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Equity - Common Stock Repurchases and Dividends (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions		3 Months Ended				12 Months Ended			60 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2023	Aug. 31, 2023	Jun. 01, 2023	Mar. 02, 2023	Dec. 01, 2022	Aug. 31, 2023	Sep. 01, 2022	Sep. 02, 2021	Aug. 31, 2023
Common Stock Repurchases
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock						$ 425,000,000	$ 2,432,000,000	$ 1,200,000,000
Dividends
Cash dividends declared (per share)						$ 0.460	$ 0.315	$ 0.10
Payments of dividends to shareholders		$ 126,000,000	$ 126,000,000	$ 126,000,000	$ 126,000,000	$ 504,000,000	$ 461,000,000	$ 0
Payments of dividends to shareholders (per share)		$ 0.115	$ 0.115	$ 0.115	$ 0.115
Subsequent Event
Dividends
Cash dividends declared (per share)	$ 0.115
Dividends Payable, Date to be Paid	Oct. 25, 2023
Dividends Payable, Date of Record	Oct. 10, 2023
Repurchases Authorized by the BOD
Common Stock Repurchases
Common Stock Repurchase, Authorized Amount		$ 10,000,000,000				$ 10,000,000,000			$ 10,000,000,000
Treasury Shares Repurchased (in shares)						8.6	35.4
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock						$ 425,000,000	$ 2,430,000,000		$ 6,890,000,000