Investments	12 Months Ended
Aug. 29, 2012
Investments	Note 5. Investments Previous investments included available-for-sale securities which were reported at fair value with unrealized gains and losses excluded from earnings and reported in shareholders’ equity. Losses considered “other-than-temporary” were included in earnings. Gains were recognized when the investments were sold. As a result of the Company’s successful arbitration claim against its broker with Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Dispute Resolution, Inc in April 2010, the Company received $7.1 million in par value for its final sale of securities and realized a $1.6 million gain in the fiscal year ended August 25, 2010. The realized gain of $1.6 million represents a recovery of previously recorded “other-than-temporary” losses.

Note 5. Investments

Previous investments included available-for-sale securities which were reported at fair value with unrealized gains and losses excluded from earnings and reported in shareholders’ equity. Losses considered “other-than-temporary” were included in earnings. Gains were recognized when the investments were sold. As a result of the Company’s successful arbitration claim against its broker with Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Dispute Resolution, Inc in April 2010, the Company received $7.1 million in par value for its final sale of securities and realized a $1.6 million gain in the fiscal year ended August 25, 2010. The realized gain of $1.6 million represents a recovery of previously recorded “other-than-temporary” losses.