Employee and Retiree Benefits (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May 28, 2016

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Amounts Recognized in Balance Sheet [Table Text Block]

Postretirement health care and deferred compensation benefits are as follows:



(In thousands)	May 28, 2016			August 29, 2015
Postretirement health care benefit cost	$	5,556		$	34,535
Non-qualified deferred compensation	18,360			19,508
Executive share option plan liability	3,593			4,788
SERP benefit liability	2,497			2,649
Executive deferred compensation	371			299
Officer stock-based compensation	204			242
Total postretirement health care and deferred compensation benefits	30,581			62,021
Less current portion	(4,593		)	(4,931		)
Long-term postretirement health care and deferred compensation benefits	$	25,988		$	57,090

Schedule of Postretirement Plan Amendments [Table Text Block]



Date	Event	Dollar Cap Reduction	Liability Reduction (In thousands)		Amortization Period⁽¹⁾
Fiscal 2005	Established employer dollar caps		$	40,414	11.5	years
January 2012	Reduced employer dollar caps	10%	4,598		7.8	years
January 2013	Reduced employer dollar caps	10%	4,289		7.5	years
January 2014	Reduced employer dollar caps	10%	3,580		7.3	years
January 2015	Reduced employer dollar caps	10%	3,960		7.1	years
January 2016 ⁽²⁾	Reduced employer dollar caps for retirees under age 65; discontinued retiree benefits for retirees age 65 and over	10%	28,596		6.9	years

⁽¹⁾ Plan amendments are amortized on a straight-line basis over the expected remaining service period of active plan participants.

⁽²⁾ In accordance with ASC 715, the effects of the plan amendment are accounted for at the date the amendment is adopted and the date the amendment has been communicated to plan participants. The effective date for this plan amendment was September 28, 2015.

Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]

Net periodic postretirement benefit income consisted of the following components:



	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
(In thousands)	May 28, 2016			May 30, 2015			May 28, 2016			May 30, 2015
Interest cost	$	58		$	348		$	269		$	1,034
Service cost	23			107			86			320
Amortization of prior service benefit	(2,008		)	(1,459		)	(5,728		)	(4,079		)
Amortization of net actuarial loss	415			399			1,197			1,066
Net periodic postretirement benefit income	$	(1,512	)	$	(605	)	$	(4,176	)	$	(1,659	)

Payments for postretirement health care	$	232		$	231		$	738		$	707