Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

12 Months Ended

Aug. 27, 2011

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Abstract]

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Note G — Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Accumulated other comprehensive loss includes certain adjustments to pension liabilities, foreign currency translation adjustments, certain activity for interest rate swaps that qualify as cash flow hedges and unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities.

Changes in Accumulated other comprehensive loss consisted of the following:

						Unrealized
	Pension		Foreign			Loss (Gain) on			Net			Accumulated
	Liability		Currency			Marketable			Derivative			Other
	Adjustments,		Translation			Securities,			Activity,			Comprehensive
(in thousands)	net of taxes		Adjustments			net of taxes			net of taxes			Loss
Balance at August 29, 2009	$	51,215	$	45,453		$	(754	)	$	(3,879	)	$	92,035
Fiscal 2010 activity		8,144		(705	)		104			6,890			14,433
Balance at August 28, 2010		59,359		44,748			(650	)		3,011			106,468
Fiscal 2011 activity		17,346		(8,347	)		171			4,053			13,223
Balance at August 27, 2011	$	76,705	$	36,401		$	(479	)	$	7,064		$	119,691

During the first quarter of fiscal 2011, the Company was party to three forward starting swaps, of which two were entered into during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010 and one was entered into during the first quarter of fiscal 2011. The net derivative activity in fiscal 2011 reflects net losses on the three forward starting swaps expiring in November 2010, resulting in a loss of $5.4 million, offset by net losses from prior derivatives being amortized into interest expense of $1.4 million. The net derivative activity in fiscal 2010 reflects net losses on the two forward starting swaps entered into during fiscal 2010 of $6.3 million, as well as net gains from prior derivatives being amortized into interest expense of $612 thousand.