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Debt Instrument, Required Minimum Ratio of Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization to Interest Expense

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Debt Instrument, Term, Extension Period

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Line Of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity After Increase With Consent Of Lenders

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Line of credit facility maximum borrowing capacity increase in amount.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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LONG-TERM DEBT AND REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended						9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 01, 2021	Feb. 28, 2021	Nov. 29, 2020	Aug. 30, 2020	May 31, 2020	Feb. 23, 2020	Aug. 25, 2019	Feb. 28, 2021	Feb. 23, 2020	May 31, 2020	Nov. 27, 2022	Aug. 29, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of long-term debt								$ 2,312,100,000	$ 665,900,000
Loss on early extinguishment of debt								$ 68,700,000	$ 800,000
Required minimum ratio of EBITDA to interest expense		300.00%						300.00%
Scenario, Forecast
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ratio of funded debt to EBITDA (maximum)											375.00%	475.00%
Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity					$ 600,000,000.0					$ 600,000,000.0
Increase to aggregate principal amount					750,000,000.0					750,000,000.0
Term Loan Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of long-term debt						$ 200,000,000.0	$ 200,000,000.0
Three-year Term Loans Maturing on October 26, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of long-term debt						100,000,000.0	100,000,000.0
Five-year Term Loans Maturing on October 26, 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of long-term debt						100,000,000.0	$ 100,000,000.0
Senior Debt \| 3.2% Senior Notes due January 25, 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of long-term debt		$ 400,000,000.0
Stated interest rate		3.20%						3.20%
Senior Debt \| 3.2% Senior Notes due January 25, 2023 \| SG&A expenses
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on early extinguishment of debt		$ 24,400,000
Senior Debt \| 3.8% Senior Notes due October 22, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of long-term debt			$ 1,200,000,000
Stated interest rate			3.80%
Senior Debt \| 3.8% Senior Notes due October 22, 2021 \| SG&A expenses
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on early extinguishment of debt			$ 44,300,000
Senior Debt \| 1.375% Senior Notes due November 01, 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate			1.375%
Aggregate principal amount			$ 1,000,000,000.0
Senior Debt \| Floating Rate Notes due on October 9, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of long-term debt			$ 500,000,000.0
Senior Debt \| 4.95% Senior Notes due August 15, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of long-term debt				$ 126,600,000
Stated interest rate				4.95%
Senior Debt \| Floating Rate Notes due October 22, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of long-term debt					$ 275,000,000.0	$ 250,000,000.0				$ 525,000,000.0
Subordinated debt \| 9.75% subordinated debt due March 2021 \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of long-term debt	$ 195,900,000
Stated interest rate	9.75%
The Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		1,600,000,000						$ 1,600,000,000
Maximum additional borrowing capacity		2,100,000,000						2,100,000,000
Outstanding borrowings		$ 0						$ 0
The Facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Duration of additional extension terms available for credit facility								1 year
The Facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Duration of additional extension terms available for credit facility								2 years