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Net Income per Common and Common Equivalent Share Net Income per Common and Common Equivalent Share (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 01, 2019
Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |
Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted | The following table shows the amounts used in computing net income per share and the weighted average number of shares of basic and of potentially dilutive common shares outstanding (shares in 000’s):
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Net income attributable to Costco | $ | 3,659 |  |  | $ | 3,134 |  |  | $ | 2,679 |
Weighted average basic shares | 439,755 |  |  | 438,515 |  |  | 438,437 |
RSUs and other | 3,168 |  |  | 3,319 |  |  | 2,500 |
Weighted average diluted shares | 442,923 |  |  | 441,834 |  |  | 440,937 |

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