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Goodwill and Intangibles - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 24 Months Ended
Feb. 14, 2015
Feb. 15, 2014
Feb. 14, 2015
Feb. 15, 2014
Feb. 14, 2015
Finite Lived And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]          
Amortization expense of intangible assets $ 2,100,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets $ 1,500,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets $ 4,100,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets $ 2,500,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets  
Purchase of intangibles     10,000,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireIntangibleAssets 11,112,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireIntangibleAssets  
Interamerican Motor Corporation [Member]          
Finite Lived And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]          
Increased intangible assets related to acquisition         8,300,000us-gaap_IndefinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired
/ 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