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Amount of cost for defined contribution plan.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 03, 2017 USD ($) warehouse states	Aug. 28, 2016 USD ($)	Aug. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of warehouses operated \| warehouse	741
Credit and debit card receivables, at carrying value	$ 1,255,000,000	$ 1,071,000,000
Inventory, LIFO Reserve, Effect on Income, Net		(64,000,000)	$ (27,000,000)
Inventory LIFO reserve cumulative impact	0
Bank Overdrafts	383,000,000	619,000,000
accelerated payments		1,700,000,000
Accrued insurance	$ 1,059,000,000	1,021,000,000
Foreign currency transaction gain (loss), before tax		38,000,000	35,000,000
Maximum reward rebate percentage per customer yearly	2.00%
Maximum reward rebate amount per customer yearly	$ 1,000
Reduction in sales	$ 1,281,000,000	1,172,000,000	1,128,000,000
Minimum number of days of employment to qualify for retirement plan	90 days
Defined contribution plan, cost recognized	$ 543,000,000	489,000,000	$ 454,000,000
OTHER LIABILITIES	1,200,000,000	1,195,000,000
OTHER ASSETS	869,000,000	902,000,000
Other current assets	272,000,000	268,000,000
Forward foreign exchange contracts
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Notional amount of forward foreign - exchange derivative	$ 637,000,000	$ 572,000,000
UNITED STATES
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of warehouses operated \| warehouse	514
Number of states in country \| states	44
CANADA
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of warehouses operated \| warehouse	97
MEXICO
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of warehouses operated \| warehouse	37
UNITED KINGDOM
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of warehouses operated \| warehouse	28
JAPAN
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of warehouses operated \| warehouse	26
KOREA
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of warehouses operated \| warehouse	13
TAIWAN
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of warehouses operated \| warehouse	13
AUSTRALIA
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of warehouses operated \| warehouse	9
SPAIN
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of warehouses operated \| warehouse	2
ICELAND
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of warehouses operated \| warehouse	1
FRANCE
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of warehouses operated \| warehouse	1
Building and Building Improvements [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life	5 years
Building and Building Improvements [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life	50 years
Furniture and Fixtures [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life	3 years
Furniture and Fixtures [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life	20 years
Software [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life	3 years
Software [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life	7 years
Employees [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
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