Property, Equipment And Capital Leases (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2017

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Schedule Of Property, Equipment And Capital Leases

Property, equipment and capital leases consist of the following at August 31:

	Estimated Useful Life	2017			2016
Property, equipment and capital leases:
Land		$	117,402		$	154,420
Buildings and improvements	8 – 25 yrs	251,695			325,068
Drive-In equipment	5 – 7 yrs	75,410			132,488
Brand technology development and other equipment	2 – 5 yrs	126,179			110,554
Property and equipment, at cost		570,686			722,530
Accumulated depreciation		(272,233		)	(345,284		)
Property and equipment, net		298,453			377,246
Capital leases	Life of lease	45,315			43,991
Accumulated amortization		(31,388		)	(28,857		)
Capital leases, net		13,927			15,134
Property, equipment and capital leases, net		$	312,380		$	392,380