Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 28, 2021	Aug. 29, 2020	Aug. 31, 2019
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 14,629,585	$ 12,631,967	$ 11,863,743
Cost of sales, including warehouse and delivery expenses	6,911,800	5,861,214	5,498,742
Gross profit	7,717,785	6,770,753	6,365,001
Operating, selling, general and administrative expenses	4,773,258	4,353,074	4,148,864
Operating profit	2,944,527	2,417,679	2,216,137
Interest expense, net	195,337	201,165	184,804
Income before income taxes	2,749,190	2,216,514	2,031,333
Income tax expense	578,876	483,542	414,112
Net income	$ 2,170,314	$ 1,732,972	$ 1,617,221
Weighted average shares for basic earnings per share	22,237	23,540	24,966
Effect of dilutive stock equivalents	562	553	532
Weighted average shares for diluted earnings per share	22,799	24,093	25,498
Basic earnings per share	$ 97.60	$ 73.62	$ 64.78
Diluted earnings per share	$ 95.19	$ 71.93	$ 63.43