Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Income - USD ($)
shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
May 30, 2020
Jun. 01, 2019
May 30, 2020
Jun. 01, 2019
Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Income [Abstract]        
Net sales $ 834,972 $ 866,546 $ 2,444,667 $ 2,521,147
Cost of goods sold 481,010 497,891 1,412,457 1,442,693
Gross profit 353,962 368,655 1,032,210 1,078,454
Operating expenses 244,110 258,154 754,390 768,972
Income from operations 109,852 110,501 277,820 309,482
Other income (expense):        
Interest expense (5,451) (4,565) (12,117) (13,160)
Interest income 173 178 251 504
Other (expense) income, net (560) (95) (509) (330)
Total other expense (5,838) (4,482) (12,375) (12,986)
Income before provision for income taxes 104,014 106,019 265,445 296,496
Provision for income taxes 25,900 26,505 66,323 74,320
Net income 78,114 79,514 199,122 222,176
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest 411 (87) 501 (81)
Net income attributable to MSC Industrial $ 77,703 $ 79,601 $ 198,621 $ 222,257
Net income per common share:        
Basic $ 1.40 $ 1.44 $ 3.58 $ 4.02
Diluted $ 1.40 $ 1.44 $ 3.57 $ 4.00
Weighted average shares used in computing net income per common share:        
Basic 55,563 55,158 55,435 55,266
Diluted 55,599 55,387 55,581 55,556