Financing (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Feb. 13, 2016

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Debt

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

(in thousands)	February 13, 2016		August 29, 2015
5.500% Senior Notes due November 2015, effective interest rate of 4.86%	$	—	$	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		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		400,000
Commercial paper, weighted average interest rate of 0.73% and 0.45% at February 13, 2016 and August 29, 2015, respectively		1,566,100		1,047,600
Total debt		4,866,100		4,647,600
Less: Short-term borrowings		457,404		—
Long-term debt before discounts and debt issuance costs		4,408,696		4,647,600
Less: Discounts and debt issuance costs		20,885		22,724
Long-term debt	$	4,387,811	$	4,624,876