Segment Reporting (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Feb. 15, 2014

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 15, 2014			February 9, 2013			February 15, 2014			February 9, 2013
Net Sales
Auto Parts Stores	$	1,913,591		$	1,796,280		$	3,933,161		$	3,745,003
Other		76,903			58,918			150,911			101,235

Total	$	1,990,494		$	1,855,198		$	4,084,072		$	3,846,238

Segment Profit
Auto Parts Stores	$	994,971		$	924,704		$	2,038,986		$	1,924,039
Other		42,064			37,277			83,747			69,808

Gross profit		1,037,035			961,981			2,122,733			1,993,847
Operating, selling, general and administrative expenses		(699,691	)		(644,410	)		(1,401,663	)		(1,312,999	)
Interest expense, net		(39,490	)		(41,323	)		(81,921	)		(82,428	)

Income before income taxes	$	297,854		$	276,248		$	639,149		$	598,420

- 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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