Net Income Per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2020

Net Income Per Share [Abstract]

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

	For the Fiscal Years Ended
	August 29,		August 31,		September 1,
	2020		2019		2018
	(52 weeks)		(52 weeks)		(52 weeks)
Net income attributable to MSC Industrial as reported	$	251,117	$	288,865	$	329,223
Less: Distributed net income available to participating securities		—		(45)		(89)
Less: Undistributed net income available to participating securities		—		(75)		(291)
Numerator for basic net income per share:
Undistributed and distributed net income available to common shareholders	$	251,117	$	288,745	$	328,843
Add: Undistributed net income allocated to participating securities		—		75		291
Less: Undistributed net income reallocated to participating securities		—		(75)		(290)
Numerator for diluted net income per share:
Undistributed and distributed net income available to common shareholders	$	251,117	$	288,745	$	328,844
Denominator:
Weighted average shares outstanding for basic net income per share		55,472		55,245		56,355
Effect of dilutive securities		171		263		352
Weighted average shares outstanding for diluted net income per share		55,643		55,508		56,707
Net income per share:
Basic	$	4.53	$	5.23	$	5.84
Diluted	$	4.51	$	5.20	$	5.80
Potentially dilutive securities		1,393		1,080		207