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Goodwill and Intangibles - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
May 09, 2015
May 10, 2014
May 09, 2015
May 10, 2014
Finite Lived And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]        
Amortization expense of intangible assets $ 2,000,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets $ 2,000,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets $ 6,200,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets $ 4,400,000us-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     7,700,000us-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