Derivative Financial Instruments - Fair Values (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified			3 Months Ended																																																																													3 Months Ended					3 Months Ended
	Nov. 29, 2012 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]	Aug. 30, 2012 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]	Nov. 29, 2012 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Forward contracts [Member]	Nov. 29, 2012 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Forward contracts [Member] Euro	Aug. 30, 2012 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Forward contracts [Member] Euro	Nov. 29, 2012 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Forward contracts [Member] Singapore dollar	Aug. 30, 2012 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Forward contracts [Member] Singapore dollar	Nov. 29, 2012 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Forward contracts [Member] Shekel	Aug. 30, 2012 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Forward contracts [Member] Shekel	Nov. 29, 2012 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Forward contracts [Member] Yen	Aug. 30, 2012 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Forward contracts [Member] Yen	Nov. 29, 2012 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Options [Member] Yen		Aug. 30, 2012 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Options [Member] Yen		Nov. 29, 2012 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Options [Member] New Taiwan dollar	Aug. 30, 2012 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Options [Member] New Taiwan dollar	Nov. 29, 2012 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Call Options Purchased [Member] Yen		Nov. 29, 2012 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Options Written [Member] Yen		Nov. 29, 2012 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Receivables [Member]		Aug. 30, 2012 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Receivables [Member]		Nov. 29, 2012 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Receivables [Member] Forward contracts [Member] Euro		Aug. 30, 2012 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Receivables [Member] Forward contracts [Member] Euro		Nov. 29, 2012 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Receivables [Member] Forward contracts [Member] Singapore dollar		Aug. 30, 2012 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Receivables [Member] Forward contracts [Member] Singapore dollar		Nov. 29, 2012 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Receivables [Member] Forward contracts [Member] Shekel		Aug. 30, 2012 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Receivables [Member] Forward contracts [Member] Shekel		Nov. 29, 2012 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Receivables [Member] Forward contracts [Member] Yen		Aug. 30, 2012 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Receivables [Member] Forward contracts [Member] Yen		Nov. 29, 2012 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Receivables [Member] Options [Member] Yen		Aug. 30, 2012 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Receivables [Member] Options [Member] Yen		Nov. 29, 2012 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Receivables [Member] Options [Member] New Taiwan dollar		Aug. 30, 2012 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Receivables [Member] Options [Member] New Taiwan dollar		Nov. 29, 2012 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Accounts payable and accrued expenses [Member]		Aug. 30, 2012 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Accounts payable and accrued expenses [Member]		Nov. 29, 2012 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Accounts payable and accrued expenses [Member] Forward contracts [Member] Euro		Aug. 30, 2012 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Accounts payable and accrued expenses [Member] Forward contracts [Member] Euro		Nov. 29, 2012 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Accounts payable and accrued expenses [Member] Forward contracts [Member] Singapore dollar		Aug. 30, 2012 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Accounts payable and accrued expenses [Member] Forward contracts [Member] Singapore dollar		Nov. 29, 2012 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Accounts payable and accrued expenses [Member] Forward contracts [Member] Shekel		Aug. 30, 2012 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Accounts payable and accrued expenses [Member] Forward contracts [Member] Shekel		Nov. 29, 2012 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Accounts payable and accrued expenses [Member] Forward contracts [Member] Yen		Aug. 30, 2012 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Accounts payable and accrued expenses [Member] Forward contracts [Member] Yen		Nov. 29, 2012 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Accounts payable and accrued expenses [Member] Options [Member] Yen		Aug. 30, 2012 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Accounts payable and accrued expenses [Member] Options [Member] Yen		Nov. 29, 2012 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Accounts payable and accrued expenses [Member] Options [Member] New Taiwan dollar		Aug. 30, 2012 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Accounts payable and accrued expenses [Member] Options [Member] New Taiwan dollar		Nov. 29, 2012 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]	Aug. 30, 2012 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]	Nov. 29, 2012 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Forward contracts [Member]	Nov. 29, 2012 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Forward contracts [Member] Euro	Aug. 30, 2012 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Forward contracts [Member] Euro	Nov. 29, 2012 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Forward contracts [Member] Yen	Aug. 30, 2012 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Forward contracts [Member] Yen	Nov. 29, 2012 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Options [Member] Minimum [Member]	Nov. 29, 2012 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Options [Member] Maximum [Member]	Nov. 29, 2012 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Options [Member] Yen	Aug. 30, 2012 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Options [Member] Yen	Nov. 29, 2012 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Receivables [Member]		Aug. 30, 2012 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Receivables [Member]		Nov. 29, 2012 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Receivables [Member] Forward contracts [Member] Euro		Aug. 30, 2012 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Receivables [Member] Forward contracts [Member] Euro		Nov. 29, 2012 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Receivables [Member] Forward contracts [Member] Yen		Aug. 30, 2012 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Receivables [Member] Forward contracts [Member] Yen		Nov. 29, 2012 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Receivables [Member] Options [Member] Yen		Aug. 30, 2012 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Receivables [Member] Options [Member] Yen		Nov. 29, 2012 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Accounts payable and accrued expenses [Member]		Aug. 30, 2012 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Accounts payable and accrued expenses [Member]		Nov. 29, 2012 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Accounts payable and accrued expenses [Member] Forward contracts [Member] Euro		Aug. 30, 2012 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Accounts payable and accrued expenses [Member] Forward contracts [Member] Euro		Nov. 29, 2012 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Accounts payable and accrued expenses [Member] Forward contracts [Member] Yen		Aug. 30, 2012 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Accounts payable and accrued expenses [Member] Forward contracts [Member] Yen		Nov. 29, 2012 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Accounts payable and accrued expenses [Member] Options [Member] Yen		Aug. 30, 2012 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Accounts payable and accrued expenses [Member] Options [Member] Yen
Notional Amount of Derivatives, by Category of Derivative [Abstract]
Notional Amount Outstanding, Not Designated	$ 5,890	$ 5,899		$ 224	$ 173	$ 173	$ 251	$ 67	$ 65	$ 34	$ 18	$ 5,050	[1]	$ 5,050	[1]	$ 342	$ 342	$ 2,527	[1]	$ 2,523	[1]
Notional Amount Outstanding																																																																														162	175		40	35	82	108			40	32
Derivative, Fair Value, Net [Abstract]
Fair Value of Asset																						9	[2]	61	[2]	2	[2]	2	[2]	0	[2]	0	[2]	1	[2]	0	[2]	0	[2]	0	[2]	0	[2]	57	[2]	6	[2]	2	[2]																																								1	[2]	2	[2]	1	[2]	0	[2]	0	[2]	2	[2]	0	[2]	0	[2]
Fair Value of Liability																																																		$ (7)	[3]	$ (3)	[3]	$ (1)	[3]	$ (1)	[3]	$ 0	[3]	$ (1)	[3]	$ 0	[3]	$ (1)	[3]	$ (1)	[3]	$ 0	[3]	$ (5)	[3]	$ 0	[3]	$ 0	[3]	$ 0	[3]																												$ (3)	[3]	$ 0	[3]	$ 0	[3]	$ 0	[3]	$ (3)	[3]	$ 0	[3]	$ 0	[3]	$ 0	[3]
Foreign Currency Cash Flow Hedges [Abstract]
General maturity of hedge contracts (in days or months)			P35D																																																																													P12M					P12M	P18M

[1] Notional amount includes purchased options of $2,527 million and sold options of $2,523 million.

[2] Included in receivables – other.

[3] Included in accounts payable and accrued expenses – other.