CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions	May 31, 2022	Aug. 31, 2021
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Property, plant and equipment, accumulated depreciation	$ 5,482	$ 5,033
Intangible assets, accumulated amortization	$ 464	$ 442
Preferred stock, par value (in usd per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	10,000,000	10,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	0	0
Common stock, par value (in usd per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	500,000,000	500,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	270,407,585	267,418,092
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	138,851,189	144,496,077
Treasury stock at cost, shares (in shares)	131,556,396	122,922,015