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Shareholders' Equity (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |  |  | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Oct. 07, 2025 $ / shares | Oct. 02, 2025 USD ($) | Aug. 30, 2025 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Aug. 31, 2024 USD ($) vote $ / shares shares | Sep. 02, 2023 $ / shares | Aug. 30, 2025 vote | Aug. 30, 2025 item | Oct. 31, 2023 shares | Jun. 29, 2021 shares
Components Of Shareholders Equity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred stock, shares authorized |  |  | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Preferred stock, shares issued |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Preferred stock, shares outstanding |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Components Of Shareholders Equity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends declared per Common Share (in USD per share) | $ / shares | $ 0.87 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend payable amount | $ |  | $ 48,537 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Treasury Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Components Of Shareholders Equity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Treasury stock repurchased, and treasury stock repurchased and retired (in shares) |  |  | 496,000 | 1,991,000 |  |  |  |  |
Treasury stock repurchased, and treasury stock repurchased and retired | $ |  |  | $ 39,317 | $ 187,695 |  |  |  |  |
Stock issued during period, shares, treasury stock reissued (in shares) |  |  | 59,000 | 53,000 |  |  |  |  |
Class A Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Components Of Shareholders Equity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Treasury stock, shares, retired (in shares) |  |  | 417,000 | 1,893,000 |  |  |  |  |
Common stock, voting rights per share |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 | 1 |  |
Dividends declared per Common Share (in USD per share) | $ / shares |  |  | $ 3.40 | $ 3.32 | $ 3.16 |  |  |  |
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) |  |  | 79,000 | 98,000 |  |  |  |  |
Accrual for exercise tax on share repurchase | $ |  |  | $ 71 | $ 1,523 |  |  |  |  |
Class B Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Components Of Shareholders Equity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock, voting rights per share | item |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 |  |
Dividends declared per Common Share (in USD per share) | $ / shares |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 3.16 |  |  |  |
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) |  |  | 1,413,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 5,000,000

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