Structured Repurchase Prepayments.

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- Definition

Structured stock repurchase prepayments prior to ammendment.

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- Definition

Structured stock repurchase prepayments subsequent to amendment.

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- Definition

Up-front payments treasury stock.

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- Definition

The amount authorized by an entity's Board of Directors under a stock repurchase plan.

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- Definition

The remaining repurchase amount authorized by an entity's Board of Directors under a stock repurchase plan.

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- Definition

Total cost of shares repurchased divided by the total number of shares repurchased.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher AICPA

-Name Accounting Research Bulletin (ARB)

-Number 43

-Chapter 1

-Section B

-Paragraph 7

-Subparagraph b

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 505

-SubTopic 30

-Section 45

-Paragraph 1

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6405813&loc=d3e23239-112655

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Number of shares that have been repurchased during the period and are being held in treasury.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 505

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21463-112644

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher AICPA

-Name Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB)

-Number 12

-Paragraph 10

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 04

-Article 3

Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 29, 30

-Article 5

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Stockholders' Equity (Details Numeric) (USD $) Share data in Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 02, 2012	Mar. 04, 2011	Sep. 03, 2010	Dec. 02, 2011
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount			$ 1,600,000,000
Structured Stock Repurchase Prepayments subsequent to amendment	80,000,000
Structured Stock Repurchase Prepayments Prior to Amendment		125,000,000
Repurchased shares	1.8	2.5
Repurchased Shares, Average Price	$ 30.07	$ 32.84
Up-front payments remaining	26,800,000			0
Repurchase of Equity [Member]
Structured repurchase prepayments	225,000,000
Stock repurchase program, remaining authorized repurchase amount	$ 0