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Financing - Additional Information (Detail)					12 Months Ended
Financing - Additional Information (Detail)	Apr. 29, 2015 USD ($)	Jan. 14, 2014 USD ($)	Apr. 29, 2013 USD ($)	Nov. 13, 2012 USD ($)	Aug. 29, 2015 USD ($)	Aug. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 19, 2014 USD ($)
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Total debt					$ 1,047,600,000	$ 893,800,000
Long-term debt					4,624,876,000	4,142,196,000
Remaining borrowing capacity under revolving credit facility					1,711,000,000
Amount available under credit facility					$ 1,750,000,000
Line of credit facility covenant terms					The revolving credit facility agreement requires that the Company's consolidated interest coverage ratio as of the last day of each quarter shall be no less than 2.5:1. This ratio is defined as the ratio of (i) consolidated earnings before interest, taxes and rents to (ii) consolidated interest expense plus consolidated rents. The Company's consolidated interest coverage ratio as of August 29, 2015 was 5.31:1.
Minimum debt covenant interest coverage ratio to be maintained quarterly					2.5
Debt covenant interest coverage ratio					5.3
Letter of credit facility expiration date					2016-06
Proceeds from issuance of debt					$ 650,000,000	400,000,000	$ 800,000,000
Fair value of the Company's debt					4,696,000,000	4,480,000,000
Excess (shortfall) of fair value of debt over (from) carrying value					$ 70,700,000	$ 157,300,000
Maximum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Term Loan Maturity Period					1 year
Other Letters Of Credit [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Borrowings, outstanding					$ 21,200,000
3.250% Senior Notes due April 2025, effective interest rate 3.36% [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Stated interest rate percentage	3.25%				3.25%
Debt instrument maturity, month and year	2025-04				2025-04
Proceeds from issuance of debt	$ 400,000,000
2.500% Senior Notes due April 2021, effective interest rate of 3.85% [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Stated interest rate percentage	2.50%				2.50%
Debt instrument maturity, month and year	2021-04				2021-04
Proceeds from issuance of debt	$ 250,000,000
5.750% Senior Notes due January 2015, effective interest rate of 5.89% [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Stated interest rate percentage					5.75%	5.75%
Debt instrument maturity, month and year					2015-01	2015-01
Repayment with commercial paper					$ 500,000,000
Debt issuance date					2009-07
1.300% Senior Notes due January 2017, effective interest rate 1.43% [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Stated interest rate percentage		1.30%			1.30%	1.30%
Debt instrument maturity, month and year		2017-01			2017-01	2017-01
Proceeds from issuance of debt		$ 400,000,000
6.500% Senior Notes due January 2014 [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Stated interest rate percentage		6.50%
Debt instrument maturity, month and year		2014-01
Repayment with commercial paper		$ 500,000,000
3.125% Senior Notes due July 2023, effective interest rate of 3.26% [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Stated interest rate percentage			3.125%		3.125%	3.125%
Debt instrument maturity, month and year			2023-07		2023-07	2023-07
Proceeds from issuance of debt			$ 500,000,000
4.375% Senior Notes due June 2013, Effective Interest Rate of 5.65% [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Stated interest rate percentage			4.375%
Debt instrument maturity, month and year			2013-06
Repayment with commercial paper			$ 200,000,000
7.125% Senior Notes due August 2018, effective interest rate of 7.28% [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Stated interest rate percentage					7.125%	7.125%
Debt instrument maturity, month and year					2018-08	2018-08
Debt issuance date					2008-08
5.500% Senior Notes due November 2015, effective interest rate of 4.86% [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Long-term debt					$ 300,000,000
Stated interest rate percentage					5.50%	5.50%
Debt instrument maturity, month and year					2015-11	2015-11
6.950% Senior Notes due June 2016, effective interest rate of 7.09% [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Long-term debt					$ 200,000,000
Stated interest rate percentage					6.95%	6.95%
Debt instrument maturity, month and year					2016-06	2016-06
2.875% Senior Notes due January 2023, effective interest rate of 3.21% [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Stated interest rate percentage				2.875%	2.875%	2.875%
Debt instrument maturity, month and year				2023-01	2023-01	2023-01
Proceeds from issuance of debt				$ 300,000,000
5.875% Senior Notes due October 2012 [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Stated interest rate percentage				5.875%
Debt instrument maturity, month and year				2012-10
Repayment with commercial paper				$ 300,000,000
Multi Year Revolving Credit Agreement [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Amount available under credit facility								$ 1,250,000,000
Extended expiration of credit facility					2 years
Maximum amount available under credit facility								1,500,000,000
Borrowings, outstanding					$ 0
Letters of credit, outstanding					$ 3,500,000
Multi Year Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] \| Capital Leases [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum amount available under credit facility								225,000,000
Interest accrual on foreign currency loans the basis points					Interest accrues on Eurodollar loans at a defined Eurodollar rate, defined as LIBOR plus the applicable percentage, as defined in the revolving credit facility, depending upon the Company's senior, unsecured, (non-credit enhanced) long-term debt rating.
Expiration of credit facility					December 2019
Letters of Credit [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum amount available under credit facility					$ 100,000,000			200,000,000
Borrowings, outstanding					$ 82,000,000
364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum amount available under credit facility								$ 500,000,000
Credit facility interest rate description					Interest accrues on Eurodollar loans at a defined Eurodollar rate, defined as LIBOR plus the applicable margin, as defined in the revolving credit facility, depending upon the Company's senior, unsecured, (non-credit enhanced) long-term debt rating.
Credit facility expiration date					Dec. 19, 2015
Credit facility expiration extension period subject to bank approval					364 days
Borrowings, outstanding					$ 0
364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility extension or modification period prior to expiration					45 days
Term Loan [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Percentage of penalty for extending expiration period					1.00%
Term Loan [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility extension or modification period prior to expiration					15 days