Stock Repurchase Program - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended									188 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 11, 2013	Aug. 31, 2013	Aug. 25, 2012	Aug. 27, 2011	Aug. 31, 2013 Retained (Deficit) Earnings [Member]	Aug. 25, 2012 Retained (Deficit) Earnings [Member]	Aug. 27, 2011 Retained (Deficit) Earnings [Member]	Aug. 31, 2013 Additional Paid-In Capital [Member]	Aug. 25, 2012 Additional Paid-In Capital [Member]	Aug. 27, 2011 Additional Paid-In Capital [Member]	Aug. 31, 2013 January 1998 to August 31, 2013 [Member]	Aug. 31, 2013 Subsequent Event [Member]
Stock Repurchase Program [Line Items]
Stock repurchase authorized amended value	$ 12,650,000,000	$ 13,400,000,000
Stock repurchased during period, shares		3,511,000	3,795,000	5,598,000							134,600,000
Purchase of treasury stock		1,387,315,000	1,362,869,000	1,466,802,000							12,930,000,000
Share of treasury stock retired		3,900,000	4,900,000
Treasury stock retired, cost method					(1,362,218,000)	(1,319,572,000)	(1,247,627,000)	(75,743,000)	(72,512,000)	(82,150,000)
Stock repurchased cumulative, shares												355,150
Stock repurchased during period, amount												$ 149,800,000