Net Income Per Share (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Feb. 29, 2020

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
	February 29,		March 2,		February 29,		March 2,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Net income attributable to MSC Industrial as reported	$	55,500	$	68,424	$	120,918	$	142,656
Less: Distributed net income available to participating securities		—		(5)		(24)		(24)
Less: Undistributed net income available to participating securities		—		(15)		—		(46)
Numerator for basic net income per share:
Undistributed and distributed net income available to common shareholders	$	55,500	$	68,404	$	120,894	$	142,586
Add: Undistributed net income allocated to participating securities		—		15		—		46
Less: Undistributed net income reallocated to participating securities		—		(15)		—		(46)
Numerator for diluted net income per share:
Undistributed and distributed net income available to common shareholders	$	55,500	$	68,404	$	120,894	$	142,586
Denominator:
Weighted average shares outstanding for basic net income per share		55,467		55,139		55,371		55,320
Effect of dilutive securities		120		223		174		299
Weighted average shares outstanding for diluted net income per share		55,587		55,362		55,545		55,619
Net income per share Two-class method:
Basic	$	1.00	$	1.24	$	2.18	$	2.58
Diluted	$	1.00	$	1.24	$	2.18	$	2.56
Potentially dilutive securities		1,096		1,123		1,447		718