Asset Retirement Obligations - Rollforward of Asset Retirement Liability (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2019	Aug. 25, 2018	Aug. 26, 2017
Asset Retirement Obligation, Roll Forward Analysis [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	$ 13,668	$ 13,400
Accretion expense	865	935	$ 853
Effect of exchange rate changes	(165)	(108)
Change in estimate	(1,641)	(559)
Ending balance	$ 12,727	$ 13,668	$ 13,400

The carrying amount of a liability for an asset retirement obligation. An asset retirement obligation is a legal obligation associated with the disposal or retirement of a tangible long-lived asset that results from the acquisition, construction or development, or the normal operations of a long-lived asset, except for certain obligations of lessees.

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Amount of accretion expense recognized during the period that is associated with an asset retirement obligation. Accretion expense measures and incorporates changes due to the passage of time into the carrying amount of the liability.

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Amount of foreign currency translation gain (loss) which decreases (increases) asset retirement obligations.

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Amount of increase (decrease) in the asset retirement obligation from changes in the amount or timing of the estimated cash flows associated with the settlement of the obligation.

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A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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