Fair Value Measurements - Fair and Carrying Value (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 03, 2015	Aug. 28, 2014
Fair value disclosure [Line Items]
Carrying Value of Debt	$ 7,341	$ 6,511
Fair Value [Member] \| Level 2 [Member] \| Notes and MMJ creditor installment payments [Member]
Fair value disclosure [Line Items]
Fair Value of Notes and MMJ creditor installment payments	5,020	3,634
Fair Value [Member] \| Level 2 [Member] \| Convertible Notes [Member]
Fair value disclosure [Line Items]
Fair Value of Convertible notes	2,508	5,886
Carrying Value [Member] \| Notes and MMJ creditor installment payments [Member]
Fair value disclosure [Line Items]
Carrying Value of Debt	5,077	3,483
Carrying Value [Member] \| Convertible Notes [Member]
Fair value disclosure [Line Items]
Carrying Value of Debt	$ 1,472	$ 2,117

Fair value portion of borrowing which can be exchanged for a specified number of another security at the option of the issuer or the holder, for example, but not limited to, the entity's common stock.

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Sum of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of all debt, including all short-term borrowings, long-term debt, and capital lease obligations.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 942

-SubTopic 210

-Section S99

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Fair value portion of notes payable.

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