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Segment and Other Information (Details) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Feb. 27, 2020 USD ($) | Feb. 28, 2019 USD ($) | Feb. 27, 2020 USD ($) segment | Feb. 28, 2019 USD ($)
Reportable Segments |  |  |  |
Number of reportable segments | segment |  |  | 4 |
Net sales |  |  |  |
Revenue | $ 4,797 | $ 5,835 | $ 9,941 | $ 13,748
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |
Stock-based compensation | (85) | (57) | (157) | (118)
Restructure and asset impairments | (10) | (51) | (6) | (84)
Operating income (loss) | 440 | 1,957 | 958 | 5,716
CNBU |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |
Revenue | 1,967 | 2,382 | 3,946 | 5,986
MBU |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |
Revenue | 1,258 | 1,611 | 2,715 | 3,823
SBU |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |
Revenue | 870 | 1,022 | 1,838 | 2,165
EBU |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |
Revenue | 696 | 799 | 1,430 | 1,732
All Other |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |
Revenue | 6 | 21 | 12 | 42
Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) | 542 | 2,110 | 1,136 | 5,997
Operating Segments | CNBU |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) | 283 | 1,160 | 684 | 3,371
Operating Segments | MBU |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) | 183 | 707 | 478 | 1,910
Operating Segments | SBU |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) | (2) | (20) | (219) | 60
Operating Segments | EBU |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) | 79 | 262 | 192 | 649
Operating Segments | All Other |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) | (1) | 1 | 1 | 7
Unallocated |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |
Stock-based compensation | (85) | (57) | (157) | (118)
Restructure and asset impairments | (10) | (51) | (6) | (81)
Employee severance | 0 | (17) | (1) | (37)
Start-up and preproduction costs | 0 | (15) | 0 | (23)
Other | (7) | (13) | (14) | (22)
Operating income (loss) | $ (102) | $ (153) | $ (178) | $ (281)

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