Contingent Liabilites and Commitments (Repurchase Commitments Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
May 27, 2017	Aug. 27, 2016
Purchase Commitment, Excluding Long-term Commitment [Line Items]
Repurchase agreement term	18 months
Accrued loss on repurchases	$ 1.0	$ 0.9
Major Customers One and Two [Member]
Purchase Commitment, Excluding Long-term Commitment [Line Items]
Percent of revenue	22.00%
Obligation to Repurchase from Dealers [Member]
Purchase Commitment, Excluding Long-term Commitment [Line Items]
Contingent liability on repurchase agreements	$ 749.2	$ 417.2

For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

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