Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		May 28, 2022	May 29, 2021	May 28, 2022	May 29, 2021
Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income, as reported		$ 99,717	$ 94,935	$ 236,128	$ 152,060
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustments		542	4,325	(682)	7,147
Comprehensive income	[1]	100,259	99,260	235,446	159,207
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest:
Net income		(60)	(501)	(473)	(1,087)
Foreign currency translation adjustments		(453)	(299)	(366)	(509)
Comprehensive income attributable to MSC Industrial		$ 99,746	$ 98,460	$ 234,607	$ 157,611

[1] There were no material taxes associated with other comprehensive income during the thirteen- and thirty-nine-week periods ended May 28, 2022 and May 29, 2021.