Quarterly Summary - Quarterly Summary (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended						4 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	May. 09, 2015	Feb. 14, 2015	Nov. 22, 2014	May. 10, 2014	Feb. 15, 2014	Nov. 23, 2013	Aug. 29, 2015	Aug. 30, 2014	Aug. 29, 2015	Aug. 30, 2014	Aug. 31, 2013
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 2,493,021	$ 2,143,651	$ 2,260,264	$ 2,341,545	$ 1,990,494	$ 2,093,578	$ 3,290,404	$ 3,049,696	$ 10,187,340	$ 9,475,313	$ 9,147,530
Gross profit	1,302,789	1,120,033	1,176,661	1,216,958	1,037,035	1,085,697	1,727,548	1,595,216	5,327,031	4,934,907	4,740,935
Operating profit	513,949	361,269	408,562	478,952	337,344	383,726	669,272	630,201	1,953,051	1,830,223	1,773,098
Income before income taxes	482,170	326,733	371,502	442,790	297,854	341,295	622,207	580,775	1,802,612	1,662,714	1,587,683
Net income	$ 309,071	$ 211,723	$ 238,310	$ 285,157	$ 192,830	$ 218,087	$ 401,137	$ 373,671	$ 1,160,241	$ 1,069,744	$ 1,016,480
Basic earnings per share	$ 9.77	$ 6.64	$ 7.42	$ 8.62	$ 5.73	$ 6.39	$ 13.02	$ 11.50	$ 36.76	$ 32.16	$ 28.28
Diluted earnings per share	$ 9.57	$ 6.51	$ 7.27	$ 8.46	$ 5.63	$ 6.29	$ 12.75	$ 11.28	$ 36.03	$ 31.57	$ 27.79