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Segment Information (Details) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 01, 2016 USD ($) | Jun. 02, 2016 USD ($) | Mar. 03, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 03, 2015 USD ($) | Sep. 03, 2015 USD ($) | Jun. 04, 2015 USD ($) | Mar. 05, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 04, 2014 USD ($) | Sep. 01, 2016 USD ($) segment | Sep. 03, 2015 USD ($) | Aug. 28, 2014 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | $ 3,217 | $ 2,898 | $ 2,934 | $ 3,350 | $ 3,600 | $ 3,853 | $ 4,166 | $ 4,573 | $ 12,399 | $ 16,192 | $ 16,358
Operating income (loss) | $ (32) | $ (27) | $ (5) | $ 232 | $ 427 | $ 631 | $ 855 | $ 1,085 | 168 | 2,998 | 3,087
Depreciation and amortization expense included in operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,980 | 2,667 | 2,103
Segment Reporting, Disclosure of Entity's Reportable Segments [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of reportable segments | segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |
CNBU |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,529 | 6,725 | 7,333
Depreciation and amortization expense included in operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,147 | 1,058 | 878
SBU |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,262 | 3,687 | 3,480
Depreciation and amortization expense included in operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 848 | 765 | 512
MBU |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,569 | 3,692 | 3,627
Depreciation and amortization expense included in operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 584 | 513 | 475
EBU |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,939 | 1,999 | 1,774
Depreciation and amortization expense included in operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 381 | 322 | 226
All Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100 | 89 | 144
Depreciation and amortization expense included in operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20 | 9 | 12
Operating Segments | CNBU |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (134) | 1,481 | 1,957
Operating Segments | SBU |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (205) | (89) | 255
Operating Segments | MBU |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 39 | 1,126 | 683
Operating Segments | EBU |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 433 | 435 | 331
Operating Segments | All Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35 | 45 | 94
Unallocated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ (233)

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