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Debt And Capital Lease Obligations (Capital Lease Obligations) (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |
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Sep. 02, 2017 | Sep. 03, 2016
Capital Leased Assets [Line Items] |  |
Amount due under capital leases and financing agreements | $ 27,829 | $ 28,268
Fulfillment Center [Member] |  |
Capital Leased Assets [Line Items] |  |
Capital lease term | 20 years |
Amount due under capital leases and financing agreements | $ 27,025 | $ 27,025
Minimum [Member] | Fulfillment Center [Member] |  |
Capital Leased Assets [Line Items] |  |
Capital lease, prepayment term with no penalty | 7 years |
Maximum [Member] | Fulfillment Center [Member] |  |
Capital Leased Assets [Line Items] |  |
Capital lease, prepayment term with no penalty | 20 years |

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- Definition Amount equal to the present value (the principal) at the beginning of the lease term of minimum lease payments during the lease term (excluding that portion of the payments representing executory costs such as insurance, maintenance, and taxes to be paid by the lessor, together with any profit thereon) net of payments or other amounts applied to the principal through the balance sheet date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84164817&loc=d3e45280-112737 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(22)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03(a)(16)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910 + Details
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