Income Taxes - Deferred tax assets and liabilities (Details 4) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Aug. 30, 2018	Aug. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries deemed indefinitely reinvested	$ 2,350
Deferred Tax Assets Abstract]
Net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards	1,417	$ 3,426
Accrued salaries, wages, and benefits	163	211
Other accrued liabilities	35	59
Other	80	86
Gross deferred tax assets	1,695	3,782
Less valuation allowance	(228)	(2,321)
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance	1,467	1,461
Deferred Tax Liabilities [Abstract]
Debt discount	(77)	(145)
Property, plant, and equipment	(173)	(300)
Unremitted earnings on certain subsidiaries	(82)	(123)
Product and process technology	(62)	(85)
Other	(54)	(59)
Deferred tax liabilities	(448)	(712)
Net deferred tax assets	1,019	749
Reported as [Abstract]
Deferred tax assets	1,022	766
Deferred tax liabilities (included in other noncurrent liabilities)	$ (3)	$ (17)