General - Additional Information (Details) $ / shares in Units, € in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2021 Employee	Aug. 31, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Aug. 31, 2020 USD ($) shares	May 31, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares	May 31, 2023 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2021 EUR (€) shares	Jan. 26, 2016 shares
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Gross contract assets related to in-transit shipments		$ 718,000,000		$ 715,000,000
Contract assets net of deferred unearned revenue		514,000,000		572,000,000
Contract liabilities related to advance payments from customers		11,000,000		9,000,000
Stock-based compensation		69,000,000	$ 75,000,000
Restructuring plan execution period	18 months
Business realignment costs		67,000,000		116,000,000
Business realignment costs, net of tax		$ 52,000,000		$ 90,000,000
Business realignment costs per diluted share | $ / shares		$ 0.19		$ 0.33
Business employee severance costs paid		$ 31,000,000
Denominated debt as a net investment hedge | €						€ 215
Stock repurchase program number of shares authorized to be repurchased | shares							25,000,000
Number of shares repurchased | shares		1,900,000	0.0
Treasury stock acquired, average cost per share | $ / shares		$ 287.51
Payments for repurchase of common stock		$ 549,000,000
Stock repurchase program, remaining number of shares authorized to be available for repurchase | shares		3,200,000				3,200,000
Dividends payable, date declared		Aug. 13, 2021
Dividends payable amount per share | $ / shares		$ 0.75
Dividends payable, date to be paid		Oct. 01, 2021
Dividends payable, date of record		Sep. 03, 2021
Minimum [Member]
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Number of employees will impact in workforce reduction plan | Employee	5,500
Minimum [Member] | Forecast [Member]
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Business realignment costs					$ 300,000,000
Maximum [Member]
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Number of employees will impact in workforce reduction plan | Employee	6,300
Maximum [Member] | Forecast [Member]
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Business realignment costs					$ 575,000,000