Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	May 31, 2014	Jun. 01, 2013	May 31, 2014	Jun. 01, 2013
Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Income [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 720,476	$ 636,923	$ 2,060,499	$ 1,783,876
Cost of goods sold	387,082	347,410	1,105,429	972,905
Gross profit	333,394	289,513	955,070	810,971
Operating expenses	228,508	189,267	671,712	517,797
Income from operations	104,886	100,246	283,358	293,174
Other (expense) income:
Interest expense	(827)	(1,141)	(2,641)	(1,266)
Interest income	5	31	14	113
Other (expense) income, net	101	(5)	(377)	66
Total other expense	(721)	(1,115)	(3,004)	(1,087)
Income before provision for income taxes	104,165	99,131	280,354	292,087
Provision for income taxes	39,469	36,777	107,100	110,467
Net income	$ 64,696	$ 62,354	$ 173,254	$ 181,620
Net income per common share:
Basic	$ 1.04	$ 0.99	$ 2.77	$ 2.88
Diluted	$ 1.03	$ 0.98	$ 2.76	$ 2.86
Weighted average shares used in computing net income per common share:
Basic	61,896	62,808	62,137	62,628
Diluted	62,212	63,134	62,447	62,947
Cash dividend declared per common share	$ 0.33	$ 0.30	$ 0.99	$ 0.90