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Goodwill and Intangibles - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Nov. 22, 2014
Nov. 23, 2013
Finite Lived And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]    
Amortization expense of intangible assets $ 2,100,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets $ 946,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
Purchase of intangibles 10,000,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireIntangibleAssets  
Interamerican Motor Corporation [Member]    
Finite Lived And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]    
Increased intangible assets related to acquisition 8,300,000azo_IncreaseDecreaseInIntangibleAssets
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= azo_InteramericanMotorCorporationMember
 
Customer Relationships [Member]    
Finite Lived And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]    
Purchase of intangibles $ 10,000,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireIntangibleAssets
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember