Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 28, 2021	Aug. 29, 2020	Aug. 31, 2019
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 2,170,314	$ 1,732,972	$ 1,617,221
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment and intangibles	407,683	397,466	369,957
Amortization of debt origination fees	12,858	10,730	8,162
Deferred income taxes	(34,432)	51,077	35,051
Share-based compensation expense	56,112	44,835	43,255
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(11,039)	(58,564)	(48,512)
Merchandise inventories	(138,517)	(184,174)	(394,147)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	1,029,912	531,131	464,176
Income taxes payable	29,467	90,172	(10,489)
Other, net	(3,815)	104,463	43,839
Net cash provided by operating activities	3,518,543	2,720,108	2,128,513
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(621,767)	(457,736)	(496,050)
Purchase of marketable debt securities	(63,676)	(90,949)	(55,538)
Proceeds from sale of marketable debt securities	95,393	84,237	53,140
Investment in tax credit equity investments	(41,712)	(45,190)
Proceeds from disposal of capital assets and other, net	29,984	11,763	6,602
Net cash used in investing activities	(601,778)	(497,875)	(491,846)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net payments of commercial paper		(1,030,000)	(295,300)
Proceeds from issuance of debt		1,850,000	750,000
Repayment of debt	(250,000)	(500,000)	(250,000)
Net proceeds from sale of common stock	187,757	68,392	188,819
Purchase of treasury stock	(3,378,321)	(930,903)	(2,004,896)
Repayment of principal portion of finance lease liabilities	(59,853)	(52,158)	(53,307)
Other, net		(48,967)	(9,404)
Net cash used in financing activities	(3,500,417)	(643,636)	(1,674,088)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	4,172	(4,082)	(4,103)
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents	(579,480)	1,574,515	(41,524)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	1,750,815	176,300	217,824
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	1,171,335	1,750,815	176,300
Supplemental cash flow information:
Interest paid, net of interest cost capitalized	187,948	161,864	153,371
Income taxes paid	574,854	339,486	383,871
Leased assets obtained in exchange for new finance lease liabilities	112,095	115,867	$ 147,699
Leased assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities	$ 444,626	$ 425,018