Debt - Schedule of Long-term Debt (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Nov. 29, 2012	Dec. 01, 2011	Aug. 30, 2012	Nov. 29, 2012 2014 convertible senior notes [Member]	Aug. 30, 2012 2014 convertible senior notes [Member]	Nov. 29, 2012 Capital lease obligations [Member]	Aug. 30, 2012 Capital lease obligations [Member]	Nov. 29, 2012 2032C convertible senior notes [Member]	Aug. 30, 2012 2032C convertible senior notes [Member]	Nov. 29, 2012 2032D convertible senior notes [Member]	Aug. 30, 2012 2032D convertible senior notes [Member]	Nov. 29, 2012 2031A convertible senior notes [Member]	Aug. 30, 2012 2031A convertible senior notes [Member]	Nov. 29, 2012 2031B convertible senior notes [Member]	Aug. 30, 2012 2031B convertible senior notes [Member]	Oct. 18, 2012 Term Note Payable [Member] decimal	Nov. 29, 2012 Term Note Payable [Member]	Aug. 30, 2012 Term Note Payable [Member]	Nov. 29, 2012 Term Note Payable [Member] Libor [Member]	Nov. 29, 2012 2027 convertible senior notes [Member]	Aug. 30, 2012 2027 convertible senior notes [Member]	Nov. 29, 2012 Intel senior note [Member]	Aug. 30, 2012 Intel senior note [Member]	Nov. 29, 2012 Sales-leaseback transactions [Member]	Nov. 29, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Sep. 05, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Nov. 29, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Sibor [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 3,435		$ 3,262	$ 872	$ 860	$ 868	$ 883	$ 454	$ 451	$ 363	$ 361	$ 268	$ 265	$ 246	$ 243		$ 173	$ 0		$ 142	$ 141	$ 49	$ 58
Less current portion	(266)		(224)
Long-term debt	3,169		3,038
Due date				Jun. 30, 2014		Aug. 31, 2050		May 31, 2032		May 31, 2032		Aug. 31, 2031		Aug. 31, 2031			Oct. 31, 2017			Jun. 30, 2027		Apr. 30, 2014		Nov. 29, 2016
Stated interest rate (in hundredths)				1.875%	1.875%			2.375%	2.375%	3.125%	3.125%	1.50%	1.50%	1.875%	1.875%	2.40%	2.40%			1.875%	1.875%
Effective interest rate (in hundredths)				7.90%	7.90%	4.90%	4.90%	6.00%	6.00%	6.30%	6.30%	6.50%	6.50%	7.00%	7.00%					6.90%	6.90%
Unamortized Discounts				77	89			96	99	87	89	77	80	99	102					33	34
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity																	214								255
Debt instrument, orginal term																										3 years
Debt instruments number of periodic payments																10
Debt Instrument Period After Draw Prior To Initial Payment																6 months
Draw on facility agreement																173
Basis Spread on Variable Rate (in hundredths)																			1.60%								2.80%
Debt Instrument Variable Reference Rate Period																			6 months
Percentage of collateral to face value of issued and ouststanding credit facility																									80.00%
Leases, Capital [Abstract]
Proceeds from equipment sale-leaseback transactions	26	110																						26
Long-term Debt, Gross, current period additions																								$ 26
Imputed interest rate of sale leaseback additions (in hundredths)																								4.60%