Net Income Per Share (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 02, 2019

Net Income Per Share [Abstract]

Basic And Diluted Net Income Per Common Share Under The Two-Class Method

	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
	March 2,		March 3,		March 2,		March 3,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Net income attributable to MSC Industrial as reported	$	68,424	$	117,552	$	142,656	$	177,137
Less: Distributed net income available to participating securities		(5)		(22)		(24)		(59)
Less: Undistributed net income available to participating securities		(15)		(105)		(46)		(197)
Numerator for basic net income per share:
Undistributed and distributed net income available to common shareholders	$	68,404	$	117,425	$	142,586	$	176,881
Add: Undistributed net income allocated to participating securities		15		105		46		197
Less: Undistributed net income reallocated to participating securities		(15)		(104)		(46)		(196)
Numerator for diluted net income per share:
Undistributed and distributed net income available to common shareholders	$	68,404	$	117,426	$	142,586	$	176,882
Denominator:
Weighted average shares outstanding for basic net income per share		55,139		56,439		55,320		56,363
Effect of dilutive securities		223		453		299		335
Weighted average shares outstanding for diluted net income per share		55,362		56,892		55,619		56,698
Net income per share two-class method:
Basic	$	1.24	$	2.08	$	2.58	$	3.14
Diluted	$	1.24	$	2.06	$	2.56	$	3.12
Potentially dilutive securities		1,123		-		718		-