Income Taxes - Provision for Income Tax Expense (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2013	Aug. 25, 2012	Aug. 27, 2011
Current:
Federal	$ 466,803	$ 424,895	$ 364,117
State	46,494	47,386	39,473
International	38,202	24,775	27,015
Total	551,499	497,056	430,605
Deferred:
Federal	16,816	33,679	57,625
State	3,139	(2,822)	(5,031)
International	(251)	(5,300)	(7,927)
Total	19,704	25,557	44,667
Income tax expense	$ 571,203	$ 522,613	$ 475,272