Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2016	Nov. 30, 2015
Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures [Abstract]
Interest paid	$ 246	$ 250
Cash paid for income taxes	$ 63	$ 50

The amount of cash paid during the current period to foreign, federal, state, and local authorities as taxes on income.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6367179&loc=d3e4297-108586

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 25
-Subparagraph (f)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66902209&loc=d3e3536-108585

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