Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) ("OCI") (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 05, 2013

Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (loss)

The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss and other comprehensive income (loss) are summarized as follows:


(In thousands)	Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Cash Flow Hedging Instruments			Gains (Losses) on Postretirement Obligations			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Balance at August 31, 2012	$	1,638		$	(17,231	)	$	(15,593	)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes		(1,877	)		355			(1,522	)

Balance at November 30, 2012	$	(239	)	$	(16,876	)	$	(17,115	)


(In thousands)	Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Cash Flow Hedging Instruments			Postretirement Obligations			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Balance at August 31, 2011	$	731		$	(8,290	)	$	(7,559	)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes		(873	)		—			(873	)

Balance at November 30, 2011	$	(142	)	$	(8,290	)	$	(8,432	)

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of components of comprehensive income (loss) including, but not limited to: (a) foreign currency translation adjustments; (b) gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions that are designated as, and are effective as, economic hedges of a net investment in a foreign entity; (c) gains (losses) on intercompany foreign currency transactions that are of a long-term-investment nature, when the entities to the transaction are consolidated, combined, or accounted for by the equity method in the reporting enterprise's financial statements; (d) change in the market value of a futures contract that qualifies as a hedge of an asset reported at fair value; (e) unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities and that resulting from transfers of debt securities from the held-to-maturity category to the available-for-sale category; (f) a net loss recognized as an additional pension liability not yet recognized as net periodic pension cost; and (g) the net gain (loss) and net prior service cost or credit for pension plans and other postretirement benefit plans.

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