Segment Reporting (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Nov. 19, 2011


	Twelve Weeks Ended
	November 19,			November 20,
(in thousands)	2011			2010

Net Sales
Auto Parts Stores	$	1,884,138		$	1,754,987
Other		40,203			36,675

Total	$	1,924,341		$	1,791,662


Segment Profit
Auto Parts Stores	$	952,357		$	878,865
Other		31,270			28,883

Gross profit		983,627			907,748
Operating, selling, general and administrative expenses		(642,693	)		(601,627	)
Interest expense, net		(39,094	)		(37,253	)

Income before income taxes	$	301,840		$	268,868

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss.

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