Debt (Schedule Of Short-Term Debt) (Detail) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 01, 2013	Sep. 02, 2012
JAPAN
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Short-term Debt, Maximum Amount Outstanding During Period	$ 157	$ 83
Short-term Debt, Average Outstanding Amount	56	57
Short-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate	0.56%	0.58%
UNITED KINGDOM
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Short-term Debt, Maximum Amount Outstanding During Period	14	3
Short-term Debt, Average Outstanding Amount	4	0
Short-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate	1.50%	1.50%
Short-term Debt [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity	700	438
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding	$ 36
Short-term Debt [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate During Period	0.10%
Short-term Debt [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate During Period	4.31%