Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Feb. 29, 2012	Feb. 28, 2011	Feb. 29, 2012	Feb. 28, 2011
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 18,651	$ 18,502	$ 36,808	$ 35,846
Cost of sales	13,262	13,178	26,315	25,577
Gross Profit	5,389	5,324	10,493	10,269
Selling, general and administrative expenses	4,284	4,117	8,488	8,121
Operating Income	1,105	1,207	2,005	2,148
Interest expense, net	17	18	34	38
Earnings Before Income Tax Provision	1,088	1,189	1,971	2,110
Income tax provision	405	450	734	791
Net Earnings	$ 683	$ 739	$ 1,237	$ 1,319
Net earnings per common share - basic	$ 0.79	$ 0.80	$ 1.41	$ 1.43
Net earnings per common share - diluted	$ 0.78	$ 0.80	$ 1.41	$ 1.42
Dividends declared	$ 0.2250	$ 0.1750	$ 0.4500	$ 0.3500
Average shares outstanding	869.3	919.1	874.5	925.3
Dilutive effect of stock options	5.4	8.9	5.5	6.1
Average diluted shares	874.7	928.0	880.0	931.4