CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	May 31, 2023	May 31, 2022	May 31, 2023	May 31, 2022
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	$ 29,439	$ 30,867	$ 29,366	$ 23,822
Net earnings (loss)	(48)	241	(3,296)	4,611
Other comprehensive income, net of tax	121	(416)	274	(637)
Dividends declared and distributions	(417)	(420)	(1,298)	(1,253)
Treasury stock purchases			(150)	(187)
Employee stock purchase and option plans	12	11	34	13
Stock-based compensation	48	71	160	185
Acquisition of non-controlling interests	14	(1)	185	(55)
Business combination	193		4,518	3,944
Redeemable non-controlling interests redemption price adjustments and other	(2)	28	(434)	(62)
Ending balance	$ 29,359	$ 30,382	$ 29,359	$ 30,382
Common stock
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance (in shares)	862,795,720	863,773,464	864,639,457	865,373,636
Beginning balance	$ 12	$ 12	$ 12	$ 12
Treasury stock purchases (in shares)			(4,438,228)	(3,910,000)
Employee stock purchase and option plans (in shares)	465,693	483,187	3,060,184	2,793,015
Ending balance (in shares)	863,261,413	864,256,651	863,261,413	864,256,651
Ending balance	$ 12	$ 12	$ 12	$ 12
Treasury stock amount
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	(20,747)	(20,712)	(20,683)	(20,593)
Treasury stock purchases			(150)	(187)
Employee stock purchase and option plans	16	16	102	84
Ending balance	(20,731)	(20,696)	(20,731)	(20,696)
Paid-in capital
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	10,629	10,973	10,950	10,988
Employee stock purchase and option plans	(4)	(5)	(68)	(71)
Stock-based compensation	13	38	61	118
Acquisition of non-controlling interests	0	0	171	62
Business combination	27		(16)
Redeemable non-controlling interests redemption price adjustments and other	2	23	(430)	(67)
Ending balance	10,667	11,029	10,667	11,029
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	(2,654)	(2,328)	(2,805)	(2,109)
Other comprehensive income, net of tax	115	(397)	266	(616)
Ending balance	(2,539)	(2,724)	(2,539)	(2,724)
Retained earnings
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	33,952	38,757	37,801	35,121
Net earnings (loss)	118	289	(2,900)	4,752
Dividends declared and distributions	(416)	(413)	(1,247)	(1,241)
Ending balance	33,654	38,632	33,654	38,632
Noncontrolling interests
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	8,247	4,166	4,091	402
Net earnings (loss)	(167)	(48)	(396)	(141)
Other comprehensive income, net of tax	6	(19)	9	(20)
Dividends declared and distributions	(1)	(6)	(51)	(12)
Stock-based compensation	35	33	99	67
Acquisition of non-controlling interests	14	(1)	14	(117)
Business combination	165		4,534	3,944
Redeemable non-controlling interests redemption price adjustments and other	(4)	5	(4)	5
Ending balance	$ 8,296	$ 4,129	$ 8,296	$ 4,129