CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands |
12 Months Ended | ||
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Aug. 29, 2026 |
Aug. 30, 2025 |
Aug. 31, 2024 |
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| Income Statement [Abstract] | |||
| Net sales | $ 4,009,703 | $ 3,769,521 | $ 3,820,951 |
| Cost of goods sold | 2,370,450 | 2,233,386 | 2,248,168 |
| Gross profit | 1,639,253 | 1,536,135 | 1,572,783 |
| Operating expenses | 1,266,344 | 1,223,573 | 1,167,870 |
| Restructuring and other costs | 8,679 | 10,999 | 14,526 |
| Asset impairment and related charges | 43,664 | 0 | 0 |
| Income from operations | 320,566 | 301,563 | 390,387 |
| Other income (expense): | |||
| Interest expense | (21,715) | (24,063) | (25,770) |
| Interest income | 936 | 1,130 | 412 |
| Other expense, net | (7,742) | (15,052) | (22,280) |
| Total other expense | (28,521) | (37,985) | (47,638) |
| Income before provision for income taxes | 292,045 | 263,578 | 342,749 |
| Provision for income taxes | 72,135 | 65,742 | 86,792 |
| Net income | 219,910 | 197,836 | 255,957 |
| Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest | (2,679) | (1,492) | (2,637) |
| Net income attributable to MSC Industrial | $ 222,589 | $ 199,328 | $ 258,594 |
| Net income per common share: | |||
| Basic (in USD per share) | $ 3.99 | $ 3.57 | $ 4.60 |
| Diluted (in USD per share) | $ 3.98 | $ 3.57 | $ 4.58 |
| Weighted-average shares used in computing net income per common share: | |||
| Basic (in shares) | 55,825 | 55,781 | 56,257 |
| Diluted (in shares) | 55,990 | 55,894 | 56,441 |
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- Definition Amount, excluding tax collected from customer, of revenue from satisfaction of performance obligation by transferring promised good or service to customer. Tax collected from customer is tax assessed by governmental authority that is both imposed on and concurrent with specific revenue-producing transaction, including, but not limited to, sales, use, value added and excise. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Number of [basic] shares or units, after adjustment for contingently issuable shares or units and other shares or units not deemed outstanding, determined by relating the portion of time within a reporting period that common shares or units have been outstanding to the total time in that period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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