Segment Information (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Sep. 03, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 04, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 05, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 04, 2014 USD ($)	Aug. 28, 2014 USD ($)	May. 29, 2014 USD ($)	Feb. 27, 2014 USD ($)	Nov. 28, 2013 USD ($)	Sep. 03, 2015 USD ($)	Aug. 28, 2014 USD ($)	Aug. 29, 2013 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 3,600	$ 3,853	$ 4,166	$ 4,573	$ 4,227	$ 3,982	$ 4,107	$ 4,042	$ 16,192	$ 16,358	$ 9,073
Operating income (loss)	$ 427	$ 631	$ 855	$ 1,085	$ 828	$ 839	$ 869	$ 551	2,998	3,087	236
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization [Abstract]
Depreciation and amortization expense included in operating income (loss)									2,669	2,102	1,813
Other amortization									136	168	113
Total depreciation and amortization expense									$ 2,805	2,270	1,926
Segment Reporting, Disclosure of Entity's Reportable Segments [Abstract]
Number of Reportable Segments									4
CNBU [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									$ 6,725	7,333	3,462
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization [Abstract]
Depreciation and amortization expense included in operating income (loss)									1,058	878	687
MBU [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									3,692	3,627	1,214
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization [Abstract]
Depreciation and amortization expense included in operating income (loss)									514	475	293
SBU [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									3,687	3,480	2,824
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization [Abstract]
Depreciation and amortization expense included in operating income (loss)									765	512	551
EBU [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									1,999	1,774	1,275
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization [Abstract]
Depreciation and amortization expense included in operating income (loss)									322	226	215
All Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									89	144	298
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization [Abstract]
Depreciation and amortization expense included in operating income (loss)									10	11	67
Operating Segments [Member] | CNBU [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income (loss)									1,481	1,957	160
Operating Segments [Member] | MBU [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income (loss)									1,126	683	(265)
Operating Segments [Member] | SBU [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income (loss)									(89)	255	173
Operating Segments [Member] | EBU [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income (loss)									435	331	227
Operating Segments [Member] | All Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income (loss)									45	94	(59)
Unallocated [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income (loss)									$ 0	$ (233)	$ 0