P - Segment Reporting (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 25, 2012

Segment Results

The following table shows segment results for the following fiscal years:

	Year Ended
(in thousands)	August 25, 2012			August 27, 2011			August 28, 2010
Net Sales:
Auto Parts Stores	$	8,422,559		$	7,906,692		$	7,213,753
Other		181,304			166,281			148,865
Total	$	8,603,863		$	8,072,973		$	7,362,618
Segment Profit:
Auto Parts Stores	$	4,292,474		$	3,989,852		$	3,591,464
Other		139,562			129,611			120,280
Gross profit		4,432,036			4,119,463			3,711,744
Operating, selling, general and administrative expenses		(2,803,145	)		(2,624,660	)		(2,392,330	)
Interest expense, net		(175,905	)		(170,557	)		(158,909	)
Income before income taxes	$	1,452,986		$	1,324,246		$	1,160,505
Segment Assets:
Auto Parts Stores	$	6,214,688		$	5,827,285		$	5,531,955
Other		50,951			42,317			39,639
Total	$	6,265,639		$	5,869,602		$	5,571,594
Capital Expenditures:
Auto Parts Stores	$	364,361		$	316,074		$	307,725
Other		13,693			5,530			7,675
Total	$	378,054		$	321,604		$	315,400
Auto Parts Stores Sales by Product Grouping:
Failure	$	3,793,963		$	3,530,497		$	3,145,528
Maintenance items		3,196,807			3,051,672			2,792,610
Discretionary		1,431,789			1,324,523			1,275,615
Auto Parts Stores net sales	$	8,422,559		$	7,906,692		$	7,213,753