Segment Reporting (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May 10, 2014

The Company evaluates its reportable segment primarily on the basis of net sales and segment profit, which is defined as gross profit. Segment results for the periods presented were as follows:


	Twelve Weeks Ended						Thirty-Six Weeks Ended
(in thousands)	May 10, 2014			May 4, 2013			May 10, 2014			May 4, 2013
Net Sales
Auto Parts Stores	$	2,258,413		$	2,128,109		$	6,191,574		$	5,873,113
Other		83,132			77,769			234,043			179,003

Total	$	2,341,545		$	2,205,878		$	6,425,617		$	6,052,116

Segment Profit
Auto Parts Stores	$	1,171,098		$	1,100,083		$	3,210,084		$	3,024,122
Other		45,860			42,630			129,606			112,438

Gross profit		1,216,958			1,142,713			3,339,690			3,136,560
Operating, selling, general and administrative expenses		(738,006	)		(686,683	)		(2,139,668	)		(1,999,682	)
Interest expense, net		(36,162	)		(42,091	)		(118,083	)		(124,519	)

Income before income taxes	$	442,790		$	413,939		$	1,081,939		$	1,012,359

- 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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