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Leases (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2025
Leases [Abstract] |
DisclosureofSupplementalBalanceSheetInformationRelatedtoLeases | Information regarding the Company's lease assets and liabilities were as follows:
| 2025 |  | 2024
Assets |  |  |
Operating lease right-of-use assets | $ | 2,725 |  |  | $ | 2,617 |
Finance lease assets(1) | 1,488 |  |  | 1,433 |
Total lease assets | $ | 4,213 |  |  | $ | 4,050 |
Liabilities |  |  |
Current |  |  |
Operating lease liabilities(2) | $ | 208 |  |  | $ | 179 |
Finance lease liabilities(2) | 78 |  |  | 147 |
Long-term |  |  |
Operating lease liabilities | 2,460 |  |  | 2,375 |
Finance lease liabilities(3) | 1,401 |  |  | 1,351 |
Total lease liabilities | $ | 4,147 |  |  | $ | 4,052 |
_______________ (1)Included in other long-term assets in the consolidated balance sheets. (2)Included in other current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. (3)Included in other long-term liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets.
| 2025 |  | 2024
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years) |  |  |
Operating leases | 20 |  | 19
Finance leases | 25 |  | 23
Weighted-average discount rate |  |  |
Operating leases | 3.05 | % |  | 2.67 | %
Finance leases | 4.63 | % |  | 4.59 | %
Lease, Cost | The components of lease expense, excluding short-term lease costs and sublease income (which were immaterial), were as follows:
|  |  | 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2023
Operating lease costs(1) |  |  | $ | 271 |  |  | $ | 284 |  |  | $ | 309 |
Finance lease costs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of lease assets(1) |  |  | 102 |  |  | 97 |  |  | 169 |
Interest on lease liabilities(2) |  |  | 63 |  |  | 58 |  |  | 54 |
Variable lease costs(1) |  |  | 182 |  |  | 163 |  |  | 160 |
Total lease costs |  |  | $ | 618 |  |  | $ | 602 |  |  | $ | 692 |
_______________ (1)Included in selling, general and administrative expenses and merchandise costs in the consolidated statements of income. (2)Included in interest expense and merchandise costs in the consolidated statements of income.
Schedule of Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures | Supplemental cash flow information related to leases were as follows:
| 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2023
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: |  |  |  |  |
Operating cash flows — operating leases | $ | 255 |  |  | $ | 274 |  |  | $ | 287 |
Operating cash flows — finance leases | 58 |  |  | 58 |  |  | 54 |
Financing cash flows — finance leases | 147 |  |  | 136 |  |  | 291 |
Operating lease assets obtained in exchange for new or modified leases | 294 |  |  | 125 |  |  | 202 |
Finance lease assets obtained in exchange for new or modified leases | 131 |  |  | 200 |  |  | 100 |
Schedule of Future Minimum Payments Under Operating and Financing Leases | As of August 31, 2025, future minimum payments during the next five fiscal years and thereafter are as follows:
| Operating Leases(1) |  | Finance Leases |  |
2026 | $ | 267 |  |  | $ | 133 |  |  |
2027 | 250 |  |  | 132 |  |  |
2028 | 235 |  |  | 135 |  |  |
2029 | 204 |  |  | 122 |  |  |
2030 | 184 |  |  | 109 |  |  |
Thereafter | 2,451 |  |  | 1,780 |  |  |
Total(2) | 3,591 |  |  | 2,411 |  |  |
Less amount representing interest | 923 |  |  | 932 |  |  |
Present value of lease liabilities | $ | 2,668 |  |  | $ | 1,479 |  |  |
_______________ (1)Operating lease payments have not been reduced by expected future sublease income of $92. (2)Excludes $1,094 of lease payments for leases that have been signed but not commenced.

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