I - Financing (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 25, 2012

Schedule of Long-Term Debt

The Company’s long-term debt consisted of the following:

(in thousands)	August 25, 2012		August 27, 2011
5.875% Senior Notes due October 2012, effective interest rate of 6.33%	$	300,000	$	300,000
4.375% Senior Notes due June 2013, effective interest rate of 5.65%		200,000		200,000
6.500% Senior Notes due January 2014, effective interest rate of 6.63%		500,000		500,000
5.750% Senior Notes due January 2015, effective interest rate of 5.89%		500,000		500,000
5.500% Senior Notes due November 2015, effective interest rate of 4.86%		300,000		300,000
6.950% Senior Notes due June 2016, effective interest rate of 7.09%		200,000		200,000
7.125% Senior Notes due August 2018, effective interest rate of 7.28%		250,000		250,000
4.000% Senior Notes due November 2020, effective interest rate of 4.43%		500,000		500,000
3.700% Senior Notes due April 2022, effective interest rate of 3.85%		500,000		—
Commercial paper, weighted average interest rate of 0.42% at August 25, 2012, and 0.35% at August 27, 2011		468,302		567,600
	$	3,718,302	$	3,317,600

Scheduled Maturities of Long-Term Debt

to its borrowing arrangements. All of the Company’s debt is unsecured. Scheduled maturities of long-term debt are as follows:

(in thousands)	Scheduled Maturities
2013	$	968,302
2014		500,000
2015		500,000
2016		500,000
2017		—
Thereafter		1,250,000
	$	3,718,302