Debt - Carrying Value and Estimated Fair Value of Company's Long Term Debt (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	May 12, 2013	Sep. 02, 2012
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long-term debt, carrying value	$ 4,887	$ 1,382
Total long-term debt, fair value	5,106	1,663
Less current portion, carrying value	0	1
Less current portion, fair value	0	1
Long-term debt, excluding current portion, carrying value	4,887	1,381
Long-term debt, excluding current portion, fair value	5,106	1,662
5.5% Senior Notes due March 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal due date	2017-03
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Fixed Interest, Percentage Rate	5.50%
Total long-term debt, carrying value	1,098	1,097
Total long-term debt, fair value	1,289	1,325
0.65% Senior Notes due December 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal due date	2015-12
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Fixed Interest, Percentage Rate	0.65%
Total long-term debt, carrying value	1,199	0
Total long-term debt, fair value	1,203	0
1.125% Senior Notes due December 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal due date	2017-12
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Fixed Interest, Percentage Rate	1.125%
Total long-term debt, carrying value	1,100	0
Total long-term debt, fair value	1,103	0
1.7% Senior Notes due December 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal due date	2019-12
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Fixed Interest, Percentage Rate	1.70%
Total long-term debt, carrying value	1,197	0
Total long-term debt, fair value	1,208	0
Other Long Term Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long-term debt, carrying value	293	285
Total long-term debt, fair value	$ 303	$ 338