Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2014

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of Receivables, Net

Receivables consist of the following at the end of 2014 and 2013:

	2014		2013
Vendor receivables	$	704	$	581
Reinsurance receivables	253		238
Third-party pharmacy receivables	87		102
Other receivables, net	104		280
Receivables, net	$	1,148	$	1,201

Schedule of Merchandise Inventories

Merchandise inventories consist of the following at the end of 2014 and 2013:

	2014		2013
United States (primarily LIFO)	$	5,952	$	5,560
Foreign (FIFO)	2,504		2,334
Merchandise inventories	$	8,456	$	7,894

Schedule of Other Assets

Other assets consist of the following at the end of 2014 and 2013:

	2014		2013
Prepaid rents, lease costs, and long-term deposits	$	273	$	236
Receivables from governmental entities	75		67
Cash surrender value of life insurance	80		74
Other	178		185
Other Assets	$	606	$	562

Schedule of Other Current Liabilities

Other current liabilities consist of the following at the end of 2014 and 2013:

	2014		2013
Insurance-related liabilities	$	371	$	346
Deferred sales	250		204
Cash card liability	173		159
Tax-related liabilities	136		77
Returns reserve	122		95
Other	169		208
Other current liabilities	$	1,221	$	1,089

Schedule of Interest Income and Other, Net

Interest income and other, net includes:

	2014		2013		2012
Interest income	$	52	$	44	$	49
Foreign-currency transactions gains, net	26		39		40
Other, net	12		14		14
Interest income and other, net	$	90	$	97	$	103