Net Income Per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2019

Net Income Per Share [Abstract]

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

	Thirteen Weeks Ended
	November 30,		December 1,
	2019		2018
Net income attributable to MSC Industrial as reported	$	65,418	$	74,232
Less: Distributed net income available to participating securities		(7)		(20)
Less: Undistributed net income available to participating securities		(5)		(33)
Numerator for basic net income per share:
Undistributed and distributed net income available to common shareholders	$	65,406	$	74,179
Add: Undistributed net income allocated to participating securities		5		33
Less: Undistributed net income reallocated to participating securities		(5)		(33)
Numerator for diluted net income per share:
Undistributed and distributed net income available to common shareholders	$	65,406	$	74,179
Denominator:
Weighted average shares outstanding for basic net income per share		55,275		55,502
Effect of dilutive securities		169		329
Weighted average shares outstanding for diluted net income per share		55,444		55,831
Net income per share Two-class method:
Basic	$	1.18	$	1.34
Diluted	$	1.18	$	1.33
Potentially dilutive securities		1,557		408