Property, Equipment And Capital Leases (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2012

Property, Equipment And Capital Leases [Abstract]

Schedule Of Property, Equipment And Capital Leases

	Estimated Useful Life	2012			2011
Property and equipment:
Home office:
Leasehold improvements	Life of lease	$	4,541		$	4,541
Computer and other equipment	2 – 5 yrs		61,492			52,736
Drive-ins, including those leased to others:
Land			171,102			171,813
Buildings	8 – 25 yrs		358,887			356,536
Equipment	5 – 7 yrs		118,975			126,487
Property and equipment, at cost			714,997			712,113
Accumulated depreciation			(295,735	)		(273,209	)
Property and equipment, net			419,262			438,904
Capital Leases:
Leased home office building	Life of lease		9,990			9,990
Leased drive-in buildings, equipment and other assets under capital leases, including those held for sublease	Life of lease		39,906			38,675
Accumulated amortization			(26,150	)		(22,694	)
Capital leases, net			23,746			25,971
Property, equipment and capital leases, net		$	443,008		$	464,875