Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2014

Schedule of Short-term Debt [Table Text Block]

The weighted average borrowings, maximum borrowings, and weighted average interest rate under all short-term borrowing arrangements, were as follows for 2014 and 2013:



Category of Aggregate Short-term Borrowings	Maximum Amount Outstanding During the Fiscal Year		Average Amount Outstanding During the Fiscal Year		Weighted Average Interest Rate During the Fiscal Year
2014:
Bank borrowings:
Japan	$	93	$	67	0.55	%
Bank overdraft facility:
United Kingdom	18		7		1.54	%
2013:
Bank borrowings:
Japan	$	157	$	56	0.56	%
Bank overdraft facility:
United Kingdom	14		4		1.50	%

Carrying Value and Estimated Fair Value of Company's Long-Term Debt

The carrying value and estimated fair value at the end of 2014 and 2013 consisted of the following:



	2014				2013
	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
0.65% Senior Notes due December 2015	$	1,199	$	1,203	$	1,199	$	1,200
5.5% Senior Notes due March 2017	1,099		1,223		1,098		1,248
1.125% Senior Notes due December 2017	1,100		1,095		1,100		1,065
1.7% Senior Notes due December 2019	1,198		1,186		1,198		1,157
Other long-term debt	497		510		403		412
Long-term debt, excluding current portion	$	5,093	$	5,217	$	4,998	$	5,082

Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt [Table Text Block]

Maturities of long-term debt during the next five fiscal years and thereafter are as follows:



2015	$	0
2016	1,296
2017	1,099
2018	1,191
2019	96
Thereafter	1,411
Total	$	5,093