Cash and Investments (Details) - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
		Aug. 30, 2018	Aug. 31, 2017	Sep. 01, 2016	Sep. 03, 2015
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Cash and Equivalents		$ 6,506,000,000	$ 5,109,000,000
Short-term Investments		296,000,000	319,000,000
Long-term Marketable Investments	[1]	473,000,000	617,000,000
Total Fair Value		7,275,000,000	6,045,000,000
Restricted cash	[2]	81,000,000	107,000,000
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash		6,587,000,000	5,216,000,000	$ 4,263,000,000	$ 2,375,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position [Abstract]
Available-for-sale securities in an unrealized loss position for longer than twelve months		$ 0
Minimum
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Long-term marketable investments, general maturities (in years)		1 year
Maximum
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Long-term marketable investments, general maturities (in years)		4 years
Cash
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Cash and Equivalents		$ 3,223,000,000	2,237,000,000
Short-term Investments		0	0
Long-term Marketable Investments		0	0
Total Fair Value		3,223,000,000	2,237,000,000
Money market funds | Level 1
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Cash and Equivalents	[3]	2,443,000,000	2,332,000,000
Short-term Investments	[3]	0	0
Long-term Marketable Investments	[1],[3]	0	0
Total Fair Value	[3]	2,443,000,000	2,332,000,000
Corporate Bonds | Level 2
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Cash and Equivalents	[4]	3,000,000	0
Short-term Investments	[4]	172,000,000	193,000,000
Long-term Marketable Investments	[1],[4]	272,000,000	315,000,000
Total Fair Value	[4]	447,000,000	508,000,000
Certificates of deposit | Level 2
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Cash and Equivalents	[4]	806,000,000	483,000,000
Short-term Investments	[4]	11,000,000	24,000,000
Long-term Marketable Investments	[1],[4]	2,000,000	3,000,000
Total Fair Value	[4]	819,000,000	510,000,000
Government securities | Level 2
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Cash and Equivalents	[4]	5,000,000	1,000,000
Short-term Investments	[4]	63,000,000	90,000,000
Long-term Marketable Investments	[1],[4]	103,000,000	126,000,000
Total Fair Value	[4]	171,000,000	217,000,000
Asset-backed securities | Level 2
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Cash and Equivalents	[4]	0	0
Short-term Investments	[4]	34,000,000	2,000,000
Long-term Marketable Investments	[1],[4]	96,000,000	173,000,000
Total Fair Value	[4]	130,000,000	175,000,000
Commercial paper | Level 2
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Cash and Equivalents	[4]	26,000,000	56,000,000
Short-term Investments	[4]	16,000,000	10,000,000
Long-term Marketable Investments	[1],[4]	0	0
Total Fair Value	[4]	$ 42,000,000	$ 66,000,000

[1] The maturities of long-term marketable securities range from one to four years.

[2] Restricted cash is included in other noncurrent assets and included balances related to the MMJ Creditor Payments. The restrictions on the MMJ Creditor Payments lapse upon approval by the trustees and/or Tokyo District Court. Restricted cash as of August 31, 2017 also included interest reserve balances related to our 2021 MSTW Term Loan, which were released in 2018 in connection with our prepayment of the 2021 MSTW Term Loan. (See "Debt" note.)

[3] The fair value of Level 1 securities is measured based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets.

[4] The fair value of Level 2 securities is measured using information obtained from pricing services, which obtain quoted market prices for similar instruments, non-binding market consensus prices that are corroborated by observable market data, or various other methodologies, to determine the appropriate value at the measurement date. We perform supplemental analysis to validate information obtained from these pricing services. No adjustments were made to the fair values indicated by such pricing information as of August 30, 2018 or August 31, 2017.