Segment Information (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Dec. 03, 2015 USD ($) integer	Dec. 04, 2014 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 3,350	$ 4,573
Operating income (loss)	$ 232	1,085
Segment Reporting, Disclosure of Entity's Reportable Segments [Abstract]
Number of Reportable Segments \| integer	4
CNBU [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 1,139	2,088
Operating income (loss)	14	623
SBU [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	884	984
Operating income (loss)	(33)	26
MBU [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	834	940
Operating income (loss)	135	306
EBU [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	479	539
Operating income (loss)	113	118
All Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	14	22
Operating income (loss)	$ 3	$ 12

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Total revenue from sale of goods and services rendered during the reporting period, in the normal course of business, reduced by sales returns and allowances, and sales discounts.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26872669&loc=d3e20235-122688

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