Associate Benefit Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 03, 2016

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Schedule Of Stock-Based Compensation Expense

	For the Fiscal Years Ended
	September 3,		August 29,		August 30,
	2016		2015		2014
Stock options	$	4,382	$	4,614	$	5,324
Restricted share awards		6,112		8,139		8,898
Restricted stock units		3,205		1,105		2,167
Associate Stock Purchase Plan		286		337		299
Total		13,985		14,195		16,688
Deferred income tax benefit		(5,206)		(5,266)		(6,227)
Stock-based compensation expense, net	$	8,779	$	8,929	$	10,461

Schedule Of Option Grant Fair Value Assumptions

		2016			2015			2014
Expected life (in years)		3.9			3.9			3.9
Risk-free interest rate		1.09	%		1.09	%		0.93	%
Expected volatility		21.8	%		24.5	%		26.6	%
Expected dividend yield		2.40	%		1.70	%		1.70	%
Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value	$	8.03		$	14.06		$	14.98

Summary Of Stock Option Activity

	2016
	Shares	Weighted-Average Exercise Price
Outstanding - beginning of year	1,274	$	73.10
Granted	586		58.90
Exercised	(144)		51.47
Canceled/Forfeited	(71)		74.68
Outstanding - end of year	1,645	$	69.86
Exercisable - end of year	626	$	71.78

Summary Of Stock Options By Range Of Exercise Price

Range of Exercise Prices	Number of Options Outstanding at September 3, 2016	Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Life	Weighted-Average Exercise Price		Intrinsic Value		Number of Options Exercisable at September 3, 2016	Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Life	Weighted-Average Exercise Price		Intrinsic Value
$  54.52 – $ 58.90	643	5.5	$	58.38	$	10,166	77	1.1	$	54.52	$	1,515
58.91 –    69.46	364	2.7		68.26		2,153	309	2.6		68.04		1,892
69.47 –    81.76	288	4.1		81.61		3	148	4.1		81.55		2
81.77 –    83.03	350	5.1		83.02		—	92	5.1		83.02		—
	1,645	4.6	$	69.86	$	12,322	626	3.2	$	71.78	$	3,409

Restricted Share Awards [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Summary Of Non-Vested Restricted Share Award Activity

	2016
	Shares		Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Non-vested restricted share awards at the beginning of the year	391	$	75.39
Granted	1		62.31
Vested	(111)		67.34
Canceled/Forfeited	(16)		78.55
Non-vested restricted share awards at the end of the year	265	$	78.58

Restricted Stock Units [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Summary Of Non-Vested Restricted Stock Unit Award Activity

	2016
	Shares		Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Non-vested restricted stock unit awards at the beginning of the year	62	$	55.09
Granted	207		58.83
Vested	(63)		54.69
Canceled/Forfeited	(8)		58.81
Non-vested restricted stock unit awards at the end of the year	198	$	58.98