Property, Plant And Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2013

Property, Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

Summary Of Property, Plant And Equipment

	Number of Years		August 31, 2013		September 1, 2012
Land		—	$	20,471	$	16,039
Building and improvements		40		123,675		81,266
Leasehold improvements		The lesser of lease term or 31.5		4,971		3,993
Furniture, fixtures and equipment		3 - 20		131,981		120,724
Automobiles		5		435		447
Computer systems, equipment and software		3 - 5		225,788		174,349
				507,321		396,818
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization				255,785		222,221
Total			$	251,536	$	174,597