and cash equivalents	347,583,000	276,553,000
Receivables, less reserves of $10,252 and $6,007	158,273,000	151,851,000
Inventories	76,347,000	80,449,000
Rental merchandise in service	140,279,000	140,384,000
Prepaid and deferred income taxes	424,000	204,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	12,993,000	12,382,000
Total current assets	735,899,000	661,823,000
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $649,289 and $618,269	532,881,000	513,853,000
Goodwill	320,247,000	313,133,000
Customer contracts, net	35,889,000	38,024,000
Other intangible assets, net	2,687,000	2,025,000
Deferred income taxes	0	1,475,000
Other assets	3,388,000	2,904,000
Total assets	1,630,991,000	1,533,237,000
Loans payable	0	1,385,000
Accounts payable	49,216,000	50,826,000
Accrued liabilities	120,425,000	113,022,000
Accrued and deferred income taxes	0	18,878,000
Total current liabilities	169,641,000	184,111,000
Accrued liabilities	58,151,000	54,566,000
Accrued and deferred income taxes	73,623,000	52,352,000
Total liabilities	301,415,000	291,029,000
Preferred Stock, $1.00 par value; 2,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding	0	0
Capital surplus	68,179,000	67,611,000
Retained earnings	1,284,373,000	1,197,000,000
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(25,001,000)	(24,413,000)
Total shareholders’ equity	1,329,576,000	1,242,208,000
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$ 1,630,991,000	$ 1,533,237,000