Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Nov. 28, 2015	Nov. 29, 2014
Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Income [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 706,819	$ 731,091
Cost of goods sold	387,847	400,942
Gross profit	318,972	330,149
Operating expenses	228,584	236,178
Income from operations	90,388	93,971
Other (expense) income:
Interest expense	(1,556)	(944)
Interest income	163	5
Other income, net	63	177
Total other expense	(1,330)	(762)
Income before provision for income taxes	89,058	93,209
Provision for income taxes	34,029	35,792
Net income	$ 55,029	$ 57,417
Net income per common share:
Basic	$ 0.89	$ 0.92
Diluted	$ 0.89	$ 0.91
Weighted average shares used in computing net income per common share:
Basic	61,296	61,246
Diluted	61,408	61,542
Cash dividend declared per common share	$ 0.43	$ 3.40