Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		May 30, 2020	Jun. 01, 2019	May 30, 2020	Jun. 01, 2019
Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income, as reported		$ 78,114	$ 79,514	$ 199,122	$ 222,176
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustments		(4,065)	(2,576)	(3,247)	(3,242)
Comprehensive income	[1]	74,049	76,938	195,875	218,934
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest:
Less: Net income		(411)	87	(501)	81
Foreign currency translation adjustments		536	83	441	146
Comprehensive income attributable to MSC Industrial		$ 74,174	$ 77,108	$ 195,815	$ 219,161

[1] There were no material taxes associated with other comprehensive income during the thirteen and thirty-nine-week periods ending May 30, 2020 and June 1, 2019, respectively.