Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 02, 2017

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Provision For Income Taxes

	For the Fiscal Years Ended
	September 2,		September 3,		August 29,
	2017		2016		2015
Current:
Federal	$	108,347	$	109,699	$	109,575
State and local		16,059		15,621		17,339
		124,406		125,320		126,914
Deferred:
Federal		10,938		13,993		13,987
State and local		1,217		1,202		932
		12,155		15,195		14,919
Total	$	136,561	$	140,515	$	141,833

Components Of Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities

	September 2,		September 3,
	2017		2016
Deferred tax liabilities:
Depreciation	$	(56,382)	$	(53,580)
Deferred catalog costs		(1,079)		(1,347)
Goodwill		(103,218)		(88,607)
		(160,679)		(143,534)
Deferred tax assets:
Accounts receivable		4,441		4,089
Inventory		9,794		9,995
Deferred compensation		1,280		1,710
Stock-based compensation		9,140		9,813
Intangible amortization		9,517		11,933
Other accrued expenses/reserves		17,445		9,087
		51,617		46,627
Net Deferred Tax Liabilities	$	(109,062)	$	(96,907)

Reconciliation Of Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate To Effective Tax Rate

	For the Fiscal Years Ended
	September 2,		September 3,		August 29,
	2017		2016		2015
U.S. Federal statutory rate	35.0	%	35.0	%	35.0	%
State income taxes, net of Federal benefit	3.0		3.0		3.1
Other, net	(0.9)		(0.2)		(0.1)
Effective income tax rate	37.1	%	37.8	%	38.0	%

Changes In Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits

	September 2,		September 3,
	2017		2016
Beginning Balance	$	10,610	$	10,333
Additions for tax positions relating to current year		3,261		2,745
Additions for tax positions relating to prior years		1,015		—
Settlements		—		(174)
Lapse of statute of limitations		(2,245)		(2,294)
Ending Balance	$	12,641	$	10,610