Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Nov. 28, 2020	Nov. 30, 2019
Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Income [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 771,904	$ 823,601
Cost of goods sold	448,586	476,405
Gross profit	323,318	347,196
Operating expenses	242,684	256,898
Impairment Loss	26,726
Income from operations	53,908	90,298
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(3,356)	(3,171)
Interest income	21	10
Other income, net	651	121
Total other expense	(2,684)	(3,040)
Income before provision for income taxes	51,224	87,258
Provision for income taxes	12,447	21,806
Net income	38,777	65,452
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	323	34
Net income attributable to MSC Industrial	$ 38,454	$ 65,418
Net income per common share:
Basic	$ 0.69	$ 1.18
Diluted	$ 0.69	$ 1.18
Weighted average shares used in computing net income per common share:
Basic	55,659	55,275
Diluted	55,850	55,444