Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity - USD ($) shares in Thousands		Common Stock [Member] Common Class A [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Common Class B [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]	Total
Balance (in shares) at Aug. 31, 2013		15,130	4,872
Balance at Aug. 31, 2013		$ 1,513,000	$ 487,000	$ 51,445,000	$ 958,508,000	$ 1,445,000	$ 1,013,398,000
Net income					119,925,000		119,925,000
Pension benefit liabilities, net	[1]					(1,126,000)	(1,126,000)
Foreign currency translation						(2,852,000)	(2,852,000)
Dividends declared					(2,861,000)		(2,861,000)
Shares converted (in shares)		12	(12)
Shares converted		$ 1,000	$ (1,000)
Share-based compensation, net (in shares)	[2]	(36)
Share-based compensation, net	[2]	$ (3,000)		2,079,000			2,076,000
Share-based awards exercised, net (in shares)	[1],[3]	84
Share-based awards exercised, net	[1],[3]	$ 8,000		5,891,000			5,899,000
Balance (in shares) at Aug. 30, 2014		15,190	4,860
Balance at Aug. 30, 2014		$ 1,519,000	$ 486,000	59,415,000	1,075,572,000	(2,533,000)	1,134,459,000
Net income					124,299,000		124,299,000
Pension benefit liabilities, net	[1]					525,000	525,000
Foreign currency translation						(23,134,000)	(23,134,000)
Dividends declared					(2,871,000)		(2,871,000)
Shares converted (in shares)		1	(1)
Shares converted
Share-based compensation, net (in shares)	[2]	(36)	(5)
Share-based compensation, net	[2]	$ (4,000)	$ (1,000)	406,000			401,000
Share-based awards exercised, net (in shares)	[1],[3]	91
Share-based awards exercised, net	[1],[3]	$ 10,000		7,790,000			7,800,000
Balance (in shares) at Aug. 29, 2015		15,246	4,854
Balance at Aug. 29, 2015		$ 1,525,000	$ 485,000	67,611,000	1,197,000,000	(24,413,000)	1,242,208,000
Change in fair value of derivatives						729,000	729,000
Net income					125,026,000		125,026,000
Pension benefit liabilities, net	[1]					(3,532,000)	(3,532,000)
Foreign currency translation						(391,000)	(391,000)
Dividends declared					(2,884,000)		(2,884,000)
Share-based compensation, net (in shares)	[2]	104	(5)
Share-based compensation, net	[2]	$ 10,000		(343,000)			(333,000)
Share-based awards exercised, net (in shares)	[1],[3]	65
Share-based awards exercised, net	[1],[3]	$ 7,000		5,293,000			5,300,000
Balance (in shares) at Aug. 27, 2016		15,415	4,849
Balance at Aug. 27, 2016		$ 1,542,000	$ 485,000	72,561,000	1,319,142,000	(28,949,000)	1,364,781,000	[4]
Change in fair value of derivatives						$ (613,000)	$ (613,000)

[1] These amounts are shown net of the effect of income taxes.

[2] These amounts are shown net of any shares withheld by the Company to satisfy certain tax withholdings obligations in connection with the vesting of certain shares of restricted stock.

[3] These amounts include excess tax benefits that the Company realized as part of the exercise of share-based awards.

[4] In the second fiscal quarter of 2016, the Company adopted updated accounting guidance on the presentation of deferred income taxes. This adoption required that deferred tax liabilities and assets be classified as noncurrent in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The Company elected to account for this change in presentation prospectively and prior periods were not retroactively adjusted.