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Indebtedness divided by net capital.

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For the form of debt having an initial term of less than one year or less than the normal operating cycle, if longer, average borrowings during the period.

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Debt - Additional Information (Details)	3 Months Ended
Debt - Additional Information (Details)	Nov. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Aug. 30, 2019 USD ($) credit_agreement	Jan. 18, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 21, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 05, 2018 USD ($)	Aug. 29, 2018 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest paid	$ 245,000,000	$ 237,000,000
Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt to total capitalization ratio	0.60
Commercial Paper
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Average daily short-term borrowings	$ 2,900,000,000	$ 1,800,000,000
Weighted average interest rate	2.55%	2.61%
Term Loan \| December 2018 Term Loan Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount						$ 1,000,000,000.0
Borrowing outstanding	$ 500,000,000
Line of Credit \| November 2018 Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing outstanding	700,000,000
Credit facilities \| August 2019 Revolving Credit Agreements
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of credit agreements \| credit_agreement			3
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 500,000,000
Borrowing outstanding	0
Credit facilities \| January 2019 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity				$ 2,000,000,000.0
Borrowing outstanding	1,100,000,000
Credit facilities \| December 2018 Revolving Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity					$ 1,000,000,000.0
Borrowing outstanding	300,000,000
Credit facilities \| August 2018 Revolving Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount							$ 3,500,000,000
Borrowing outstanding	$ 0
Credit facilities \| Line of Credit \| November 2018 Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 500,000,000
Unsecured Debt \| Line of Credit \| November 2018 Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 500,000,000
Letter of Credit \| August 2018 Revolving Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount							$ 500,000,000