Financing - Schedule of Debt (Parenthetical) (Detail)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Nov. 18, 2017	Aug. 26, 2017
Commercial paper, weighted average interest rate of 1.44% and 1.44% at November 18, 2017 and August 26, 2017, respectively [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate of commercial paper	1.44%	1.44%
7.125% Senior Notes due August 2018, effective interest rate of 7.28% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate percentage	7.125%	7.125%
Effective interest rate	7.28%	7.28%
Debt instrument maturity, month and year	2018-08	2018-08
1.625% Senior Notes due April 2019, effective interest rate of 1.77% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate percentage	1.625%	1.625%
Effective interest rate	1.77%	1.77%
Debt instrument maturity, month and year	2019-04	2019-04
4.000% Senior Notes due November 2020, effective interest rate of 4.43% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate percentage	4.00%	4.00%
Effective interest rate	4.43%	4.43%
Debt instrument maturity, month and year	2020-11	2020-11
2.500% Senior Notes due April 2021, effective interest rate of 2.62% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate percentage	2.50%	2.50%
Effective interest rate	2.62%	2.62%
Debt instrument maturity, month and year	2021-04	2021-04
3.700% Senior Notes due April 2022, effective interest rate of 3.85% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate percentage	3.70%	3.70%
Effective interest rate	3.85%	3.85%
Debt instrument maturity, month and year	2022-04	2022-04
2.875% Senior Notes due January 2023, effective interest rate of 3.21% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate percentage	2.875%	2.875%
Effective interest rate	3.21%	3.21%
Debt instrument maturity, month and year	2023-01	2023-01
3.125% Senior Notes due July 2023, effective interest rate of 3.26% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate percentage	3.125%	3.125%
Effective interest rate	3.26%	3.26%
Debt instrument maturity, month and year	2023-07	2023-07
3.250% Senior Notes due April 2025, effective interest rate 3.36% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate percentage	3.25%	3.25%
Effective interest rate	3.36%	3.36%
Debt instrument maturity, month and year	2025-04	2025-04
3.125% Senior Notes due April 2026, effective interest rate of 3.28% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate percentage	3.125%	3.125%
Effective interest rate	3.28%	3.28%
Debt instrument maturity, month and year	2026-04	2026-04
3.750% Senior Notes due June 2027, effective interest rate of 3.83% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate percentage	3.75%	3.75%
Effective interest rate	3.83%	3.83%
Debt instrument maturity, month and year	2027-06	2027-06

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+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 835
-SubTopic 30
-Section 45
-Paragraph 2
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64930785&loc=d3e28551-108399

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