Net Income Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May 30, 2020

Net Income Per Share [Abstract]

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

	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
	May 30,		June 1,		May 30,		June 1,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Net income attributable to MSC Industrial as reported	$	77,703	$	79,601	$	198,621	$	222,257
Less: Distributed net income available to participating securities		—		(10)		(10)		(34)
Less: Undistributed net income available to participating securities		—		(19)		—		(66)
Numerator for basic net income per share:
Undistributed and distributed net income available to common shareholders	$	77,703	$	79,572	$	198,611	$	222,157
Add: Undistributed net income allocated to participating securities		—		19		—		66
Less: Undistributed net income reallocated to participating securities		—		(19)		—		(66)
Numerator for diluted net income per share:
Undistributed and distributed net income available to common shareholders	$	77,703	$	79,572	$	198,611	$	222,157
Denominator:
Weighted average shares outstanding for basic net income per share		55,563		55,158		55,435		55,266
Effect of dilutive securities		36		229		146		290
Weighted average shares outstanding for diluted net income per share		55,599		55,387		55,581		55,556
Net income per share Two-class method:
Basic	$	1.40	$	1.44	$	3.58	$	4.02
Diluted	$	1.40	$	1.44	$	3.57	$	4.00
Potentially dilutive securities		1,933		1,093		1,417		939