Debt (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Feb. 29, 2012

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

Short Term Borrowings

	February 29, 2012		August 31, 2011		February 28, 2011
Short-Term Borrowings -
Current maturities of loans assumed through the purchase of land, buildings and equipment; various interest rates from 5.00% to 8.75%; various maturities from 2015 to 2035	$	8	$	8	$	9
Other		4		5		4
Total short-term borrowings	$	12	$	13	$	13

Long-Term Debt

Long-Term Debt -
4.875% unsecured notes due 2013 net of unamortized discount and interest rate swap fair market value adjustment (see Note 10)	$	1,320		$	1,339		$	1,338
5.250% unsecured notes due 2019 net of unamortized discount and interest rate swap fair market value adjustment (see Note 10)		1,015			1,011			996
Loans assumed through the purchase of land, buildings and equipment; various interest rates from 5.00% to 8.75%; various maturities from 2015 to 2035		54			54			55
		2,389			2,404			2,389
Less current maturities		(8	)		(8	)		(9	)
Total-long term debt	$	2,381		$	2,396		$	2,380