Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Nov. 17, 2018	Aug. 25, 2018
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 252,086	$ 217,824
Accounts receivable	275,194	258,136
Merchandise inventories	4,090,376	3,943,670
Other current assets	196,673	216,239
Total current assets	4,814,329	4,635,869
Property and equipment:
Property and equipment	7,324,008	7,291,623
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization	3,095,207	3,073,223
Property and equipment, net	4,228,801	4,218,400
Goodwill	302,645	302,645
Deferred income taxes	33,118	34,620
Other long-term assets	144,688	155,446
Other long-term assets, total	480,451	492,711
Assets	9,523,581	9,346,980
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	4,455,330	4,409,372
Accrued expenses and other	637,274	606,894
Income taxes payable	75,568	12,415
Total current liabilities	5,168,172	5,028,681
Long-term debt	5,156,037	5,005,930
Deferred income taxes	288,438	285,204
Other long-term liabilities	569,550	547,520
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' deficit:
Preferred stock, authorized 1,000 shares; no shares issued
Common stock, par value $.01 per share, authorized 200,000 shares; 27,658 shares issued and 25,216 shares outstanding as of November 17, 2018; 27,530 shares issued and 25,742 shares outstanding as of August 25, 2018	277	275
Additional paid-in capital	1,209,851	1,155,426
Retained deficit	(864,191)	(1,208,824)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(276,066)	(235,805)
Treasury stock, at cost	(1,728,487)	(1,231,427)
Total stockholders' deficit	(1,658,616)	(1,520,355)
Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficit	$ 9,523,581	$ 9,346,980

Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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- Definition

Amount due from customers or clients, within one year of the balance sheet date (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer), for goods or services (including trade receivables) that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, reduced to the estimated net realizable fair value by an allowance established by the entity of the amount it deems uncertain of collection.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 8
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109196051&loc=SL49130549-203045

Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(3))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682