Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2013

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Provision For Income Taxes

	For the Fiscal Years Ended
	August 31, 2013			September 1, 2012		August 27, 2011
Current:
Federal	$	119,470		$	128,640	$	99,034
State and local		18,629			18,421		15,986
		138,099			147,061		115,020
Deferred:
Federal		7,403			4,797		15,385
State and local		(68	)		1,253		139
		7,335			6,050		15,524
Total	$	145,434		$	153,111	$	130,544

Components Of Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities

	August 31, 2013			September 1, 2012
Deferred tax liabilities:
Depreciation	$	(46,339	)	$	(41,812	)
Deferred catalog costs		(1,730	)		(1,779	)
Goodwill		(44,751	)		(35,841	)
		(92,820	)		(79,432	)
Deferred tax assets:
Accounts receivable		2,254			2,030
Inventory		7,345			5,703
Deferred compensation		1,509			1,272
Stock based compensation		10,888			9,981
Intangible amortization		9,983			7,027
Other		5,792			5,705
		37,771			31,718
Net Deferred Tax Liabilities	$	(55,049	)	$	(47,714	)

Reconciliation Of Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate To Effective Tax Rate

	For the Fiscal Years Ended
	August 31, 2013			September 1, 2012			August 27, 2011
U.S. Federal statutory rate		35.0	%		35.0	%		35.0	%
State income taxes, net of Federal benefit		3.0			2.7			2.8
Other, net		(0.1	)		(0.5	)		(0.4	)
Effective income tax rate		37.9	%		37.2	%		37.4	%

Changes In Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits

	August 31, 2013			September 1, 2012
Beginning Balance	$	7,811		$	11,393
Additions for tax positions relating to current year		2,516			2,294
Additions for tax positions relating to prior years		—			74
Reductions for tax positions relating to prior years		(936	)		(1,540	)
Settlements		(120	)		(1,144	)
Lapse of statute of limitations		(1,079	)		(3,266	)
Ending Balance	$	8,192		$	7,811