Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 01, 2018	Mar. 02, 2017	Aug. 31, 2017
Amortizing assets [Line Items]
Accumulated Amortization	$ (491)		$ (477)
Annual amortization expense for intangible assets [Abstract]
Remainder of 2018	45
2019	50
2020	35
2021	29
2022	20
Intangible Assets, Net (Including Goodwill) [Abstract]
Intangible Assets, Gross (Excluding Goodwill)	839		864
Goodwill	1,228		1,228
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	731		756
Accumulated Amortization	(491)		$ (477)
Product and process technology capitalized during period	$ 15	$ 14
Product and process technology capitalized during period, weighted-average useful lives (in years)	12 years	10 years