Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	May 27, 2017 USD ($)	May 28, 2016 USD ($)
Operating activities:
Net income	$ 46,407	$ 32,350
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	5,287	4,243
Amortization of intangible assets	22,578	0
Amortization of debt issuance costs	889	0
LIFO expense	897	1,280
Stock-based compensation	2,206	1,818
Deferred income taxes	6,396	2,717
Postretirement benefit income and deferred compensation expense	(23,687)	(3,053)
Other	(946)	(680)
Change in assets and liabilities:
Inventories	(7,497)	(19,251)
Receivables, prepaid and other assets	(21,336)	1,905
Income taxes and unrecognized tax benefits	5,806	(766)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	32,778	14,345
Postretirement and deferred compensation benefits	(2,428)	(3,167)
Net cash provided by operating activities	67,350	31,741
Investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment	(9,740)	(19,928)
Proceeds from the sale of property	219	21
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired	394,694	0
Other	684	371
Net cash used in investing activities	(403,531)	(19,536)
Financing activities:
Payments for repurchases of common stock	(1,367)	(3,058)
Payments of cash dividends	(9,554)	(8,173)
Payments of debt issuance costs	(11,020)	0
Borrowings on credit facility	366,400	0
Repayments of credit facility	69,400	0
Other	(92)	40
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	274,967	(11,191)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(61,214)	1,014
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	85,583	70,239
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	24,369	71,253
Supplemental cash flow disclosure:
Income taxes paid, net	11,811	13,137
Interest paid	7,288	0
Non-cash transactions:
Issuance of Winnebago common stock for acquisition of business	124,066	0
Capital expenditures in accounts payable	279	$ 397
Accrued dividend	$ 3,184