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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