Refranchising of Company Drive-Ins (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Franchisor Disclosure [Line Items]
Gain on sale of Company Drive-Ins	$ 1.8
Refranchised Company Drive-Ins	38
Franchise restaurant ownership target	95.00%
Non-controlling operating interest [Member]
Franchisor Disclosure [Line Items]
Refranchised Company Drive-Ins	25

Amount before tax of gain (loss) recognized on the sale or disposal of a disposal group. Excludes discontinued operations.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 360
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 5
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=68055307&loc=d3e2443-110228

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 360
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64862545&loc=d3e2941-110230

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