CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENT OF EQUITY (UNAUDITED) - 3 months ended Nov. 30, 2015 - 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	1,110	7	1,117
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	0	0	0	0	(444)	0	(1)	(445)
Dividends declared ($0.36 per share)	0	0	0	0	0	(393)	0	(393)
Treasury stock purchases	$ 0	(529)	0	0	0	0	0	(529)
Treasury stock purchases (in shares)	(6,386,371)
Employee stock purchase and option plans	$ 0	60	13	0	0	0	0	73
Employee stock purchase and option plans (in shares)	2,132,108
Stock-based compensation	$ 0	0	31	0	0	0	0	31
Ending Balance at Nov. 30, 2015	$ 12	$ (4,446)	$ 9,997	$ (2)	$ (658)	$ 25,806	$ 445	$ 31,154
Ending Balance (in shares) at Nov. 30, 2015	1,085,656,081