Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 27, 2011

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Abstract]

Changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss

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