CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 03, 2016	Mar. 05, 2015
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	$ 110	$ 1,937
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
Depreciation expense and amortization of intangible assets	1,511	1,284
Amortization of debt discount and other costs	64	71
Stock-based compensation	101	84
Loss on restructure of debt	1	30
Equity in net income of equity method investees	(64)	(332)
Change in operating assets and liabilities
Receivables	542	153
Inventories	(268)	78
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(67)	(488)
Deferred income taxes, net	(27)	159
Other	(20)	(133)
Net cash provided by operating activities	1,883	2,843
Cash flows from investing activities
Expenditures for property, plant, and equipment	(2,209)	(1,522)
Purchases of available-for-sale securities	(679)	(2,222)
Payments to settle hedging activities	(66)	(88)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of available-for-sale securities	1,950	631
Other	(22)	(1)
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities	(1,026)	(3,202)
Cash flows from financing activities
Repayments of debt	(519)	(1,149)
Cash paid to acquire treasury stock	(147)	(244)
Proceeds from equipment sale-leaseback transactions	424	254
Proceeds from issuance of debt	174	1,000
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	37	20
Proceeds from issuance of stock under equity plans	24	50
Other	(61)	(75)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities	(68)	(144)
Effect of changes in currency exchange rates on cash and equivalents	2	(100)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents	791	(603)
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period	2,287	4,150
Cash and equivalents at end of period	$ 3,078	$ 3,547