Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		5 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Feb. 11, 2017	Feb. 13, 2016	Feb. 11, 2017	Feb. 13, 2016
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 2,289,219	$ 2,257,192	$ 4,757,065	$ 4,643,235
Cost of sales, including warehouse and delivery expenses	1,083,683	1,066,596	2,249,988	2,199,705
Gross profit	1,205,536	1,190,596	2,507,077	2,443,530
Operating, selling, general and administrative expenses	821,567	807,936	1,664,206	1,622,875
Operating profit	383,969	382,660	842,871	820,655
Interest expense, net	34,198	32,832	67,504	67,842
Income before income taxes	349,771	349,828	775,367	752,813
Income taxes	112,626	121,215	260,097	266,088
Net income	$ 237,145	$ 228,613	$ 515,270	$ 486,725
Weighted average shares for basic earnings per share	28,606	30,170	28,779	30,334
Effect of dilutive stock equivalents	734	608	743	624
Weighted average shares for diluted earnings per share	29,340	30,778	29,522	30,958
Basic earnings per share	$ 8.29	$ 7.58	$ 17.90	$ 16.05
Diluted earnings per share	$ 8.08	$ 7.43	$ 17.45	$ 15.72