Property, Equipment And Capital Leases (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2015

Property, Equipment And Capital Leases [Abstract]

Schedule Of Property, Equipment And Capital Leases

	Estimated
	Useful Life	2015		2014
Property, equipment and capital leases:
Land		$	157,861	$	156,336
Buildings and improvements	8 – 25 yrs		343,256		345,309
Drive-In equipment	5 – 7 yrs		139,801		136,556
Brand technology development and other equipment	2 – 5 yrs		92,860		82,575
Property and equipment, at cost			733,778		720,776
Accumulated depreciation			(330,219)		(298,580)
Property and equipment, net			403,559		422,196
Capital leases	Life of lease		48,079		50,243
Accumulated amortization			(30,232)		(30,470)
Capital leases, net			17,847		19,773
Property, equipment and capital leases, net		$	421,406	$	441,969