Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Mar. 02, 2019	Sep. 01, 2018
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 31,167	$ 46,217
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $16,828 and $12,992, respectively		540,756	523,892
Inventories		572,593	518,496
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		99,387	58,902
Total current assets		1,243,903	1,147,507
Property, plant and equipment, net		307,310	311,685
Goodwill		677,501	674,998
Identifiable intangibles, net		123,062	122,724
Other assets		6,340	31,813
Total assets		2,358,116	2,288,727
Current Liabilities:
Short-term debt	[1]	308,562	224,097
Accounts payable		162,673	145,133
Accrued liabilities		96,656	121,293
Total current liabilities		567,891	490,523
Long-term debt		284,666	311,236
Deferred income taxes and tax uncertainties		99,714	99,714
Total liabilities		952,271	901,473
Commitments and Contingencies
MSC Industrial Shareholders’ Equity:
Preferred stock; $0.001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding
Additional paid-in capital		670,047	657,749
Retained earnings		1,349,972	1,325,822
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(20,237)	(19,634)
Class A treasury stock, at cost, 9,489,885 and 9,207,635 shares, respectively		(599,603)	(576,748)
Total MSC Industrial shareholders’ equity		1,400,243	1,387,254
Noncontrolling interest		5,602
Total Shareholders’ Equity		1,405,845	1,387,254
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity		2,358,116	2,288,727
Class A Common Stock [Member]
MSC Industrial Shareholders’ Equity:
Common stock		54	55
Class B Common Stock [Member]
MSC Industrial Shareholders’ Equity:
Common stock		$ 10	$ 10

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