Property, Equipment And Capital Leases (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2014

Property, Equipment And Capital Leases [Abstract]

Schedule Of Property, Equipment And Capital Leases

	Estimated
	Useful Life	2014		2013
Property, equipment and capital leases:
Land		$	156,336	$	153,868
Buildings and improvements	8 – 25 yrs		345,309		336,383
Drive-In equipment	5 – 7 yrs		136,556		114,990
Brand technology development and other equipment	2 – 5 yrs		82,575		76,585
Property and equipment, at cost			720,776		681,826
Accumulated depreciation			(298,580)		(301,236)
Property and equipment, net			422,196		380,590
Capital leases	Life of lease		50,243		47,371
Accumulated amortization			(30,470)		(28,300)
Capital leases, net			19,773		19,071
Property, equipment and capital leases, net		$	441,969	$	399,661