Income Taxes - Provision for Income Tax Expense (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 30, 2014	Aug. 31, 2013	Aug. 25, 2012
Current:
Federal	$ 516,983	$ 466,803	$ 424,895
State	54,481	46,494	47,386
International	36,204	38,202	24,775
Total	607,668	551,499	497,056
Deferred:
Federal	(762)	16,816	33,679
State	(7,752)	3,139	(2,822)
International	(6,184)	(251)	(5,300)
Total	(14,698)	19,704	25,557
Income tax expense	$ 592,970	$ 571,203	$ 522,613