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Debt Instrument, Maximum Repurchase Amount

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Fair value amount of debt instrument that was repurchased.

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Face (par) amount of the original debt instrument that was repurchased.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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Long Term Debt - Senior Unsecured Notes (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Aug. 29, 2020	Aug. 31, 2019	Aug. 29, 2020	Aug. 31, 2019	Mar. 02, 2019	Aug. 24, 2020	Aug. 10, 2020	Feb. 29, 2020	Jul. 17, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Gain on extinguishment of debt	$ 77,038,000	$ 0	$ 77,038,000	$ 0
Senior Unsecured Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Purchased and retired senior unsecured notes					$ 4,600,000
Senior Unsecured Notes [Member] \| The 2024 Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount									$ 300,000,000
Debt interest rate									3.749%
Senior Unsecured Notes [Member] \| The 2034 Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount									$ 300,000,000
Debt interest rate									4.915%
Repurchased principal amount						$ 75,000,000.0
Senior Unsecured Notes [Member] \| The 2044 Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount									$ 900,000,000
Debt interest rate	5.165%		5.165%						5.165%
Repurchased principal amount						$ 225,000,000.0
Senior Unsecured Notes [Member] \| The 2034 and 2044 Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt repurchase (up to)							$ 300,000,000
Total consideration paid for Notes							220,900,000
Early tender premium							$ 50
Other Assets [Member] \| Senior Unsecured Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized deferred financing costs	$ 5,200,000		$ 5,200,000					$ 7,000,000.0