Derivative Instruments - Fair Values (Details) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended																								3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended																																																			6 Months Ended
	Mar. 05, 2015 USD ($)	Feb. 27, 2014 USD ($)	Mar. 05, 2015 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Forward Contracts [Member] USD ($)		Aug. 28, 2014 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Forward Contracts [Member] USD ($)		Mar. 05, 2015 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Forward Contracts [Member] Yen USD ($)		Aug. 28, 2014 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Forward Contracts [Member] Yen USD ($)		Mar. 05, 2015 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Forward Contracts [Member] Singapore dollar USD ($)		Aug. 28, 2014 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Forward Contracts [Member] Singapore dollar USD ($)		Mar. 05, 2015 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Forward Contracts [Member] New Taiwan dollar USD ($)		Mar. 05, 2015 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Forward Contracts [Member] Euro USD ($)		Aug. 28, 2014 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Forward Contracts [Member] Euro USD ($)		Mar. 05, 2015 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Forward Contracts [Member] Shekel USD ($)		Aug. 28, 2014 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Forward Contracts [Member] Shekel USD ($)		Dec. 04, 2014 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Forward Contracts [Member] Reorganization obligation [Member] USD ($)	Nov. 28, 2014 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Forward Contracts [Member] Reorganization obligation [Member] Yen JPY (¥)	Mar. 05, 2015 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Forward Contracts [Member] Less Than One Year From Balance Sheet Date [Member] Reorganization obligation [Member] Yen JPY (¥)	Mar. 05, 2015 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Convertible notes settlement obligations [Member]	Aug. 28, 2014 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Convertible notes settlement obligations [Member]		Mar. 05, 2015 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses [Member] Forward Contracts [Member] USD ($)		Mar. 05, 2015 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses [Member] Forward Contracts [Member] Yen USD ($)		Aug. 28, 2014 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses [Member] Forward Contracts [Member] Yen USD ($)		Mar. 05, 2015 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses [Member] Forward Contracts [Member] Singapore dollar USD ($)		Aug. 28, 2014 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses [Member] Forward Contracts [Member] Singapore dollar USD ($)		Mar. 05, 2015 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses [Member] Forward Contracts [Member] New Taiwan dollar USD ($)		Mar. 05, 2015 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses [Member] Forward Contracts [Member] Euro USD ($)		Aug. 28, 2014 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses [Member] Forward Contracts [Member] Euro USD ($)		Mar. 05, 2015 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses [Member] Forward Contracts [Member] Shekel USD ($)		Aug. 28, 2014 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses [Member] Forward Contracts [Member] Shekel USD ($)		Aug. 28, 2014 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Current Debt [Member] Convertible notes settlement obligations [Member] USD ($)		Aug. 28, 2014 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Total Current Liabilities [Member] USD ($)		Aug. 28, 2014 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Other noncurrent liabilities [Member] USD ($)		Mar. 05, 2015 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Other noncurrent liabilities [Member] Forward Contracts [Member] USD ($)		Mar. 05, 2015 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Other noncurrent liabilities [Member] Forward Contracts [Member] Yen USD ($)		Aug. 28, 2014 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Other noncurrent liabilities [Member] Forward Contracts [Member] Yen USD ($)		Mar. 05, 2015 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Other noncurrent liabilities [Member] Forward Contracts [Member] Singapore dollar USD ($)		Aug. 28, 2014 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Other noncurrent liabilities [Member] Forward Contracts [Member] Singapore dollar USD ($)		Mar. 05, 2015 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Other noncurrent liabilities [Member] Forward Contracts [Member] New Taiwan dollar USD ($)		Mar. 05, 2015 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Other noncurrent liabilities [Member] Forward Contracts [Member] Euro USD ($)		Aug. 28, 2014 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Other noncurrent liabilities [Member] Forward Contracts [Member] Euro USD ($)		Mar. 05, 2015 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Other noncurrent liabilities [Member] Forward Contracts [Member] Shekel USD ($)		Aug. 28, 2014 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Other noncurrent liabilities [Member] Forward Contracts [Member] Shekel USD ($)		Aug. 28, 2014 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Other noncurrent liabilities [Member] Convertible notes settlement obligations [Member] USD ($)		Mar. 05, 2015 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Cash Flow Hedging [Member] Forward Contracts [Member] USD ($)	Aug. 28, 2014 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Cash Flow Hedging [Member] Forward Contracts [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 05, 2015 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Cash Flow Hedging [Member] Forward Contracts [Member] Yen USD ($)	Aug. 28, 2014 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Cash Flow Hedging [Member] Forward Contracts [Member] Yen USD ($)	Aug. 28, 2014 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Cash Flow Hedging [Member] Forward Contracts [Member] Euro USD ($)	Mar. 05, 2015 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Cash Flow Hedging [Member] Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses [Member] Forward Contracts [Member] USD ($)		Aug. 28, 2014 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Cash Flow Hedging [Member] Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses [Member] Forward Contracts [Member] USD ($)		Mar. 05, 2015 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Cash Flow Hedging [Member] Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses [Member] Forward Contracts [Member] Yen USD ($)		Aug. 28, 2014 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Cash Flow Hedging [Member] Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses [Member] Forward Contracts [Member] Yen USD ($)		Aug. 28, 2014 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Cash Flow Hedging [Member] Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses [Member] Forward Contracts [Member] Euro USD ($)
Notional Disclosures [Abstract]
Notional Amount Outstanding			$ 622	[1]	$ 1,191	[1]	$ 106	[1]	$ 554	[1]	$ 295	[1]	$ 330	[1]	$ 84	[1]	$ 78	[1]	$ 245	[1]	$ 59	[1]	$ 62	[1]		¥ 20,000	¥ 10,000																																																				$ 32	$ 118	$ 32	$ 94	$ 24
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount																													12	[1]
Payments for Derivative and Hedge Investing Activities	88	24																							33
Derivative, Fair Value, Net [Abstract]
Fair Value of Liability																															$ (23)	[2]	$ (19)	[2]	$ (12)	[2]	$ (2)	[2]	$ 0	[2]	$ 0	[2]	$ (1)	[2]	$ (1)	[2]	$ (1)	[2]	$ (1)	[2]	$ (389)	[2]	$ (403)	[2]	$ (6)	[3]	$ 0	[3]	$ 0	[3]	$ (6)	[3]	$ 0	[3]	$ 0	[3]	$ 0	[3]	$ 0	[3]	$ 0	[3]	$ 0	[3]	$ 0	[3]	$ 0	[3]						$ 0	[4]	$ (2)	[4]	$ 0	[4]	$ (2)	[4]	$ 0	[4]
Foreign Currency Cash Flow Hedges [Abstract]
General maturity of non-designated currency forward contracts (in days)			35 days
General maturity of hedge contracts (in days or months)																																																																															12 months
Convertible notes settlement obligations derivative term (in days)																												30 days

[1] Notional amounts of forward contracts in U.S. dollars and convertible notes settlement obligations in shares.

[2] Included in accounts payable and accrued expenses for forward contracts and in current debt for convertible notes settlement obligations.

[3] Included in other noncurrent liabilities.

[4] Included in accounts payable and accrued expenses.