Financing - Schedule of Debt - Interest Rates And Maturity (Details)		6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Jan. 18, 2022	Feb. 12, 2022	Aug. 28, 2021
3.700% Senior Notes due April 2022, effective interest rate of 3.85%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate percentage	3.70%	3.70%	3.70%
Debt instrument maturity, month and year	2022-04	2022-04	2022-04
Effective interest rate		3.85%	3.85%
2.875% Senior Notes due January 2023, effective interest rate of 3.21%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate percentage		2.875%	2.875%
Debt instrument maturity, month and year		2023-01	2023-01
Effective interest rate		3.21%	3.21%
3.125% Senior Notes due July 2023, effective interest rate of 3.26%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate percentage		3.125%	3.125%
Debt instrument maturity, month and year		2023-07	2023-07
Effective interest rate		3.26%	3.26%
3.125% Senior Notes due April 2024, effective interest rate 3.32%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate percentage		3.125%	3.125%
Debt instrument maturity, month and year		2024-04	2024-04
Effective interest rate		3.32%	3.32%
3.250% Senior Notes due April 2025, effective interest rate 3.36%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate percentage		3.25%	3.25%
Debt instrument maturity, month and year		2025-04	2025-04
Effective interest rate		3.36%	3.36%
3.625% Senior Notes due April 2025, effective interest rate 3.78%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate percentage		3.625%	3.625%
Debt instrument maturity, month and year		2025-04	2025-04
Effective interest rate		3.78%	3.78%
3.125% Senior Notes due April 2026, effective interest rate of 3.28%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate percentage		3.125%	3.125%
Debt instrument maturity, month and year		2026-04	2026-04
Effective interest rate		3.28%	3.28%
3.750% Senior Notes due June 2027, effective interest rate of 3.83%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate percentage		3.75%	3.75%
Debt instrument maturity, month and year		2027-06	2027-06
Effective interest rate		3.83%	3.83%
3.750% Senior Notes due April 2029, effective interest rate of 3.86%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate percentage		3.75%	3.75%
Debt instrument maturity, month and year		2029-04	2029-04
Effective interest rate		3.86%	3.86%
4.000% Senior Notes due April 2030, effective interest rate 4.09%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate percentage		4.00%	4.00%
Debt instrument maturity, month and year		2030-04	2030-04
Effective interest rate		4.09%	4.09%
1.650% Senior Notes due January 2031, effective interest rate of 2.19%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate percentage		1.65%	1.65%
Debt instrument maturity, month and year		2031-01	2031-01
Effective interest rate		2.19%	2.19%
Commercial paper, weighted average interest rate of .22% at February 12, 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate of commercial paper		0.22%

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