Net Income Per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 01, 2012

Net Income Per Share [Abstract]

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

	For the Fiscal Years Ended
	September 1, 2012 (53 weeks)			August 27, 2011 (52 weeks)			August 28, 2010 (52 weeks)
Net income as reported	$	259,031		$	218,786		$	150,373
Less: Distributed net income available to participating securities		(351	)		(932	)		(411	)
Less: Undistributed net income available to participating securities		(1,758	)		(948	)		(960	)
Numerator for basic net income per share:
Undistributed and distributed net income available to common shareholders	$	256,922		$	216,906		$	149,002
Add: Undistributed net income allocated to participating securities		1,758			948			960
Less: Undistributed net income reallocated to participating securities		(1,748	)		(942	)		(953	)
Numerator for diluted net income per share:
Undistributed and distributed net income available to common shareholders	$	256,932		$	216,912		$	149,009
Denominator:
Weighted average shares outstanding for basic net income per share		62,434			62,902			62,438
Effect of dilutive securities		369			422			492
Weighted average shares outstanding for diluted net income per share.		62,803			63,324			62,930
Net income per share Two-Class Method:
Basic	$	4.12		$	3.45		$	2.39
Diluted	$	4.09		$	3.43		$	2.37