Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2012

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Components Of Provision For Income Taxes

		2012			2011			2010
Current:
Federal	$	17,851		$	5,060		$	12,165
State		3,892			2,223			2,904
		21,743			7,283			15,069
Deferred:
Federal		180			1,876			(5,303	)
State		(46	)		(5	)		(797	)
		134			1,871			(6,100	)
Provision for income taxes	$	21,877		$	9,154		$	8,969

Provision For Income Taxes Computed By Applying The Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate

		2012			2011			2010
Amount computed by applying a tax rate of 35%	$	20,287		$	9,933		$	10,562
State income taxes (net of federal income tax benefit)		1,900			1,441			1,370
Employment related and other tax credits, net		(1,291	)		(1,730	)		(1,504	)
Adjustment of prior year deferred tax items		1,559			—			—
Benefit from stock option exchange program		—			—			(1,471	)
Other		(578	)		(490	)		12
Provision for income taxes	$	21,877		$	9,154		$	8,969

Reconciliation Of Effective Tax Rate

	2012		2011		2010
Effective income tax rate reconciliation:
Effective tax rate per consolidated income statement	37.7	%	32.3	%	25.8	%
Book income attributable to noncontrolling interests	—		—		3.9
Effective tax rate for the fiscal year	37.7	%	32.3	%	29.7	%

Schedule Of Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities

		2012			2011
Current deferred tax assets (liabilities):
Allowance for doubtful accounts and notes receivable	$	840		$	1,032
Capital lease liabilities and other		1,636			1,551
Prepaid expenses		(1,265	)		(1,190	)
Deferred income from franchisees		461			848
Deferred income from affiliated technology fund		597			353
Deferred income		1,903			10
Accrued liabilities and other		649			166
Current deferred tax assets, net	$	4,821		$	2,770
Noncurrent deferred tax assets (liabilities):
Net investment in direct financing leases, including differences related to
capitalization and amortization	$	526		$	648
Investment in partnerships, including differences in capitalization,
depreciation and direct financing leases		(2,408	)		(2,554	)
State net operating losses		7,361			6,389
Property, equipment and capital leases		(22,538	)		(24,834	)
Deferred income from affiliated franchise fees		915			1,160
Intangibles and other assets		(16,694	)		(13,321	)
Deferred income from franchisees		773			1,481
Stock compensation		11,899			12,556
Debt extinguishment		(4,191	)		(4,146	)
Allowance for doubtful accounts and notes receivable		305			256
Deferred income		1,355			1,453
Accrued liabilities and other		281			73
		(22,416	)		(20,839	)
Valuation allowance		(7,361	)		(6,389	)
Noncurrent deferred tax liabilities, net	$	(29,777	)	$	(27,228	)
Deferred tax assets and (liabilities):
Deferred tax assets (net of valuation allowance)	$	22,140		$	21,587
Deferred tax liabilities		(47,096	)		(46,045	)
Net deferred tax liabilities	$	(24,956	)	$	(24,458	)

Reconciliation Of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

		2012			2011
Balance at beginning of year	$	4,775		$	5,628
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year		834			—
Additions for tax positions of prior years		1,670			672
Reductions for tax positions of prior years		(469	)		—
Reductions for settlements		(68	)		(1,104	)
Reductions due to statute expiration		(1,291	)		(421	)
Balance at end of year	$	5,451		$	4,775