PPE - Additional Information (Details) (USD $) In Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Jun. 02, 2011	Jun. 03, 2010	Jun. 02, 2011	Jun. 03, 2010	Sep. 02, 2010
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciation expense	$ 528	$ 453	$ 1,494	$ 1,356
Property, plant and equipment classified as held for sale	$ 37		$ 37		$ 56

The reporting period depreciation, depletion and amortization expense on long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, and production equipment.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher AICPA
-Name Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB)
-Number 12
-Paragraph 5

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- Definition

Long-lived assets that are held for sale apart from normal operations and anticipated to be sold in less than one year.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 144
-Paragraph 46

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- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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