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Debt - Schedule of Long-term Debt (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended					9 Months Ended		1 Months Ended			9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended							3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 02, 2011	Jun. 02, 2011	Jun. 03, 2010	Nov. 03, 2010	Oct. 28, 2010	Sep. 02, 2010	Jun. 02, 2011 Capital lease obligations [Member]	Sep. 02, 2010 Capital lease obligations [Member]	Apr. 01, 2011 TECH credit facility [Member]	Jun. 02, 2011 TECH credit facility [Member]	Sep. 02, 2010 TECH credit facility [Member]	Jun. 02, 2011 Convertible senior notes due June 2014 [Member]	Sep. 02, 2010 Convertible senior notes due June 2014 [Member]	Jun. 02, 2011 Convertible senior notes due October 2013 [Member]	Sep. 02, 2010 Convertible senior notes due October 2013 [Member]	Jun. 02, 2011 Convertible senior notes due June 2027 [Member]	Nov. 03, 2010 Convertible senior notes due June 2027 [Member]	Sep. 02, 2010 Convertible senior notes due June 2027 [Member]	Jun. 02, 2011 Mai-Liao Power note [Member]	Sep. 02, 2010 Mai-Liao Power note [Member]	Jun. 02, 2011 Other notes [Member]	Sep. 02, 2010 Other notes [Member]	Jun. 02, 2011 Sales-leaseback transactions [Member]	Jun. 02, 2011 Sales-leaseback transactions [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate (in hundredths)												1.875%	1.875%	4.25%	4.25%	1.875%
Effective interest rate (in hundredths)							6.20%	7.20%		3.90%	3.90%	7.90%	7.90%			7.00%				12.10%
Discount											$ 2	$ 145	$ 242			$ 42	$ 45			$ 4
Due date							Feb. 28, 2023					Jun. 30, 2014		Oct. 31, 2013		Jun. 30, 2027							May 31, 2016	May 31, 2016
Long-term Debt, Gross	1,572	1,572				2,360	496	527		0	348	804	1,058	139	230	133	130	0	0	196	0	1
Less current portion	(184)	(184)				(712)
Long-term debt	1,388	1,388				1,648
Repayments of Long-term Debt	250	1,139	748						250
Proceeds from equipment sale-leaseback transactions		268	0																				173	268
Previously restricted cash released upon repayment of TECH credit facility									60
Long-term Debt, Gross, current period additions																							163	246
Imputed interest rate of sale leaseback additions (in hundredths)																							5.40%	5.40%
Debt Restructuring Agreement Execution Date					10/28/2010
Convertible debt due 2027, aggregate principal amount				$ 175