Rental expense incurred for leased assets including furniture and equipment which has not been recognized in costs and expenses applicable to sales and revenues; for example, cost of goods sold or other operating costs and expenses.

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The total of future contractually required payments on leases defined as operating.

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For leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable letter-terms in excess of one year, required rental payments due within one year of the balance sheet date relating to leases defined as operating.

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The amount of revenue recognized for the period under subleasing arrangements.

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The amount of the fixed and determinable portion of an unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation as of the balance sheet date.

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Commitments Commitments (Details) (USD $) In Millions	12 Months Ended
Commitments Commitments (Details) (USD $) In Millions	Sep. 01, 2011	Sep. 02, 2010	Sep. 03, 2009
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items]
Commitments for acquisition of property, plant and equipment	$ 600
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due [Abstract]
2012	32
2013	26
2014	16
2015	9
2016	8
2017 and thereafter	25
Total operating lease commitments	116
Operating Leases, Rent Expense [Abstract]
Rent expense	69	41	28
Operating Leases, Income Statement, Lease Revenue [Abstract]
Rental income	$ 7