Segment Reporting (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 25, 2018

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Results

The Company evaluates its reportable segment primarily on the basis of net sales and segment profit, which is defined as gross profit. The following table shows segment results for the following fiscal years:

	Year Ended
(in thousands)	August 25, 2018			August 26, 2017			August 27, 2016
Net Sales:
Auto Parts Locations	$	10,951,498		$	10,523,272		$	10,261,112
Other		269,579			365,404			374,564
Total	$	11,221,077		$	10,888,676		$	10,635,676
Segment Profit:
Auto Parts Locations	$	5,805,561		$	5,544,494		$	5,410,477
Other		168,185			195,126			198,259
Gross profit		5,973,746			5,739,620			5,608,736
Operating, selling, general and administrative expenses(1)		(4,162,890	)		(3,659,551	)		(3,548,341	)
Interest expense, net		(174,527	)		(154,580	)		(147,681	)
Income before income taxes	$	1,636,329		$	1,925,489		$	1,912,714
Segment Assets:
Auto Parts Locations	$	9,231,021		$	8,964,371		$	8,351,883
Other		115,959			295,410			247,904
Total	$	9,346,980		$	9,259,781		$	8,599,787
Capital Expenditures:
Auto Parts Locations	$	499,762		$	533,304		$	470,631
Other		22,026			20,528			18,160
Total	$	521,788		$	553,832		$	488,791
Auto Parts Locations Sales by Product Grouping:
Failure	$	5,338,890		$	5,100,702		$	4,913,423
Maintenance items		3,914,546			3,774,386			3,721,240
Discretionary		1,698,062			1,648,184			1,626,449
Auto Parts Locations net sales	$	10,951,498		$	10,523,272		$	10,261,112

(1) Operating, selling, general and administrative expenses for fiscal 2018 include $130.3 million related to pension termination charges and $193.2 million related to impairment charges.