Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 02, 2017	Sep. 03, 2016
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 16,083	$ 52,890
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $13,278 and $12,353, respectively		471,795	392,463
Inventories		464,959	444,221
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		52,742	45,290
Deferred income taxes			46,627
Total current assets		1,005,579	981,491
Property, plant and equipment, net		316,305	320,544
Goodwill		633,728	624,081
Identifiable intangibles, net		110,429	105,307
Other assets		32,871	33,528
Total assets		2,098,912	2,064,951
Current Liabilities:
Short-term debt	[1]	331,986	267,050
Accounts payable		121,266	110,601
Accrued liabilities		104,473	100,951
Total current liabilities		557,725	478,602
Long-term debt		200,991	339,772
Deferred income taxes and tax uncertainties		115,056	148,201
Total liabilities		873,772	966,575
Commitments and Contingencies
Shareholders' Equity:
Preferred stock; $0.001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding
Additional paid-in capital		626,995	584,017
Retained earnings		1,168,812	1,040,148
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(17,263)	(19,098)
Class A treasury stock, at cost, 8,972,729 and 8,344,514 shares, respectively		(553,470)	(506,756)
Total shareholders' equity		1,225,140	1,098,376
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity		2,098,912	2,064,951
Class A Common Stock [Member]
Shareholders' Equity:
Common stock		54	53
Class B Common Stock [Member]
Shareholders' Equity:
Common stock		$ 12	$ 12

[1] Net of unamortized debt issuance costs expected to be amortized in the next twelve months.