Employee Benefit Plans Employee Benefit Plans (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Sep. 01, 2011	Sep. 03, 2009
Defined Contribution Pension and Other Postretirement Plans Disclosure [Abstract]
Employee contribution to 401(k) retirement plan, maximum percentage of eligible pay (in hundredths)	0.75
Employer matching contribution to 401(k) retirement plan, maximum percentage (in hundredths)	0.05	0.04
Employer matching contribution to 401(k) retirement plan, maximum amount		$ 2,000
Contribution expense for 401(k) retirement plan	$ 26,000,000	$ 16,000,000

The maximum percentage of an employee's eligible pay which can be contributed to the Company's 401(k) retirement plan.

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- Definition

The maximum percentage of an employee's eligible pay which is matched by the company, subject to a dollar limit, in the 401(k) retirement plan.

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- Definition

The maximum dollar amount of the employer's matching contribution to the 401(k) retirement plan prior to suspension of the plan in 2009.

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- Definition

The amount of the cost recognized during the period for defined contribution plans.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 132R

-Paragraph 11

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