Segment Reporting (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Feb. 14, 2015

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 14, 2015			February 15, 2014			February 14, 2015			February 15, 2014
Net Sales
Auto Parts Stores	$	2,059,711		$	1,913,591		$	4,241,243		$	3,933,161
Other		83,940			76,903			162,673			150,911

Total	$	2,143,651		$	1,990,494		$	4,403,916		$	4,084,072

Segment Profit
Auto Parts Stores	$	1,075,078		$	994,971		$	2,207,413		$	2,038,986
Other		44,955			42,064			89,281			83,747

Gross profit		1,120,033			1,037,035			2,296,694			2,122,733
Operating, selling, general and administrative expenses		(758,764	)		(699,691	)		(1,526,863	)		(1,401,663	)
Interest expense, net		(34,536	)		(39,490	)		(71,596	)		(81,921	)

Income before income taxes	$	326,733		$	297,854		$	698,235		$	639,149

- 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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