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Shareholders' Equity (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |  |  | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Oct. 10, 2024 $ / shares | Oct. 04, 2024 USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2024 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Sep. 02, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Sep. 03, 2022 $ / shares | Oct. 31, 2023 individual shares | Jun. 29, 2021 shares
Components Of Shareholders Equity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred stock, shares authorized |  |  | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 |  |  |
Preferred stock, shares outstanding |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |
Preferred stock, shares issued |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |
Number of individuals eligible for nomination | individual |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |
Common stock, ownership percentage threshold, two board-member nomination |  |  |  |  |  | 0.10 |
Common stock, ownership percentage threshold, transferee percentage |  |  |  |  |  | 0.15 |
Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Components Of Shareholders Equity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock, ownership percentage |  |  |  |  |  | 0.10 |
Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Components Of Shareholders Equity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock, ownership percentage |  |  |  |  |  | 0.05 |
Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Components Of Shareholders Equity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend payable amount | $ |  | $ 47,518 |  |  |  |  |
Dividends declared per Common Share (in USD per share) | $ / shares | $ 0.85 |  |  |  |  |  |
Treasury Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Components Of Shareholders Equity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Treasury stock repurchased, and treasury stock repurchased and retired (in shares) |  |  | 1,991,000 | 1,034,000 |  |  |
Treasury stock repurchased, and treasury stock repurchased and retired | $ |  |  | $ 187,695 | $ 95,779 |  |  |
Stock issued during period, shares, treasury stock reissued (in shares) |  |  | 53,000 | 56,000 |  |  |
Class A Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Components Of Shareholders Equity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Treasury stock, shares, retired (in shares) |  |  | 1,893,000 | 976,000 |  |  |
Common stock, voting rights |  |  | one |  |  |  |
Dividends declared per Common Share (in USD per share) | $ / shares |  |  | $ 3.32 | $ 3.16 | $ 3.00 |  |
Class of warrant or right, number of securities called by each warrant or right (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  | 1.225 |
Class A Common Stock | Treasury Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Components Of Shareholders Equity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares repurchased by the company for associates' tax withholding liability associated with share-based compensation (in shares) |  |  | 98,000 | 58,000 |  |  |
Accrual for exercise tax on share repurchase | $ |  |  | $ 1,523 | $ 0 |  |  |
Class B Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Components Of Shareholders Equity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock, voting rights |  |  | 10 |  |  |  |
Dividends declared per Common Share (in USD per share) | $ / shares |  |  | $ 0 | $ 3.16 | $ 3.00 |  |
Share Repurchase Program | Class A Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Components Of Shareholders Equity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock repurchase program, number of shares authorized to be repurchased (in shares) |  |  | 1,831,000 |  |  |  | 5,000,000

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