Equity Plans - Stock-based compensation expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2023	Sep. 01, 2022	Sep. 02, 2021
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	$ 557	$ 496	$ 395
Equity Plans, Additional Disclosures
Tax benefit from compensation expense	68	77	83
Total unrecognized compensation costs related to non-vested awards expected to be recognized	$ 1,260
Weighted average period that unrecognized compensation costs is expected to be recognized (in years)	1 year 3 months 18 days
Restricted stock awards
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	$ 488	429	333
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	69	66	52
Employee Stock Option
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	0	1	10
Equity plans
Equity Plans, Additional Disclosures
Expense capitalized and remained in inventory	88	48
Research and development
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	226	175	110
Cost of goods sold
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	201	193	186
Selling, general, and administrative
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	137	133	99
Restructure
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	$ (7)	$ (5)	$ 0