Segment Reporting (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 27, 2011

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment results

The following table shows segment results for the following fiscal years:

	Year Ended
	August 27,			August 28,			August 29,
(in thousands)	2011			2010			2009
Net Sales:
Auto Parts Stores	$	7,906,692		$	7,213,753		$	6,671,939
Other		166,281			148,865			144,885
Total	$	8,072,973		$	7,362,618		$	6,816,824
Segment Profit:
Auto Parts Stores	$	3,989,852		$	3,591,464		$	3,296,777
Other		129,611			120,280			119,672
Gross profit		4,119,463			3,711,744			3,416,449
Operating, selling, general and administrative expenses		(2,624,660	)		(2,392,330	)		(2,240,387	)
Interest expense, net		(170,557	)		(158,909	)		(142,316	)
Income before income taxes	$	1,324,246		$	1,160,505		$	1,033,746
Segment Assets:
Auto Parts Stores	$	5,827,285		$	5,531,955		$	5,279,454
Other		42,317			39,639			38,951
Total	$	5,869,602		$	5,571,594		$	5,318,405
Capital Expenditures:
Auto Parts Stores	$	316,074		$	307,725		$	260,448
Other		5,530			7,675			11,799
Total	$	321,604		$	315,400		$	272,247
Sales by Product Grouping:
Failure	$	3,530,497		$	3,145,528		$	2,816,126
Maintenance items		3,051,672			2,792,610			2,655,113
Discretionary		1,324,523			1,275,615			1,200,700
Auto Parts Stores net sales	$	7,906,692		$	7,213,753		$	6,671,939