Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		5 Months Ended
	Feb. 10, 2018	Feb. 11, 2017	Feb. 10, 2018	Feb. 11, 2017
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 2,413,026	$ 2,289,219	$ 5,002,156	$ 4,757,065
Cost of sales, including warehouse and delivery expenses	1,135,980	1,083,683	2,359,263	2,249,988
Gross profit	1,277,046	1,205,536	2,642,893	2,507,077
Operating, selling, general and administrative expenses	1,071,948	821,567	1,969,041	1,664,206
Operating profit	205,098	383,969	673,852	842,871
Interest expense, net	39,340	34,198	78,229	67,504
Income before income taxes	165,758	349,771	595,623	775,367
Income taxes	(123,772)	112,626	25,090	260,097
Net income	$ 289,530	$ 237,145	$ 570,533	$ 515,270
Weighted average shares for basic earnings per share	27,355	28,606	27,496	28,779
Effect of dilutive stock equivalents	527	734	493	743
Weighted average shares for diluted earnings per share	27,882	29,340	27,989	29,522
Basic earnings per share	$ 10.58	$ 8.29	$ 20.75	$ 17.90
Diluted earnings per share	$ 10.38	$ 8.08	$ 20.38	$ 17.45