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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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Amount of increase (decrease) in income that would have been recognized in previous periods if the adjustments to provisional amounts were recognized as of the acquisition date.

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Business Combinations - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Business Combinations - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Nov. 08, 2019	May 30, 2020	Aug. 31, 2019	Aug. 28, 2021	Aug. 29, 2020	Aug. 31, 2019
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition related costs			$ 652,000	$ 725,000	$ 9,761,000	$ 0
Newmar Corporation
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percent of voting interest acquired	100.00%
Stock consideration discount	7.00%
Purchase price adjustments		$ 3,316,000
Weighted-average useful life	10 years 6 months
Transaction costs					10,413,000
Acquisition related costs				$ 0	$ 9,761,000