CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENT OF EQUITY (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Common Stock [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]	Paid-In Capital [Member]	Employee Stock Loan Receivable [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Noncontrolling Interests [Member]	Total
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net earnings								$ 4,247
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax								(286)
Net earnings								1,310
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax								(77)
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	3,143	13	3,156
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	0	0	0	0	(1,063)	0	(27)	(1,090)
Dividends declared ($1.08 per share)	0	0	0	0	0	(1,171)	0	(1,171)
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	154	21	0	0	0	0	175
Employee stock purchase and option plans (in shares)	5,706,807
Employee stock loan receivable	$ 0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Stock-based compensation	0	0	87	0	0	0	0	87
Other	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	8
Ending Balance at May. 31, 2016	$ 12	(4,975)	10,061	(1)	(1,277)	27,061	433	31,314
Ending Balance (in shares) at May. 31, 2016	1,081,801,593
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net earnings								1,107
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax								600
Ending Balance at May. 31, 2016	$ 12	$ (4,975)	$ 10,061	$ (1)	$ (1,277)	$ 27,061	$ 433	$ 31,314
Ending Balance (in shares) at May. 31, 2016	1,081,801,593