Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 01, 2012

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Provision For Income Taxes

	For the Fiscal Years Ended
	September 1, 2012		August 27, 2011		August 28, 2010
Current:
Federal	$	128,640	$	99,034	$	74,917
State and local		18,421		15,986		10,916
		147,061		115,020		85,833
Deferred:
Federal		4,797		15,385		4,303
State and local		1,253		139		319
		6,050		15,524		4,622
Total	$	153,111	$	130,544	$	90,455

Components Of Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities

	September 1, 2012			August 27, 2011
Deferred tax liabilities:
Depreciation	$	(41,812	)	$	(37,544	)
Deferred catalog costs		(1,779	)		(2,435	)
Goodwill		(35,841	)		(30,216	)
		(79,432	)		(70,195	)
Deferred tax assets:
Accounts receivable		2,030			1,753
Inventory		5,703			5,589
Deferred compensation		1,272			1,061
Stock based compensation		9,981			9,129
Intangible amortization		7,027			5,037
Other		5,705			5,962
		31,718			28,531
Net Deferred Tax Liabilities	$	(47,714	)	$	(41,664	)

Reconciliation Of Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate To Effective Tax Rate

	For the Fiscal Years Ended
	September 1, 2012			August 27, 2011			August 28, 2010
U.S. Federal statutory rate		35.0	%		35.0	%		35.0	%
State income taxes, net of Federal benefit		2.7			2.8			2.8
Other, net		(0.5	)		(0.4	)		(0.2	)
Effective income tax rate		37.2	%		37.4	%		37.6	%

Changes In Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits

	September 1, 2012			August 27, 2011
Beginning Balance	$	11,393		$	10,836
Additions for tax positions relating to current year		2,294			2,679
Additions for tax positions relating to prior years		74			1,064
Reductions for tax positions relating to prior years		(1,540	)		(663	)
Settlements		(1,144	)		—
Lapse of statute of limitations		(3,266	)		(2,523	)
Ending Balance	$	7,811		$	11,393