Net Income per Common and Common Equivalent Share - Schedule of Earnings per Share Effect on Net Income and Weighted Averegae Number of Dilutive Potential Common Stock (Details) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended						4 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	May. 10, 2015	Feb. 15, 2015	Nov. 23, 2014	May. 11, 2014	Feb. 16, 2014	Nov. 24, 2013	Aug. 30, 2015	Aug. 31, 2014	Aug. 30, 2015	Aug. 31, 2014	Sep. 01, 2013
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net income available to common stockholders after assumed conversion of dilutive securities									$ 2,377	$ 2,058	$ 2,039
Weighted average number of common shares used in basic net income per common share	440,070	440,384	438,760	439,446	439,776	437,970	438,835	437,875	439,455	438,693	435,741
RSUs									3,249	3,771	4,552
Conversion of convertible notes									12	21	219
Weighted average number of common shares and dilutive potential of common stock used in diluted net income per share	443,132	442,896	442,210	442,720	442,829	442,420	442,404	441,887	442,716	442,485	440,512