Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		5 Months Ended
	Feb. 09, 2019	Feb. 10, 2018	Feb. 09, 2019	Feb. 10, 2018
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 2,450,568	$ 2,413,026	$ 5,092,302	$ 5,002,156
Cost of sales, including warehouse and delivery expenses	1,125,461	1,135,980	2,349,721	2,359,263
Gross profit	1,325,107	1,277,046	2,742,581	2,642,893
Operating, selling, general and administrative expenses	925,087	1,071,948	1,854,742	1,969,041
Operating profit	400,020	205,098	887,839	673,852
Interest expense, net	41,362	39,340	80,369	78,229
Income before income taxes	358,658	165,758	807,470	595,623
Income taxes	64,020	(123,772)	161,426	25,090
Net income	$ 294,638	$ 289,530	$ 646,044	$ 570,533
Weighted average shares for basic earnings per share	25,166	27,355	25,397	27,496
Effect of dilutive stock equivalents	477	527	473	493
Weighted average shares for diluted earnings per share	25,643	27,882	25,870	27,989
Basic earnings per share	$ 11.71	$ 10.58	$ 25.44	$ 20.75
Diluted earnings per share	$ 11.49	$ 10.38	$ 24.97	$ 20.38