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Interest Expense (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Aug. 25, 2012
Net Interest Expense

Net interest expense consisted of the following:

 

     Year Ended  

(in thousands)

    August 25,
2012		     August 27,
2011		     August 28,
2010		  

Interest expense

    $ 178,547      $ 173,674      $ 162,628   

Interest income

      (1,397 )      (2,058 )      (2,626 ) 

Capitalized interest

      (1,245 )      (1,059 )      (1,093 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  
   $ 175,905      $ 170,557      $ 158,909