Income Taxes (Details 4) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Mar. 03, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Net Operating loss carryforwards from international operations	$ 223
Net Operating loss carryforwards from international operations expire in various years	99
U.S. federal net operating loss carryforwards which expire between 2021 and 2030	29
U.S. federal foreign tax credits which expire between 2015 and 2022	58
Valuation allowance, related to the international net operating loss carryforwards and other international deferred tax assets	204
Decrease in the valuation allowance, related to the international net operating loss carryforwards and other international deferred tax assets	8
Unremitted earnings of foreign operations considered indefinitely reinvested	$ 2,232

The tax effect as of the balance sheet date of the amount of excess of tax deductions over gross income in a year which cannot be used on the tax return of the country of domicile in the current year but can be carried forward to reduce taxable income or income taxes payable in a future year, for which there must be sufficient tax-basis income to utilize a portion or all of the carryforward amount to realize the deferred tax asset.

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The tax effect as of the balance sheet date of the amount of excess of tax deductions over gross income in a year which cannot be used on the tax return of a country outside the country of domicile in the current year but can be carried forward to reduce taxable income or income taxes payable in a future year, for which there must be sufficient tax-basis income to utilize a portion or all of the carryforward amount to realize the deferred tax asset.

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The tax effect as of the balance sheet date of the amount of future tax effects arising from unused foreign tax credit carryforwards which will decrease future taxable income if applied in future years; a tax credit carryforward is the amount by which tax credits available for utilization exceeded statutory limits on inclusion in historical filings, and which can only be utilized if sufficient tax-basis income is generated in future periods and providing tax laws continue to allow such utilization.

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The amount of the valuation allowance recorded as of the balance sheet date pertaining to the specified deferred tax asset for which an assessment was made that it is more likely than not that all or a portion of such deferred tax asset will not be realized through related deductions on future tax returns.

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The amount of the change in the period in the valuation allowance for a specified deferred tax asset.

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