Inventories Inventories (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Nov. 24, 2018

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block]

Inventories consist of the following:

(in thousands)	November 24, 2018		August 25, 2018
Finished goods	$	44,602	$	26,513
Work-in-process	75,072		68,339
Raw materials	111,147		139,039
Total	230,821		233,891
Less last-in, first-out ("LIFO") reserve	39,360		38,763
Inventories	$	191,461	$	195,128

Inventory valuation methods consist of the following:

(in thousands)	November 24, 2018		August 25, 2018
LIFO basis	$	178,377	$	176,215
First-in, first-out basis	52,444		57,676
Total	$	230,821	$	233,891