Intangible Assets and Goodwill - Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2017	Sep. 01, 2016	Sep. 03, 2015
Amortizing assets [Line Items]
Gross Amount, Amortizing assets	$ 756	$ 758
Accumulated Amortization	(477)	(402)
Amortization expense for intangible assets	106	117	$ 117
Annual amortization expense for intangible assets [Abstract]
2018	99
2019	49
2020	33
2021	28
2022	17
Intangible Assets, Net (Including Goodwill) [Abstract]
Intangible Assets, Gross (Excluding Goodwill)	864	866
Goodwill	1,228	104
In-process R&D
Non-amortizing assets [Line Items]
Gross Amount, Non-amortizing assets	108	108
Product and process technology
Amortizing assets [Line Items]
Gross Amount, Amortizing assets	755	757
Accumulated Amortization	(476)	(402)
Product and process technology intangible asset capitalized during period	$ 29	$ 30	$ 98
Product and process technology intangible asset capitalized during period, weighted-average useful lives (in years)	11 years	10 years	7 years
Other
Amortizing assets [Line Items]
Gross Amount, Amortizing assets	$ 1	$ 1
Accumulated Amortization	$ (1)	$ 0