Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	May. 30, 2015	May. 31, 2014
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	$ 3,447	$ 5,612
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	5,808	5,417
Share-based compensation expense	1,602	2,860
Amortization of capitalized curriculum costs	3,047	1,930
Impairment of assets	1,082
Deferred income taxes	255	2,265
Reduction of estimated earn out liability	(79)	(936)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Decrease in accounts receivable, net	10,758	7,088
Decrease (increase) in inventories	1,250	(1,023)
Decrease in receivable from related party	1,214	2,122
Increase in prepaid expense and other assets	337	(781)
Decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(14,165)	(10,244)
Decrease (increase) in income taxes payable/receivable	904	(4,551)
Decrease in other long-term liabilities	(44)	(463)
Net cash provided by operating activities	15,416	9,296
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchases of property and equipment	(1,619)	(2,333)
Curriculum development costs	(1,623)	(6,403)
Payment of contingent business acquisition costs	(262)	(3,456)
Acquisition of businesses		(2,711)
Net cash used for investing activities	(3,504)	(14,903)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from line of credit borrowings		26,706
Payments on line of credit borrowings		(24,179)
Principal payments on financing obligation	(960)	(848)
Purchases of common stock for treasury	(7,889)	(3,363)
Proceeds from sales of common stock held in treasury	504	433
Net cash used for financing activities	(8,345)	(1,251)
Effect of foreign currency exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	(255)	(96)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	3,312	(6,954)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period	10,483	12,291
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period	13,795	5,337
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for income taxes	1,783	5,769
Cash paid for interest	1,606	1,677
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment financed by accounts payable	$ 41	$ 76