The cumulative amount of depreciation, depletion and amortization (related to property, plant and equipment, but not including land) that has been recognized in the income statement.

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Carrying amount at the balance sheet date for long-lived physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. This can include land, physical structures, machinery, vehicles, furniture, computer equipment, construction in progress, and similar items. Amount does not include depreciation.

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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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Tangible assets that are held by an entity for use in the production or supply of goods and services, for rental to others, or for administrative purposes and that are expected to provide economic benefit for more than one year; net of accumulated depreciation. Examples include land, buildings, and production equipment.

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PPE (Details) (USD $) In Millions	Sep. 01, 2011	Sep. 02, 2010	Sep. 03, 2009
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	$ 19,756	$ 17,813
Accumulated depreciation	(12,201)	(11,212)
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	7,555	6,601	7,089
Land [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	92	95
Buildings [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	4,481	4,394
Buildings [Member] \| Assets Held under Capital Leases [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	163	184
Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	14,735	12,970
Equipment [Member] \| Assets Held under Capital Leases [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	712	745
Construction in progress [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	155	73
Software [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	293	281
Assets Held under Capital Leases [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Accumulated depreciation	$ (430)	$ (478)