Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2017	Nov. 30, 2016
Revenues:
Company Drive-In sales	$ 62,540	$ 87,152
Franchise Drive-Ins:
Franchise royalties and fees	40,778	40,139
Lease revenue	1,684	1,381
Other	426	879
Total revenues	105,428	129,551
Costs and expenses:
Food and packaging	17,713	24,116
Payroll and other employee benefits	22,774	31,766
Other operating expenses, exclusive of depreciation and amortization included below	13,579	19,426
Total cost of Company Drive-In sales	54,066	75,308
Selling, general and administrative	19,769	19,754
Depreciation and amortization	9,366	10,277
Other operating income, net	(221)	(2,840)
Total costs and expenses	82,980	102,499
Income from operations	22,448	27,052
Interest expense	7,675	7,189
Interest income	(382)	(494)
Net interest expense	7,293	6,695
Income before income taxes	15,155	20,357
Provision for income taxes	3,725	7,239
Net income	$ 11,430	$ 13,118
Basic income per share (usd per share)	$ 0.29	$ 0.29
Diluted income per share (usd per share)	0.29	0.28
Cash dividends declared per common share (usd per share)	$ 0.16	$ 0.14