General - Additional Information (Detail)	3 Months Ended
	Nov. 17, 2018
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Description of reporting periods	Operating results for the twelve weeks ended November 17, 2018 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full fiscal year ending August 31, 2019. Each of the first three quarters of AutoZone’s fiscal year consists of 12 weeks, and the fourth quarter consists of 16 or 17 weeks. The fourth quarter of fiscal 2019 has 17 weeks and fiscal 2018 had 16 weeks. Additionally, the Company’s business is somewhat seasonal in nature, with the highest sales generally occurring during the months of February through September and the lowest sales generally occurring in the months of December and January.