Financing (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2015

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Debt

The Company’s debt consisted of the following:

(in thousands)	August 29, 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 3.85%		250,000		—
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 3.36%		400,000		—
Commercial paper, weighted average interest rate of 0.45% and 0.27% at August 29, 2015 and August 30, 2014, respectively		1,047,600		893,800
Total debt		4,647,600		4,343,800
Less: Short-term borrowings		—		180,910
Long-term debt before discounts and debt issuance costs Total debt		4,647,600		4,162,890
Less: Discounts and debt issuance costs		22,724		20,694
Long-term debt	$	4,624,876	$	4,142,196

Scheduled Maturities of Debt

Scheduled maturities of debt are as follows:

(in thousands)	Scheduled Maturities
2016	$	1,547,600
2017		400,000
2018		250,000
2019		—
2020		—
Thereafter		2,450,000
Subtotal		4,647,600
Discount and debt issuance costs		22,724
Total Debt	$	4,624,876