Derivative Financial Instruments - Fair Values (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified			6 Months Ended																																																																													6 Months Ended					6 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2013 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]	Aug. 30, 2012 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]	Feb. 28, 2013 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Forward contracts [Member]	Feb. 28, 2013 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Forward contracts [Member] Euro	Aug. 30, 2012 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Forward contracts [Member] Euro	Feb. 28, 2013 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	Feb. 28, 2013 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Forward contracts [Member] Shekel	Aug. 30, 2012 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Forward contracts [Member] Shekel	Feb. 28, 2013 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Forward contracts [Member] Yen	Aug. 30, 2012 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Forward contracts [Member] Yen	Feb. 28, 2013 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Options [Member] Yen		Aug. 30, 2012 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Options [Member] Yen		Feb. 28, 2013 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	Feb. 28, 2013 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Call Options Purchased [Member] Yen		Feb. 28, 2013 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Options Written [Member] Yen		Feb. 28, 2013 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Receivables [Member]		Aug. 30, 2012 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Receivables [Member]		Feb. 28, 2013 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		Feb. 28, 2013 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		Feb. 28, 2013 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		Feb. 28, 2013 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		Feb. 28, 2013 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		Feb. 28, 2013 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		Feb. 28, 2013 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]		Feb. 28, 2013 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		Feb. 28, 2013 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		Feb. 28, 2013 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		Feb. 28, 2013 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		Feb. 28, 2013 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		Feb. 28, 2013 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		Feb. 28, 2013 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]	Aug. 30, 2012 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]	Feb. 28, 2013 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Forward contracts [Member]	Feb. 28, 2013 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Forward contracts [Member] Euro	Aug. 30, 2012 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Forward contracts [Member] Euro	Feb. 28, 2013 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Forward contracts [Member] Yen	Aug. 30, 2012 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Forward contracts [Member] Yen	Feb. 28, 2013 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Options [Member] Minimum [Member]	Feb. 28, 2013 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Options [Member] Maximum [Member]	Feb. 28, 2013 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Options [Member] Yen	Aug. 30, 2012 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Options [Member] Yen	Feb. 28, 2013 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Receivables [Member]		Aug. 30, 2012 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Receivables [Member]		Feb. 28, 2013 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		Feb. 28, 2013 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		Feb. 28, 2013 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Receivables [Member] Options [Member] Yen		Aug. 30, 2012 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Receivables [Member] Options [Member] Yen		Feb. 28, 2013 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]		Feb. 28, 2013 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		Feb. 28, 2013 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		Feb. 28, 2013 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	$ 5,943	$ 5,899		$ 255	$ 173	$ 208	$ 251	$ 64	$ 65	$ 24	$ 18	$ 5,050	[1]	$ 5,050	[1]	$ 342	$ 342	$ 2,527	[1]	$ 2,523	[1]
Notional Amount Outstanding																																																																														86	175		9	35	37	108			40	32
Derivative, Fair Value, Net [Abstract]
Fair Value of Asset																						2	[2]	61	[2]	1	[2]	2	[2]	0	[2]	0	[2]	0	[2]	0	[2]	1	[2]	0	[2]	0	[2]	57	[2]	0	[2]	2	[2]																																								0	[2]	2	[2]	0	[2]	0	[2]	0	[2]	2	[2]	0	[2]	0	[2]
Fair Value of Liability																																																		$ (126)	[3]	$ (3)	[3]	$ (5)	[3]	$ (1)	[3]	$ 0	[3]	$ (1)	[3]	$ 0	[3]	$ (1)	[3]	$ (2)	[3]	$ 0	[3]	$ (119)	[3]	$ 0	[3]	$ 0	[3]	$ 0	[3]																												$ (6)	[3]	$ 0	[3]	$ 0	[3]	$ 0	[3]	$ (4)	[3]	$ 0	[3]	$ (2)	[3]	$ 0	[3]
Foreign Currency Cash Flow Hedges [Abstract]
General maturity of non-designated currency forward contracts (in days)			35 days
General maturity of designated hedge contracts (in months)																																																																																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.