PPE - Additional Information (Details) (USD $) In Millions	12 Months Ended
Sep. 01, 2011	Sep. 02, 2010	Sep. 03, 2009
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciation expense	$ 2,026	$ 1,826	$ 2,039
Property, plant and equipment classified as held for sale	$ 35	$ 56

The reporting period depreciation, depletion and amortization expense on long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, and production equipment.

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

-Publisher AICPA

-Name Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB)

-Number 12

-Paragraph 5

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- Definition

Long-lived assets that are held for sale apart from normal operations and anticipated to be sold in less than one year.

+ References

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 144

-Paragraph 46

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- Definition

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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