Segment Reporting

3 Months Ended

Nov. 24, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting

The Company and its subsidiaries are principally engaged in the operation of membership warehouses in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Japan, and Australia and through majority-owned subsidiaries in Taiwan and Korea. Reportable segments are largely based on management’s organization of the operating segments for operational decisions and assessments of financial performance, which considers geographic locations. The material accounting policies of the segments are the same as described in the notes to the consolidated financial statements included in the Company's annual report filed on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 1, 2013, and Note 1 above. All material inter-segment net sales and expenses have been eliminated in computing total revenue and operating income. Certain operating expenses, predominantly stock-based compensation, are incurred on behalf of the Company's Canadian and Other International Operations, but are included in the U.S. Operations because those costs are not allocated internally and generally come under the responsibility of the Company's U.S. management team.

	United States Operations		Canadian Operations		Other International Operations		Total
Twelve Weeks Ended November 24, 2013
Total revenue	$	17,724	$	4,124	$	3,169	$	25,017
Operating income	364		189		115		668
Depreciation and amortization	170		28		33		231
Additions to property and equipment	385		67		122		574
Net property and equipment	9,855		1,667		2,732		14,254
Total assets	21,825		4,772		5,722		32,319
Twelve Weeks Ended November 25, 2012
Total revenue	$	16,918	$	3,889	$	2,908	$	23,715
Operating income	343		176		120		639
Depreciation and amortization	155		28		30		213
Additions to property and equipment	305		55		128		488
Net property and equipment	9,384		1,678		2,189		13,251
Total assets	19,884		4,551		4,888		29,323
Year Ended September 1, 2013
Total revenue	$	75,493	$	17,179	$	12,484	$	105,156
Operating income	1,810		756		487		3,053
Depreciation and amortization	696		123		127		946
Additions to property and equipment	1,090		186		807		2,083
Net property and equipment	9,652		1,621		2,608		13,881
Total assets	20,608		4,529		5,146		30,283