Debt - Schedule of Long-term Debt (Details) Share data in Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended					1 Months Ended					3 Months Ended																																														3 Months Ended
	Nov. 28, 2013 USD ($)	Nov. 29, 2012 USD ($)	Aug. 29, 2013 USD ($)	Nov. 28, 2013 Capital Lease Obligations [Member] USD ($)	Aug. 29, 2013 Capital Lease Obligations [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2013 Reorganization obligation [Member] USD ($)	Nov. 28, 2013 Reorganization obligation [Member] USD ($)	Aug. 29, 2013 Reorganization obligation [Member] USD ($)	Nov. 28, 2013 Reorganization obligation [Member] Scenario, Plan [Member] USD ($)	Nov. 28, 2013 Reorganization obligation [Member] Scenario, Plan [Member] JPY (¥)	Nov. 28, 2013 Convertible Debt [Member] USD ($)		Aug. 29, 2013 Convertible Debt [Member] USD ($)		Nov. 28, 2013 Convertible Debt [Member] 2014 convertible senior notes [Member] USD ($)		Aug. 29, 2013 Convertible Debt [Member] 2014 convertible senior notes [Member] USD ($)		Nov. 28, 2013 Convertible Debt [Member] 2027 convertible senior notes [Member] USD ($) integer		Aug. 29, 2013 Convertible Debt [Member] 2027 convertible senior notes [Member] USD ($)		Nov. 28, 2013 Convertible Debt [Member] 2031A convertible senior notes [Member] USD ($) integer		Aug. 29, 2013 Convertible Debt [Member] 2031A convertible senior notes [Member] USD ($)		Nov. 28, 2013 Convertible Debt [Member] 2031B convertible senior notes [Member] USD ($)		Aug. 29, 2013 Convertible Debt [Member] 2031B convertible senior notes [Member] USD ($)		Nov. 28, 2013 Convertible Debt [Member] 2032C convertible senior notes [Member] USD ($)		Aug. 29, 2013 Convertible Debt [Member] 2032C convertible senior notes [Member] USD ($)		Nov. 28, 2013 Convertible Debt [Member] 2032D convertible senior notes [Member] USD ($)		Aug. 29, 2013 Convertible Debt [Member] 2032D convertible senior notes [Member] USD ($)		Nov. 28, 2013 Convertible Debt [Member] 2033E convertible senior notes [Member] USD ($)		Aug. 29, 2013 Convertible Debt [Member] 2033E convertible senior notes [Member] USD ($)		Nov. 28, 2013 Convertible Debt [Member] 2033F convertible senior note [Member] USD ($)		Aug. 29, 2013 Convertible Debt [Member] 2033F convertible senior note [Member] USD ($)		Nov. 28, 2013 Convertible Debt [Member] 2043G convertible senior notes [Member] USD ($) integer		Aug. 29, 2013 Convertible Debt [Member] 2043G convertible senior notes [Member] USD ($)		Nov. 12, 2013 Convertible Debt [Member] 2043G convertible senior notes [Member] USD ($)	Nov. 28, 2013 Convertible Debt [Member] 2043G convertible senior notes [Member] Expected To Be Accreted [Member] USD ($)	Nov. 12, 2013 Convertible Debt [Member] 2043G convertible senior notes [Member] Other noncurrent assets [Member] USD ($)	Nov. 15, 2028 Convertible Debt [Member] 2043G convertible senior notes [Member] Scenario, Forecast [Member] USD ($)	Nov. 28, 2013 Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member] USD ($)	Aug. 29, 2013 Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 27, 2014 Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member] Secured Debt 4 [Member] Secured Debt [Member] Scenario, Forecast [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 20, 2013 Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member] Secured Debt 4 [Member] Secured Debt [Member] Scenario, Forecast [Member] USD ($) integer	Nov. 28, 2013 Loans Payable [Member] USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 5,803,000,000		$ 6,037,000,000	$ 1,107,000,000	$ 1,252,000,000		$ 1,095,000,000	$ 1,644,000,000							$ 471,000,000	[1]	$ 465,000,000	[1]	$ 160,000,000		$ 147,000,000		$ 284,000,000		$ 277,000,000		$ 104,000,000		$ 253,000,000		$ 467,000,000	[1]	$ 463,000,000	[1]	$ 371,000,000	[1]	$ 369,000,000	[1]	$ 273,000,000		$ 272,000,000		$ 261,000,000		$ 260,000,000		$ 628,000,000	[1]	$ 0	[1]	$ 627,000,000				$ 582,000,000	$ 635,000,000			$ 4,696,000,000
Less current portion	1,543,000,000		1,585,000,000
Long-term debt	4,260,000,000		4,452,000,000
Due date															Jun. 30, 2014				Jun. 30, 2027				Aug. 31, 2031				Aug. 31, 2031				May 31, 2032				May 31, 2032				Feb. 28, 2033				Feb. 28, 2033				Nov. 30, 2043
Reorganization Plan Future Payments									1,388,000,000	142,000,000,000
Repayments of debt	737,000,000	52,000,000				534,000,000
Convertible Debt [Abstract]
Expected term for amortization of the remaining debt discount (in years)																											7 years	[2]			5 years	[2]			7 years	[2]			4 years	[2]			6 years	[2]			15 years	[2]
Debt Instrument, Put Date, Earliest																											Aug. 31, 2020	[3]			May 31, 2019	[3]			May 31, 2021	[3]			Feb. 28, 2018	[3]			Feb. 28, 2020	[3]			Nov. 30, 2028	[3]
Stated interest rate (in hundredths)															1.875%				1.875%				1.50%				1.875%				2.375%				3.125%				1.625%				2.125%				3.00%											1.258%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage															7.90%				6.90%				6.50%				7.00%				6.00%				6.30%				4.50%				4.90%				6.80%
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount															14,000,000		20,000,000		14,000,000	[4]	28,000,000	[4]	36,000,000	[4]	68,000,000	[4]	36,000,000		92,000,000		83,000,000		87,000,000		79,000,000		81,000,000		27,000,000		28,000,000		39,000,000		40,000,000		397,000,000		0		398,000,000	289,000,000							914,000,000	[5]
Stated principal amount of debt instrument											3,535,000,000				485,000,000				95,000,000				190,000,000				140,000,000				550,000,000				450,000,000				300,000,000				300,000,000				1,025,000,000											462,000,000
Initial conversion, price per share															$ 14.23				$ 10.90				$ 9.50				$ 9.50				$ 9.63				$ 9.98				$ 10.93				$ 10.93				$ 29.16
Initial conversion, number of shares											269	[6]			34	[6]			9	[6]			20	[6]			15	[6]			57	[6]			45	[6]			27	[6]			27	[6]			35	[6]
Conversion price per share threshold (dollars per share)															$ 18.50	[7]			$ 14.17	[7]			$ 12.35	[7]			$ 12.35	[7]			$ 12.52	[7]			$ 12.97	[7]			$ 14.21	[7]			$ 14.21	[7]			$ 37.91	[7]
Conversion value in excess of principal											2,456,000,000	[8]	870,000,000	[9]	237,000,000	[8]	0	[9]	89,000,000	[8]	43,000,000	[9]	233,000,000	[8]	148,000,000	[9]	172,000,000	[8]	148,000,000	[9]	659,000,000	[8]	225,000,000	[9]	504,000,000	[8]	162,000,000	[9]	281,000,000	[8]	72,000,000	[9]	281,000,000	[8]	72,000,000	[9]	0	[8]	0	[9]
Share Price (in dollars per share)	$ 21.17		$ 13.57
Convertible Debt Issuances [Abstract]
Debt Instrument, Discounted Issue Price Per Debenture																																															800
Conversion rate (in shares)																																															34.2936
Principal amount per debenture used In coversion rate																																															1,000
Payments of debt issuance costs																																															7,000,000
Additional paid in capital equity component of convertible debt																																																			173,000,000
Unamortized deferred debt issuance costs																																																					5,000,000
Debt Instrument, Scheduled Accreted Principal Amount																																																						917,000,000
Conversion rights, minimum number of trading days (in days)																			20				20																								20
Conversion rights, consecutive trading period (in days)																																															30 days
Conversion rights, threshold percentage of applicable conversion price (in hundredths)																																															130.00%
Conversion rights, maximum percentage of product of stock price and conversion rate (in hundredths)																																															98.00%
Debt Instruments Number Of Periodic Payments																																																										10
Debt Instrument, Third Party Credit Enhancement Fee																																																									23,000,000
Long-term Debt, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Remainder of 2014																																																											1,110,000,000
2015																																																											359,000,000
2016																																																											348,000,000
2017																																																											317,000,000
2018																																																											516,000,000
2019 and thereafter																																																											$ 2,960,000,000	[5]

[1] (1) For these notes, we have the option to pay cash for the aggregate amount due upon conversion. It is our current intent to settle the principal amount of these notes in cash upon conversion. As a result, the notes are considered in diluted earnings per share under the treasury stock method.

[2] (1) Expected term for amortization of the remaining debt discount as of November 28, 2013. For the 2043G Notes,$289 million of debt discount is expected to be amortized over the 15-year expected term. See "2043G Notes" above.

[3] (2) Holders of these notes have the right to require us to repurchase all or a portion of their notes on the dates specified.

[4] In connection with the November 2013 debt restructure transactions, all holders exercised their option to convert their notes in the second quarter of 2014.

[5] (1) Includes $917 million of scheduled accreted principal amount and $289 million of discount for the 2043G Notes. See "2043G Notes" above.

[6] (1)Shares issuable, upon conversion, for the principal amount of the notes.

[7] (2)Holders may convert their notes during any calendar quarter if the closing price of our common stock for at least 20 trading days in a 30 trading day period ending on the last trading day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter is 130% of the initial conversion price per share.

[8] (3)Based on our closing share price of $21.17 and outstanding principal balances as of November 28, 2013

[9] (4)Based on our closing share price of $13.57 and outstanding principal balances as of August 29, 2013. The principal balances were not reduced by the amount of the Exchange Transactions that occurred in the first quarter of 2014 as described below.