Segment Reporting (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May 04, 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						Thirty-Six Weeks Ended
(in thousands)	May 4, 2013			May 5, 2012			May 4, 2013			May 5, 2012
Net Sales
Auto Parts Stores	$	2,128,109		$	2,068,643		$	5,873,113		$	5,715,683
Other		77,769			43,223			179,003			124,594

Total	$	2,205,878		$	2,111,866		$	6,052,116		$	5,840,277

Segment Profit
Auto Parts Stores	$	1,100,083		$	1,056,587		$	3,024,122		$	2,903,437
Other		42,630			33,212			112,438			96,204

Gross profit		1,142,713			1,089,799			3,136,560			2,999,641
Operating, selling, general and administrative expenses		(686,683	)		(662,549	)		(1,999,682	)		(1,930,806	)
Interest expense, net		(42,091	)		(39,743	)		(124,519	)		(117,760	)

Income before income taxes	$	413,939		$	387,507		$	1,012,359		$	951,075

- 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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