Financing (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May 09, 2015

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Debt

The Company’s long-term debt consisted of the following:

(in thousands)	May 9, 2015		August 30, 2014
5.750% Senior Notes due January 2015, effective interest rate of 5.89%	$	—	$	500,000
5.500% Senior Notes due November 2015, effective interest rate of 4.86%		300,000		300,000
6.950% Senior Notes due June 2016, effective interest rate of 7.09%		200,000		200,000
1.300% Senior Notes due January 2017, effective interest rate of 1.43%		400,000		400,000
7.125% Senior Notes due August 2018, effective interest rate of 7.28%		250,000		250,000
4.000% Senior Notes due November 2020, effective interest rate of 4.43%		500,000		500,000
2.500% Senior Notes due April 2021, effective interest rate of 2.62%		249,905		—
3.700% Senior Notes due April 2022, effective interest rate of 3.85%		500,000		500,000
2.875% Senior Notes due January 2023, effective interest rate of 3.21%		300,000		300,000
3.125% Senior Notes due July 2023, effective interest rate of 3.26%		500,000		500,000
3.250% Senior Notes due April 2025, effective interest rate of 3.36%		398,924		—
Commercial paper, weighted average interest rate of 0.45% and 0.27% at May 9, 2015 and August 30, 2014, respectively		934,500		893,800
Total debt		4,533,329		4,343,800
Less: Short-term borrowings		—		180,910
Long-term debt	$	4,533,329	$	4,162,890