Consolidated Statements Of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 30, 2014	Aug. 31, 2013	Sep. 01, 2012
Consolidated Statements Of Income [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 2,787,122	$ 2,457,649	$ 2,355,918
Cost of goods sold	1,500,866	1,339,133	1,277,715
Gross profit	1,286,256	1,118,516	1,078,203
Operating expenses	903,072	732,990	665,987
Income from operations	383,184	385,526	412,216
Other (expense) income:
Interest expense	(3,874)	(2,164)	(241)
Interest income	414	117	196
Other expense, net	(199)	(50)	(29)
Total other expense	(3,659)	(2,097)	(74)
Income before provision for income taxes	379,525	383,429	412,142
Provision for income taxes	143,458	145,434	153,111
Net income	$ 236,067	$ 237,995	$ 259,031
Net income per common share:
Basic	$ 3.78	$ 3.77	$ 4.12
Diluted	$ 3.76	$ 3.75	$ 4.09
Weighted average shares used in computing net income per common share:
Basic	62,026	62,695	62,434
Diluted	62,339	63,011	62,803