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Leases (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 30, 2025
Leases |
Lease related assets and liabilities recorded on the Balance Sheet | ​
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(in thousands) |  | Classification |  | August 30, 2025 | ​ | August 31, 2024
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Assets: |  |  |  | ​ |  | ​ | ​ | ​
Operating |  | Operating lease right-of-use assets | ​ | $ | 3,194,666 | ​ | $ | 3,057,780
Finance |  | Property and equipment | ​ |  | 528,760 | ​ |  | 528,482
Total lease assets |  |  | ​ | $ | 3,723,426 | ​ | $ | 3,586,262
Liabilities: |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  | ​
Current: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Operating |  | Current portion of operating lease liabilities | ​ | $ | 283,564 | ​ | $ | 266,855
Finance |  | Accrued expenses and other | ​ |  | 111,521 | ​ |  | 115,559
Noncurrent: |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |
Operating |  | Operating lease liabilities, less current portion | ​ |  | 3,093,936 | ​ |  | 2,960,174
Finance |  | Other long-term liabilities | ​ |  | 288,419 | ​ |  | 283,882
Total lease liabilities |  |  | ​ | $ | 3,777,440 | ​ | $ | 3,626,470
Lease Cost | ​
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(in thousands) | ​ | Statement of Income Location | ​ | August 30, 2025 | ​ | August 31, 2024
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Finance lease cost: |  |  |  | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |
Amortization of lease assets |  | Depreciation and amortization | ​ | $ | 98,597 | ​ | $ | 84,392
Interest on lease liabilities |  | Interest expense, net | ​ |  | 21,204 | ​ |  | 19,279
Operating lease cost(1) |  | Selling, general and administrative expenses | ​ |  | 506,824 | ​ |  | 485,164
Total lease cost | ​ | ​ | ​ | $ | 626,625 | ​ | $ | 588,835
(1) | Includes short-term leases, variable lease costs and sublease income, which are immaterial.
Schedule of future maturities of finance lease liability | ​
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​ |  | Finance |  | Operating |  | ​
(in thousands) | ​ | Leases | ​ | Leases | ​ | Total
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2026 | ​ | $ | 112,918 | ​ | $ | 424,466 | ​ | $ | 537,384
2027 | ​ |  | 121,123 | ​ | ​ | 458,397 | ​ | ​ | 579,520
2028 | ​ |  | 102,182 | ​ | ​ | 433,574 | ​ | ​ | 535,756
2029 | ​ |  | 70,538 | ​ | ​ | 403,213 | ​ | ​ | 473,751
2030 | ​ |  | 18,447 | ​ | ​ | 376,721 | ​ | ​ | 395,168
Thereafter | ​ |  | 39,779 | ​ | ​ | 2,286,397 | ​ | ​ | 2,326,176
Total lease payments | ​ | ​ | 464,987 | ​ | ​ | 4,382,768 | ​ |  | 4,847,755
Less: Interest | ​ |  | (65,047) | ​ | ​ | (1,005,268) | ​ | ​ | (1,070,315)
Present value of lease liabilities | ​ | $ | 399,940 | ​ | $ | 3,377,500 | ​ | $ | 3,777,440
Summary of the Future Maturities of the Company's Lease Liabilities | The future rental payments, inclusive of renewal options that have been included in defining the expected lease term, of our operating and finance lease obligations as of August 30, 2025, having initial or remaining lease terms in excess of one year are as follows: ​
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​ |  | Finance |  | Operating |  | ​
(in thousands) | ​ | Leases | ​ | Leases | ​ | Total
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2026 | ​ | $ | 112,918 | ​ | $ | 424,466 | ​ | $ | 537,384
2027 | ​ |  | 121,123 | ​ | ​ | 458,397 | ​ | ​ | 579,520
2028 | ​ |  | 102,182 | ​ | ​ | 433,574 | ​ | ​ | 535,756
2029 | ​ |  | 70,538 | ​ | ​ | 403,213 | ​ | ​ | 473,751
2030 | ​ |  | 18,447 | ​ | ​ | 376,721 | ​ | ​ | 395,168
Thereafter | ​ |  | 39,779 | ​ | ​ | 2,286,397 | ​ | ​ | 2,326,176
Total lease payments | ​ | ​ | 464,987 | ​ | ​ | 4,382,768 | ​ |  | 4,847,755
Less: Interest | ​ |  | (65,047) | ​ | ​ | (1,005,268) | ​ | ​ | (1,070,315)
Present value of lease liabilities | ​ | $ | 399,940 | ​ | $ | 3,377,500 | ​ | $ | 3,777,440
Lease Term and Discount Rate Assumptions | ​
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Weighted-average remaining lease term in years, inclusive of renewal options that are reasonably certain to be exercised: |  |  | ​
Finance leases – real estate |  | 20 | ​
Finance leases – vehicles |  | 4 | ​
Operating leases |  | 12 | ​
Weighted-average discount rate: |  | ​ | ​
Finance leases – real estate |  | 3.89 | %
Finance leases – vehicles |  | 5.71 | %
Operating leases |  | 4.41 | %

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