Trade Accounts Receivable Sale Programs - Trade Accounts Receivable Sale Programs Amounts Recognized (Details) - Trade Accounts Receivable Sale Programs - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2024	Nov. 30, 2023
Trade Accounts Receivable Securitization and Sale Program [Line Items]
Trade accounts receivable sold	$ 1,686	$ 2,036
Cash proceeds received	1,676	2,025
Pre-tax losses on sale of receivables	$ 10	$ 11

Cash Flows between a transferor and a transferee attributable to collections reinvested in revolving period transfers related to either a securitization, asset-backed financing arrangement, or similar transfer in which the transferor has continuing involvement with the transferred financial assets underlying the transaction (including, but not limited to, servicing, recourse, and restrictions on transferor's interests in the transferred financial assets).

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 860
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (d)(2)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147481326/860-20-50-3

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