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Revenue - Schedule of Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 02, 2023 | Sep. 03, 2022
Net Sales | Customer Concentration Risk |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk, percentage | 100.00% | 100.00%
Net Sales | Geographic Concentration Risk |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk, percentage | 100.00% | 100.00%
Net Sales | Geographic Concentration Risk | United States |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk, percentage | 95.00% | 95.00%
Net Sales | Geographic Concentration Risk | Mexico |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk, percentage | 2.00% | 2.00%
Net Sales | Geographic Concentration Risk | Canada |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk, percentage | 2.00% | 2.00%
Net Sales | Geographic Concentration Risk | North America |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk, percentage | 99.00% | 99.00%
Net Sales | Geographic Concentration Risk | Other foreign countries |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk, percentage | 1.00% | 1.00%
Revenue from Contract with Customer Benchmark | Customer Concentration Risk |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk, percentage | 100.00% | 100.00%
Manufacturing Heavy | Net Sales | Customer Concentration Risk |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk, percentage | 48.00% | 49.00%
Manufacturing Light | Net Sales | Customer Concentration Risk |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk, percentage | 20.00% | 21.00%
Public Sector | Net Sales | Customer Concentration Risk |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk, percentage | 10.00% | 8.00%
Retail/Wholesale | Net Sales | Customer Concentration Risk |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk, percentage | 7.00% | 7.00%
Commercial Services | Net Sales | Customer Concentration Risk |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk, percentage | 4.00% | 4.00%
Other | Net Sales | Customer Concentration Risk |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk, percentage | 11.00% | 11.00%
National Account Customers | Revenue from Contract with Customer Benchmark | Customer Concentration Risk |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk, percentage | 38.00% | 38.00%
Public Sector Customers | Revenue from Contract with Customer Benchmark | Customer Concentration Risk |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk, percentage | 10.00% | 8.00%
Core and Other Customers | Revenue from Contract with Customer Benchmark | Customer Concentration Risk |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk, percentage | 52.00% | 54.00%

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