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Goodwill and Intangibles (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2019
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill | The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows:
(in thousands) |  | Auto Parts Locations |  |  | Other |  |  | Total |
Net balance as of August 26, 2017 |  | $ | 326,703 |  |  | $ | 65,184 |  |  | $ | 391,887 |
Goodwill adjustments |  |  | (24,058 | ) |  |  | (65,184 | ) |  |  | (89,242 | )
Net balance as of August 25, 2018 (1) |  |  | 302,645 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 302,645 |
Goodwill adjustments |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Net balance as of August 31, 2019 |  | $ | 302,645 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 302,645 |
(1) | During the second quarter of fiscal 2018, the Company recorded impairment charges related to its IMC and AutoAnything businesses. See “Note M – Sale of Assets” for further discussion.
Schedule of Carrying Amounts of Intangible Assets | The carrying amounts of intangible assets are included in Other long-term assets as follows:
|  | August 31, 2019 |
(in thousands) |  | Estimated Useful Life |  |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Net Carrying Amount |
Amortizing intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Technology |  |  | 3-5 years |  |  | $ | 870 |  |  | $ | (870 | ) |  | $ | — |
Customer relationships |  |  | 3-10 years |  |  |  | 29,376 |  |  |  | (23,760 | ) |  |  | 5,616 |
|  |  |  |  |  | $ | 30,246 |  |  | $ | (24,630 | ) |  |  | 5,616 |
Total intangible assets other than goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 5,616 |
|  | August 25, 2018 (1) |
(in thousands) |  | Estimated Useful Life |  |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Net Carrying Amount |
Amortizing intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Technology |  |  | 3-5 years |  |  | $ | 870 |  |  | $ | (870 | ) |  | $ | — |
Customer relationships |  |  | 3-10 years |  |  |  | 29,376 |  |  |  | (19,587 | ) |  |  | 9,789 |
|  |  |  |  |  | $ | 30,246 |  |  | $ | (20,457 | ) |  |  | 9,789 |
Total intangible assets other than goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 9,789 |
(1) | During the second quarter of fiscal 2018, the Company recorded $26.9 million of impairment charges related to AutoAnything’s and IMC’s trade names as the Company determined that the approximate fair value less costs to sell the businesses was significantly lower than the carrying value of the net assets. See “Note M – Sale of Assets” for further discussion. Trade names at August 25, 2018 reflect a total accumulated impairment of $31.0 million.
Schedule of Future Amortization Expense for Finite Lived Intangible Assets | Total future amortization expense for intangible assets that have finite lives, based on the existing intangible assets and their current estimated useful lives as of August 31, 2019, is estimated as follows:
(in thousands) |  | Total |
2020 |  | $ | 4,173 |
2021 |  |  | 1,443 |
Thereafter |  |  | — |
|  | $ | 5,616 |

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