CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENT OF EQUITY (UNAUDITED) - 6 months ended Feb. 29, 2016 - USD ($) $ in Millions	Common Stock [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]	Paid-In Capital [Member]	Employee Stock Loan Receivable [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Noncontrolling Interests [Member]	Total
Beginning Balance at Aug. 31, 2015	$ 12	$ (3,977)	$ 9,953	$ (2)	$ (214)	$ 25,089	$ 439	$ 31,300
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Aug. 31, 2015	1,089,910,344
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net earnings	$ 0	0	0	0	0	2,040	9	2,049
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	0	0	0	0	(1,654)	0	(36)	(1,690)
Dividends declared ($0.72 per share)	0	0	0	0	0	(781)	0	(781)
Treasury stock purchases	$ 0	(1,152)	0	0	0	0	0	(1,152)
Treasury stock purchases (in shares)	(13,815,558)
Employee stock purchase and option plans	$ 0	103	28	0	0	0	0	131
Employee stock purchase and option plans (in shares)	3,565,193
Employee stock loan receivable	$ 0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Stock-based compensation	0	0	60	0	0	0	0	60
Ending Balance at Feb. 29, 2016	$ 12	$ (5,026)	$ 10,041	$ (1)	$ (1,868)	$ 26,348	$ 412	$ 29,918
Ending Balance (in shares) at Feb. 29, 2016	1,079,659,979