v3.3.0.814

Segment Information (Details) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 03, 2015 USD ($) | Jun. 04, 2015 USD ($) | Mar. 05, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 04, 2014 USD ($) | Aug. 28, 2014 USD ($) | May. 29, 2014 USD ($) | Feb. 27, 2014 USD ($) | Nov. 28, 2013 USD ($) | Sep. 03, 2015 USD ($) | Aug. 28, 2014 USD ($) | Aug. 29, 2013 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | $ 3,600 | $ 3,853 | $ 4,166 | $ 4,573 | $ 4,227 | $ 3,982 | $ 4,107 | $ 4,042 | $ 16,192 | $ 16,358 | $ 9,073
Operating income (loss) | $ 427 | $ 631 | $ 855 | $ 1,085 | $ 828 | $ 839 | $ 869 | $ 551 | 2,998 | 3,087 | 236
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense included in operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,669 | 2,102 | 1,813
Other amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 136 | 168 | 113
Total depreciation and amortization expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,805 | 2,270 | 1,926
Segment Reporting, Disclosure of Entity's Reportable Segments [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Reportable Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |
CNBU [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6,725 | 7,333 | 3,462
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense included in operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,058 | 878 | 687
MBU [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,692 | 3,627 | 1,214
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense included in operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 514 | 475 | 293
SBU [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,687 | 3,480 | 2,824
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense included in operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 765 | 512 | 551
EBU [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,999 | 1,774 | 1,275
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense included in operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 322 | 226 | 215
All Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 89 | 144 | 298
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense included in operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 | 11 | 67
Operating Segments [Member] | CNBU [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,481 | 1,957 | 160
Operating Segments [Member] | MBU [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,126 | 683 | (265)
Operating Segments [Member] | SBU [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (89) | 255 | 173
Operating Segments [Member] | EBU [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 435 | 331 | 227
Operating Segments [Member] | All Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 45 | 94 | (59)
Unallocated [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ (233) | $ 0

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