Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 26, 2017

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

Income tax expense consisted of the following:

	Year Ended
(In thousands)	August 26, 2017		August 27, 2016		August 29, 2015
Current
Federal	$	33,125	$	14,293	$	15,406
State	2,937		1,685		1,124
Total	36,062		15,978		16,530
Deferred
Federal	926		4,280		1,486
State	281		444		308
Total	1,207		4,724		1,794
Income Tax Expense	$	37,269	$	20,702	$	18,324

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

The following table provides a reconciliation of the US statutory income tax rate to our effective income tax rate:

	Year Ended
(A percentage)	August 26, 2017		August 27, 2016		August 29, 2015
US federal statutory rate	35.0	%	35.0	%	35.0	%
State taxes, net of federal benefit	2.8	%	2.5	%	2.4	%
Tax-free and dividend income	(0.7	)%	(1.3	)%	(1.3	)%
Income tax credits	(0.6	)%	(1.1	)%	(0.3	)%
Domestic production activities deduction	(2.4	)%	(2.5	)%	(3.7	)%
Other items	0.8	%	(1.3	)%	(0.8	)%
Uncertain tax positions settlements and adjustments	(0.6	)%	—	%	(0.5	)%
Effective tax provision rate	34.3	%	31.3	%	30.8	%

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to deferred income taxes were as follows:

(In thousands)	August 26, 2017			August 27, 2016
Deferred income tax asset (liability)
Deferred compensation	$	9,135		$	9,609
Warranty reserves	11,675			4,729
Postretirement health care benefits	—			2,262
Self-insurance reserve	1,967			2,214
Accrued vacation	2,142			2,006
Stock based compensation	943			1,030
Unrecognized tax benefit	437			698
Other (1)	2,072			1,785
Total deferred tax assets	28,371			24,333
Inventory	(1,919		)	(1,930		)
Intangibles	(7,455		)	—
Depreciation	(6,261		)	(3,650		)
Total deferred tax liabilities	(15,635		)	(5,580		)
Total deferred income tax assets, net of deferred tax liabilities	$	12,736		$	18,753

⁽¹⁾ At August 26, 2017, Other includes $46,000 related to state NOLs that will begin to expire in Fiscal 2021. We have evaluated all the positive and negative evidence and consider it more likely than not that these carryforwards can be realized.

Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block]

Changes in the unrecognized tax benefits are as follows:

(In thousands)	August 26, 2017			August 27, 2016			August 29, 2015
Unrecognized tax benefits - beginning balance	$	1,710		$	1,589		$	1,709
Gross decreases - tax positions in a prior period	(536		)	(355		)	(568		)
Gross increases - current period tax positions	21			476			448
Unrecognized tax benefits - ending balance	1,195			1,710			1,589
Accrued interest and penalties	411			751			922
Total unrecognized tax benefits	$	1,606		$	2,461		$	2,511