Financing (Tables)

8 Months Ended

May 06, 2017

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Debt

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

(in thousands)	May 6, 2017		August 27, 2016
1.300% Senior Notes due January 2017, effective interest rate of 1.43%	$	—	$	400,000
7.125% Senior Notes due August 2018, effective interest rate of 7.28%		250,000		250,000
1.625% Senior Notes due April 2019, effective interest rate of 1.77%		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 2.62%		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
3.125% Senior Notes due April 2026, effective interest rate of 3.28%		400,000		400,000
3.750% Senior Notes due June 2027, effective interest rate of 3.83%		600,000		—
Commercial paper, weighted average interest rate of 1.25% and 0.72% at May 6, 2017 and August 27, 2016, respectively		1,228,200		1,197,500
Total debt before discounts and debt issuance costs		5,178,200		4,947,500
Less: Discounts and debt issuance costs		25,357		23,381
Long-term debt	$	5,152,843	$	4,924,119