Income Taxes (Details 1) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Sep. 03, 2015	Aug. 28, 2014	Aug. 29, 2013
Income (loss) before taxes, net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests and equity in net income (loss) of equity method investees [Abstract]
Foreign	$ 2,431	$ 2,619	$ 839
U.S.	178	114	446
Income before income taxes, net income attributable to noncontrolling interests and equity in net income (loss) of equity method investees:	2,609	2,733	1,285
Current [Abstract]
Foreign	(93)	(46)	(17)
State	(1)	(2)	0
U.S. federal	6	(3)	0
Total income tax (provision) benefit - current	(88)	(51)	(17)
Deferred [Abstract]
Foreign	(85)	(81)	9
U.S. federal	15	4	0
State	1	0	0
Total income tax (provision) benefit - deferred	(69)	(77)	9
Income tax (provision) benefit	(157)	(128)	(8)
Income tax (provision) benefit, income tax reconciliation [Abstract]
U.S. federal income tax (provision) benefit at statutory rate	(913)	(956)	(450)
Change in unrecognized tax benefits	(118)	(152)	2
Foreign tax rate differential	515	474	339
Change in valuation allowance	260	544	(418)
Noncontrolling investment transactions	57	0	0
Tax credits	53	11	36
State taxes, net of federal benefit	19	(39)	6
Gain on MMJ Acquisition	0	(11)	520
Transaction costs related to the MMJ Acquisition	0	0	(38)
Other	(30)	1	(5)
Income tax (provision) benefit	(157)	(128)	$ (8)
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards	2,869	3,162
Accrued salaries, wages and benefits	143	152
Other accrued liabilities	97	113
Property, plant and equipment	0	284
Other	86	104
Gross deferred tax assets	3,195	3,815
Less valuation allowance	(2,051)	(2,443)
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance	1,144	1,372
Deferred tax liabilities:
Debt discount	(207)	(291)
Unremitted earnings on certain subsidiaries	(162)	(115)
Product and process technology	(43)	(29)
Other	(57)	(67)
Deferred tax liabilities	(469)	(502)
Net deferred tax assets	675	870
Reported as:
Noncurrent deferred tax assets	597	816
Net deferred tax assets	675	870
Net tax benefits, Not Recorded as Deferred Tax Assets, Compensation and Benefits, Share-based Compensation Cost	307
Remaining undistributed earnings of non-U.S. subsidiaries which have been indefinitely reinvested	6,960
Total basis differences for investments in indefinitely reinvested foreign subsidiaries	8,520
Other current assets [Member]
Reported as:
Current deferred tax assets (included in other current assets)	104	228
Accounts payable and accrued expenses [Member]
Reported as:
Current deferred tax liabilities (included in accounts payable and accrued expenses)	(4)	(4)
Other noncurrent liabilities [Member]
Reported as:
Noncurrent deferred tax liabilities (included in other noncurrent liabilities)	$ (22)	$ (170)

The tax effect as of the balance sheet date of the excess of tax deductions over gross income in a year which cannot be used on the tax returns in the current year but can be carried forward to reduce taxable income or income taxes payable in a future year, for which there must be sufficient tax-basis income to utilize a portion or all of the carryforward to realize the deferred tax asset. Also includes the tax effect of the future tax deductions arising from unused tax credit carryforwards.

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