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Interest Expense (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Aug. 27, 2011
Interest Expense [Abstract] 
Net interest expense
Net interest expense consisted of the following:
                         
    Year Ended  
    August 27,     August 28,     August 29,  
(in thousands)   2011     2010     2009  
 
                       
Interest expense
  $ 173,674     $ 162,628     $ 147,504  
Interest income
    (2,058 )     (2,626 )     (3,887 )
Capitalized interest
    (1,059 )     (1,093 )     (1,301 )
 
                 
 
  $ 170,557     $ 158,909     $ 142,316