The maximum useful life of long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Examples include land and improvements, buildings, and production equipment

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- Definition

The minimum useful life of long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Examples include land and improvements, buildings, and productions equipment.

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- Definition

The amount of interest that was capitalized during the period.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 34

-Paragraph 21

-Subparagraph b

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Business and Basis of Presentation (Details) (USD $) In Millions	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 01, 2011	Sep. 02, 2010	Sep. 03, 2009
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Capitalized interest costs	$ 12	$ 5	$ 5
Building [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Minimum useful life	5Y
Maximum useful life	30Y
Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Minimum useful life	2Y
Maximum useful life	20Y
Software [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Minimum useful life	3Y
Maximum useful life	5Y