Marketable Securities

12 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2015

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

Marketable Securities

Note F – Marketable Securities

The Company’s basis for determining the cost of a security sold is the “Specific Identification Model”. Unrealized gains (losses) on marketable securities are recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive loss. The Company’s available-for-sale marketable securities consisted of the following:

	August 29, 2015
(in thousands)	Amortized Cost Basis		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
Corporate securities	$	34,859	$	51	$	(40	)	$	34,870
Government bonds		33,098		31		(7	)		33,122
Mortgage-backed securities		9,287		17		(99	)		9,205
Asset-backed securities and other		11,223		9		(2	)		11,230
	$	88,467	$	108	$	(148	)	$	88,427

	August 30, 2014
(in thousands)	Amortized Cost Basis		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
Corporate securities	$	37,265	$	137	$	(15	)	$	37,387
Government bonds		16,822		16		(1	)		16,837
Mortgage-backed securities		8,791		22		(77	)		8,736
Asset-backed securities and other		22,260		35		—			22,295
	$	85,138	$	210	$	(93	)	$	85,255

The debt securities held at August 29, 2015, had effective maturities ranging from less than one year to approximately 3 years. The Company did not realize any material gains or losses on its sale of marketable securities during fiscal 2015, fiscal 2014, or fiscal 2013.

The Company holds 70 securities that are in an unrealized loss position of approximately $148 thousand at August 29, 2015. The Company has the intent and ability to hold these investments until recovery of fair value or maturity, and does not deem the investments to be impaired on an other than temporary basis. In evaluating whether the securities are deemed to be impaired on an other than temporary basis, the Company considers factors such as the duration and severity of the loss position, the credit worthiness of the investee, the term to maturity and its intent and ability to hold the investments until maturity or until recovery of fair value.

Included above in total marketable securities are $45.6 million and $28.2 million of marketable securities transferred by the Company’s insurance captive to a trust account to secure its obligations to an insurance company related to future workers’ compensation and casualty losses as of August 29, 2015 and August 30, 2014, respectively.