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Segment Reporting - Segment Results (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended						4 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	May 07, 2016	Feb. 13, 2016	Nov. 21, 2015	May 09, 2015	Feb. 14, 2015	Nov. 22, 2014	Aug. 27, 2016	Aug. 29, 2015	Aug. 27, 2016	Aug. 29, 2015	Aug. 30, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 2,593,672	$ 2,257,192	$ 2,386,043	$ 2,493,021	$ 2,143,651	$ 2,260,264	$ 3,398,769	$ 3,290,404	$ 10,635,676	$ 10,187,340	$ 9,475,313
Gross profit	1,370,458	1,190,596	1,252,934	1,302,789	1,120,033	1,176,661	1,794,748	1,727,548	5,608,736	5,327,031	4,934,907
Operating, selling, general and administrative expenses									(3,548,341)	(3,373,980)	(3,104,684)
Assets							8,599,787	8,102,349	8,599,787	8,102,349	7,497,163
Interest expense, net									(147,681)	(150,439)	(167,509)
Capital Expenditures									488,791	480,579	438,116
Income before income taxes	$ 502,323	$ 349,828	$ 402,985	$ 482,170	$ 326,733	$ 371,502	657,577	622,207	1,912,714	1,802,612	1,662,714
Auto Parts Locations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									10,261,112	9,824,876	9,132,169
Gross profit									5,410,477	5,132,624	4,744,501
Assets							8,351,883	7,883,720	8,351,883	7,883,720	7,279,665
Capital Expenditures									470,631	464,246	423,951
Auto Parts Locations [Member] \| Failure [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									4,913,423	4,650,271	4,274,528
Auto Parts Locations [Member] \| Maintenance Items [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									3,721,240	3,618,779	3,362,969
Auto Parts Locations [Member] \| Discretionary [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									1,626,449	1,555,826	1,494,672
Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									374,564	362,464	343,144
Gross profit									198,259	194,407	190,406
Assets							$ 247,904	$ 218,629	247,904	218,629	217,498
Capital Expenditures									$ 18,160	$ 16,333	$ 14,165