CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Total	Common stock	Treasury stock amount	Paid-in capital	Employee stock loan receivable	Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	Retained earnings	Noncontrolling interests
Beginning Balance at Aug. 31, 2016	$ 30,281	$ 12	$ (4,934)	$ 10,111	$ (1)	$ (2,992)	$ 27,684	$ 401
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Aug. 31, 2016		1,082,986,591
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net earnings	1,067						1,054	13
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(865)					(818)		(47)
Dividends declared	(406)						(406)
Treasury stock purchases	(457)		(457)
Treasury stock purchases (in shares)		(5,600,000)
Employee stock purchase and option plans	46		50	(5)	1
Employee stock purchase and option plans (in shares)		1,713,545
Stock-based compensation	26			26
Ending Balance at Nov. 30, 2016	29,692	$ 12	(5,341)	10,132	0	(3,810)	28,332	367
Ending Balance (in shares) at Nov. 30, 2016		1,079,100,136
Beginning Balance at Aug. 31, 2017	28,274	$ 12	(9,971)	10,339	0	(3,051)	30,137	808
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Aug. 31, 2017		1,023,849,070
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net earnings	822						821	1
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	522					508		14
Dividends declared	(398)						(398)
Treasury stock purchases	(2,525)		(2,525)
Treasury stock purchases (in shares)		(34,499,913)
Employee stock purchase and option plans	32		37	(5)
Employee stock purchase and option plans (in shares)		1,097,257
Stock-based compensation	25			25
Noncontrolling interests contribution	4							4
Ending Balance at Nov. 30, 2017	$ 26,756	$ 12	$ (12,459)	$ 10,359	$ 0	$ (2,543)	$ 30,560	$ 827
Ending Balance (in shares) at Nov. 30, 2017		990,446,414.000000