Financing - Schedule of Debt (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Aug. 31, 2013	Aug. 25, 2012
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 4,187,000	$ 3,768,183
Less: Short-term borrowings	173,733	49,881
Long-term debt	4,013,267	3,718,302
5.875% Senior Notes due October 2012, Effective Interest Rate of 6.33% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt		300,000
4.375% Senior Notes due June 2013, Effective Interest Rate of 5.65% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt		200,000
6.500% Senior Notes due January 2014, Effective Interest Rate of 6.63% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	500,000	500,000
5.750% Senior Notes due January 2015, Effective Interest Rate of 5.89% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	500,000	500,000
5.500% Senior Notes due November 2015, Effective Interest Rate of 4.86% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	300,000	300,000
6.950% Senior Notes due June 2016, Effective Interest Rate of 7.09% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	200,000	200,000
7.125% Senior Notes due August 2018, Effective Interest Rate of 7.28% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	250,000	250,000
4.000% Senior Notes due November 2020, Effective Interest Rate of 4.43% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	500,000	500,000
3.700% Senior Notes due April 2022, Effective Interest Rate of 3.85% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	500,000	500,000
2.875% Senior Notes due January 2023, Effective Interest Rate of 3.21% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	300,000
3.125% Senior Notes due July 2023, Effective Interest Rate of 3.26% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	500,000
Commercial Paper, Weighted Average Interest Rate of 0.29% and 0.42% at August 31, 2013 and August 25, 2012 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	637,000	513,402
Unsecured, Peso Denominated Borrowings, Weighted Average Interest Rate of 4.57% at August 25, 2012 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt		$ 4,781