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Interest Expense (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2013
Banking And Thrift Interest [Abstract]  
Net Interest Expense

Net interest expense consisted of the following:

 

                                               
     Year Ended  

(in thousands)

    August 31,
2013		     August 25,
2012		     August 27,
2011		  

Interest expense

    $ 188,324      $ 178,547      $ 173,674   

Interest income

      (1,606 )      (1,397 )      (2,058 ) 

Capitalized interest

      (1,303 )      (1,245 )      (1,059 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  
   $ 185,415      $ 175,905      $ 170,557