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) Income [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Noncontrolling Interests [Member]	Total
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net earnings								$ 1,117
Beginning Balance at Aug. 31, 2016	$ 12	$ (4,934)	$ 10,111	$ (1)	$ (2,992)	$ 27,684	$ 401	30,281
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Aug. 31, 2016	1,082,986,591
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net earnings	$ 0	0	0	0	0	1,054	13	1,067
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	0	0	0	0	(818)	0	(47)	(865)
Dividends declared ($0.375 per share)	0	0	0	0	0	(406)	0	(406)
Treasury stock purchases	$ 0	(457)	0	0	0	0	0	(457)
Treasury stock purchases (in shares)	(5,600,000)
Employee stock purchase and option plans	$ 0	50	(5)	1	0	0	0	46
Employee stock purchase and option plans (in shares)	1,713,545
Stock-based compensation	$ 0	0	26	0	0	0	0	26
Ending Balance at Nov. 30, 2016	$ 12	$ (5,341)	$ 10,132	$ 0	$ (3,810)	$ 28,332	$ 367	$ 29,692
Ending Balance (in shares) at Nov. 30, 2016	1,079,100,136