Quarterly Summary (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 27, 2011

Quarterly Summary [Abstract]

Quarterly Summary

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	Twelve Weeks Ended						Weeks Ended
	November 20,		February 12,		May 7,		August 27,
(in thousands, except per share data)	2010		2011		2011		2011(2)
Net sales	$	1,791,662	$	1,660,946	$	1,978,369	$	2,641,996
Gross profit		907,748		845,611		1,013,530		1,352,574
Operating profit		306,121		271,748		392,925		524,010
Income before income taxes		268,868		232,172		353,009		470,197
Net income		172,076		148,056		227,373		301,469
Basic earnings per share		3.85		3.41		5.42		7.35
Diluted earnings per share		3.77		3.34		5.29		7.18

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	Twelve Weeks Ended						Weeks Ended
	November 21,		February 13,		May 8,		August 28,
(in thousands, except per share data)	2009		2010		2010		2010(2)
Net sales	$	1,589,244	$	1,506,225	$	1,821,990	$	2,445,159
Gross profit		799,924		753,736		923,121		1,234,963
Operating profit		260,428		230,381		355,865		472,740
Income before income taxes		224,088		194,072		319,032		423,313
Net income		143,300		123,333		202,745		268,933
Basic earnings per share		2.86		2.49		4.19		5.77
Diluted earnings per share		2.82		2.46		4.12		5.66

(1)	The sum of quarterly amounts may not equal the annual amounts reported due to rounding. In addition, the earnings per share amounts are computed independently for each quarter while the full year is based on the annual weighted average shares outstanding.
(2)	The fourth quarter for fiscal 2011 and fiscal 2010 are based on a 16-week period. All other quarters presented are based on a 12-week period.