Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 29, 2020	Aug. 31, 2019	Aug. 25, 2018
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 12,631,967	$ 11,863,743	$ 11,221,077
Cost of sales, including warehouse and delivery expenses	5,861,214	5,498,742	5,247,331
Gross profit	6,770,753	6,365,001	5,973,746
Operating, selling, general and administrative expenses	4,353,074	4,148,864	4,162,890
Operating profit	2,417,679	2,216,137	1,810,856
Interest expense, net	201,165	184,804	174,527
Income before income taxes	2,216,514	2,031,333	1,636,329
Income tax expense	483,542	414,112	298,793
Net income	$ 1,732,972	$ 1,617,221	$ 1,337,536
Weighted average shares for basic earnings per share	23,540	24,966	26,970
Effect of dilutive stock equivalents	553	532	454
Weighted average shares for diluted earnings per share	24,093	25,498	27,424
Basic earnings per share	$ 73.62	$ 64.78	$ 49.59
Diluted earnings per share	$ 71.93	$ 63.43	$ 48.77