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Financing - Schedule of Debt (Parenthetical) (Detail)
0 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jan. 14, 2014
Nov. 22, 2014
Aug. 30, 2014
Jan. 14, 2014
5.750% Senior Notes due January 2015, effective interest rate of 5.89% [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Stated interest rate percentage   5.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= azo_SeniorNotesFiveMember
5.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= azo_SeniorNotesFiveMember
 
Effective interest rate   5.89%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= azo_SeniorNotesFiveMember
5.89%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= azo_SeniorNotesFiveMember
 
Debt instrument maturity, month and year   2015-01 2015-01  
5.500% Senior Notes due November 2015, effective interest rate of 4.86% [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Stated interest rate percentage   5.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= azo_SeniorNotesSixMember
5.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= azo_SeniorNotesSixMember
 
Effective interest rate   4.86%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= azo_SeniorNotesSixMember
4.86%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= azo_SeniorNotesSixMember
 
Debt instrument maturity, month and year   2015-11 2015-11  
6.950% Senior Notes due June 2016, effective interest rate of 7.09% [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Stated interest rate percentage   6.95%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= azo_SeniorNotesSevenMember
6.95%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= azo_SeniorNotesSevenMember
 
Effective interest rate   7.09%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= azo_SeniorNotesSevenMember
7.09%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= azo_SeniorNotesSevenMember
 
Debt instrument maturity, month and year   2016-06 2016-06  
1.300% Senior Notes due January 2017, effective interest rate 1.43% [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Stated interest rate percentage 1.30%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= azo_SeniorNotesThirteenMember
1.30%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= azo_SeniorNotesThirteenMember
1.30%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= azo_SeniorNotesThirteenMember
1.30%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= azo_SeniorNotesThirteenMember
Effective interest rate   1.43%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= azo_SeniorNotesThirteenMember
1.43%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= azo_SeniorNotesThirteenMember
 
Debt instrument maturity, month and year 2017-01 2017-01 2017-01  
7.125% Senior Notes due August 2018, effective interest rate of 7.28% [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Stated interest rate percentage   7.125%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= azo_SeniorNotesEightMember
7.125%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= azo_SeniorNotesEightMember
 
Effective interest rate   7.28%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= azo_SeniorNotesEightMember
7.28%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= azo_SeniorNotesEightMember
 
Debt instrument maturity, month and year   2018-08 2018-08  
4.000% Senior Notes due November 2020, effective interest rate of 4.43% [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Stated interest rate percentage   4.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= azo_SeniorNotesNineMember
4.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= azo_SeniorNotesNineMember
 
Effective interest rate   4.43%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= azo_SeniorNotesNineMember
4.43%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= azo_SeniorNotesNineMember
 
Debt instrument maturity, month and year   2020-11 2020-11  
3.700% Senior Notes due April 2022, effective interest rate of 3.85% [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Stated interest rate percentage   3.70%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= azo_SeniorNotesTenMember
3.70%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= azo_SeniorNotesTenMember
 
Effective interest rate   3.85%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= azo_SeniorNotesTenMember
3.85%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= azo_SeniorNotesTenMember
 
Debt instrument maturity, month and year   2022-04 2022-04  
2.875% Senior Notes due January 2023, effective interest rate of 3.21% [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Stated interest rate percentage   2.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= azo_SeniorNotesElevenMember
2.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= azo_SeniorNotesElevenMember
 
Effective interest rate   3.21%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= azo_SeniorNotesElevenMember
3.21%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= azo_SeniorNotesElevenMember
 
Debt instrument maturity, month and year   2023-01 2023-01  
3.125% Senior Notes due July 2023, effective interest rate of 3.26% [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Stated interest rate percentage   3.125%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= azo_SeniorNotesTwelveMember
3.125%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= azo_SeniorNotesTwelveMember
 
Effective interest rate   3.26%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= azo_SeniorNotesTwelveMember
3.26%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= azo_SeniorNotesTwelveMember
 
Debt instrument maturity, month and year   2023-07 2023-07  
Commercial paper, weighted average interest rate of 0.35% and 0.27% at November 22, 2014 and August 30, 2014, respectively [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Weighted average interest rate of commercial paper   0.35%us-gaap_LongtermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPaperMember
0.27%us-gaap_LongtermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPaperMember