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Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]Period [Axis]
2015-08-30 - 2016-08-27
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
 
Components of Income from Continuing Operations

The components of income from continuing operations before income taxes are as follows:

 

     Year Ended  

(in thousands)

   August 27,
2016
     August 29,
2015
     August 30,
2014
 

Domestic

   $ 1,737,727       $ 1,676,640       $ 1,550,203   

International

     174,987         125,972         112,511   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 1,912,714       $ 1,802,612       $ 1,662,714   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 
 
Provision for Income Tax Expense

The provision for income tax expense consisted of the following:

 

     Year Ended  

(in thousands)

   August 27,
2016
     August 29,
2015
     August 30,
2014
 

Current:

        

Federal

   $ 534,621       $ 522,073       $ 516,983   

State

     39,223         41,921         54,481   

International

     52,844         42,406         36,204   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     626,688         606,400         607,668   

Deferred:

        

Federal

     48,509         38,299         (762

State

     9,453         941         (7,752

International

     (12,943      (3,269      (6,184
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     45,019         35,971         (14,698
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income tax expense

   $ 671,707       $ 642,371       $ 592,970   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 
 
Reconciliation of Provision for Income Taxes

A reconciliation of the provision for income taxes to the amount computed by applying the federal statutory tax rate of 35% to income before income taxes is as follows:

 

     Year Ended  

(in thousands)

   August 27,
2016
    August 29,
2015
    August 30,
2014
 

Federal tax at statutory U.S. income tax rate

     35.0     35.0     35.0

State income taxes, net

     1.6     1.5     1.8

Other

     (1.5 %)      (0.9 %)      (1.1 %) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effective tax rate

     35.1     35.6     35.7
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 
 
Significant Components of Company's Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities were as follows:

 

(in thousands)

   August 27,
2016
     August 29,
2015
 

Deferred tax assets:

     

Net operating loss and credit carryforwards

   $ 50,859       $ 49,088   

Accrued benefits

     93,212         85,266   

Pension

     13,397         21,104   

Other

     55,203         56,125   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total deferred tax assets

     212,671         211,583   

Less: Valuation allowances

     (13,338      (8,833
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net deferred tax asset

     199,333         202,750   

Deferred tax liabilities:

     

Property and equipment

     (93,943      (68,920

Inventory

     (315,563      (294,242

Prepaid Expenses

     (27,395      (27,134

Other

     (10,077      (25,270
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total deferred tax liabilities

     (446,978      (415,566
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net deferred tax liability

   $ (247,645    $ (212,816
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
 
 
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:

 

(in thousands)

   August 27,
2016
     August 29,
2015
 

Beginning balance

   $ 28,434       $ 33,128   

Additions based on tax positions related to the current year

     7,172         5,707   

Additions for tax positions of prior years

     95         625   

Reductions for tax positions of prior years

     (2,405      (1,268

Reductions due to settlements

     (858      (5,312

Reductions due to statute of limitations

     (4,712      (4,446
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ending balance

   $ 27,726       $ 28,434