Segment Reporting (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Feb. 09, 2013

The Company evaluates its reportable segment primarily on the basis of net sales and segment profit, which is defined as gross profit. Segment results for the periods presented were as follows:


	Twelve Weeks Ended						Twenty-Four Weeks Ended
(in thousands)	February 9, 2013			February 11, 2012			February 9, 2013			February 11, 2012
Net Sales
Auto Parts Stores	$	1,796,280		$	1,762,903		$	3,745,003		$	3,647,041
Other		58,918			41,166			101,235			81,370

Total	$	1,855,198		$	1,804,069		$	3,846,238		$	3,728,411

Segment Profit
Auto Parts Stores	$	924,704		$	894,493		$	1,924,039		$	1,846,850
Other		37,277			31,722			69,808			62,992

Gross profit		961,981			926,215			1,993,847			1,909,842
Operating, selling, general and administrative expenses		(644,410	)		(625,564	)		(1,312,999	)		(1,268,257	)
Interest expense, net		(41,323	)		(38,923	)		(82,428	)		(78,017	)

Income before income taxes	$	276,248		$	261,728		$	598,420		$	563,568

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss.

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