Segment Reporting (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Results

The Company evaluates its reportable segment primarily on the basis of net sales and segment profit, which is defined as gross profit. The following table shows segment results for the following fiscal years:

	Year Ended
(in thousands)	August 31, 2013			August 25, 2012			August 27, 2011
Net Sales:
Auto Parts Stores	$	8,858,723		$	8,422,559		$	7,906,692
Other		288,807			181,304			166,281
Total	$	9,147,530		$	8,603,863		$	8,072,973
Segment Profit:
Auto Parts Stores	$	4,568,190		$	4,292,474		$	3,989,852
Other		172,745			139,562			129,611
Gross profit		4,740,935			4,432,036			4,119,463
Operating, selling, general and administrative expenses		(2,967,837	)		(2,803,145	)		(2,624,660	)
Interest expense, net		(185,415	)		(175,905	)		(170,557	)
Income before income taxes	$	1,587,683		$	1,452,986		$	1,324,246
Segment Assets:
Auto Parts Stores	$	6,719,885		$	6,214,688		$	5,827,285
Other		172,204			50,951			42,317
Total	$	6,892,089		$	6,265,639		$	5,869,602
Capital Expenditures:
Auto Parts Stores	$	402,028		$	364,361		$	316,074
Other		12,423			13,693			5,530
Total	$	414,451		$	378,054		$	321,604
Auto Parts Stores Sales by Product Grouping:
Failure	$	4,214,642		$	3,793,963		$	3,530,497
Maintenance items		3,224,229			3,196,807			3,051,672
Discretionary		1,419,852			1,431,789			1,324,523
Auto Parts Stores net sales	$	8,858,723		$	8,422,559		$	7,906,692