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Debt - Schedule of Long-term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions				3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
		May 28, 2021	May 14, 2021	Sep. 02, 2021	Jun. 03, 2021		Jun. 03, 2021		May 28, 2020	Sep. 03, 2020
Long-term Debt, by Current and Noncurrent [Abstract]
Finance Lease Effective Rate (in ten thousandths)					3.62%		3.62%			4.51%
Current Finance Lease Obligations					$ 144,000,000		$ 144,000,000			$ 76,000,000
Long-Term Finance Lease Obligations					454,000,000		454,000,000			410,000,000
Total Finance Lease Obligations					598,000,000		598,000,000			486,000,000
Long-term Debt and Lease Obligation [Abstract]
Current debt (including finance lease obligation)					297,000,000		297,000,000			270,000,000
Long-term debt (including finance lease obligation)					6,418,000,000		6,418,000,000			6,373,000,000
Total Net Carrying Amount of Debt (including finance lease obligation)					$ 6,715,000,000		6,715,000,000			6,643,000,000
2024 Term Loans
Proceeds from issuance of debt							$ 1,188,000,000		$ 5,000,000,000
2032D Convertible Senior Notes
Share Price (in dollars per share)					$ 82.03		$ 82.03
Interest Rate Swap | Fair value hedges | Designated hedging instruments
2032D Convertible Senior Notes
Notional or Contractual Amount					$ 900,000,000		$ 900,000,000
Convertible notes settlement obligation
2032D Convertible Senior Notes
Derivative, Term of Contract					20 days
SOFR | Interest Rate Swap
Long-term Debt and Lease Obligation [Abstract]
Spread on 2027 variable interest rate swap					3.33%		3.33%
Corporate Bonds | 2023 Notes
Long-term Debt, by Current and Noncurrent [Abstract]
Stated Rate (exact percentage)					2.497%		2.497%
Effective Rate (in ten thousandths)					2.64%		2.64%
Current Portion of Long-term Debt					$ 0		$ 0			0
Noncurrent Long-Term Debt					1,247,000,000		1,247,000,000			1,245,000,000
Total Long-term Debt					$ 1,247,000,000		$ 1,247,000,000			1,245,000,000
Corporate Bonds | 2024 Notes
Long-term Debt, by Current and Noncurrent [Abstract]
Stated Rate (exact percentage)					4.64%		4.64%
Effective Rate (in ten thousandths)					4.76%		4.76%
Current Portion of Long-term Debt					$ 0		$ 0			0
Noncurrent Long-Term Debt					598,000,000		598,000,000			598,000,000
Total Long-term Debt					$ 598,000,000		$ 598,000,000			598,000,000
Corporate Bonds | 2026 Notes
Long-term Debt, by Current and Noncurrent [Abstract]
Stated Rate (exact percentage)					4.975%		4.975%
Effective Rate (in ten thousandths)					5.07%		5.07%
Current Portion of Long-term Debt					$ 0		$ 0			0
Noncurrent Long-Term Debt					498,000,000		498,000,000			498,000,000
Total Long-term Debt					$ 498,000,000		$ 498,000,000			498,000,000
Corporate Bonds | 2027 Notes
Long-term Debt, by Current and Noncurrent [Abstract]
Stated Rate (exact percentage)	[1]				4.185%		4.185%
Effective Rate (in ten thousandths)	[1]				4.27%		4.27%
Current Portion of Long-term Debt					$ 0	[1]	$ 0	[1]		0
Noncurrent Long-Term Debt					894,000,000	[1]	894,000,000	[1]		895,000,000
Total Long-term Debt					$ 894,000,000	[1]	$ 894,000,000	[1]		895,000,000
Corporate Bonds | 2029 Notes
Long-term Debt, by Current and Noncurrent [Abstract]
Stated Rate (exact percentage)					5.327%		5.327%
Effective Rate (in ten thousandths)					5.40%		5.40%
Current Portion of Long-term Debt					$ 0		$ 0			0
Noncurrent Long-Term Debt					696,000,000		696,000,000			696,000,000
Total Long-term Debt					$ 696,000,000		$ 696,000,000			696,000,000
Corporate Bonds | 2030 Notes
Long-term Debt, by Current and Noncurrent [Abstract]
Stated Rate (exact percentage)					4.663%		4.663%
Effective Rate (in ten thousandths)					4.73%		4.73%
Current Portion of Long-term Debt					$ 0		$ 0			0
Noncurrent Long-Term Debt					845,000,000		845,000,000			845,000,000
Total Long-term Debt					$ 845,000,000		$ 845,000,000			845,000,000
Credit Facility | 2024 Term Loan A
Long-term Debt, by Current and Noncurrent [Abstract]
Stated Rate (exact percentage)					0.975%		0.975%
Effective Rate (in ten thousandths)					1.01%		1.01%
Current Portion of Long-term Debt					$ 0		$ 0			0
Noncurrent Long-Term Debt					1,186,000,000		1,186,000,000			0
Total Long-term Debt					1,186,000,000		1,186,000,000			0
2024 Term Loans
Proceeds from issuance of debt			$ 1,190,000,000
Credit Facility | 2024 Term Loan A | LIBOR | Maximum
Revolving Credit Facility
Margin on variable rate financing (in hundredths)			1.375%
Credit Facility | 2024 Term Loan A | LIBOR | Minimum
Revolving Credit Facility
Margin on variable rate financing (in hundredths)			0.625%
Credit Facility | Extinguished 2024 Term Loan A
Long-term Debt, by Current and Noncurrent [Abstract]
Current Portion of Long-term Debt					0		0			62,000,000
Noncurrent Long-Term Debt					0		0			1,186,000,000
Total Long-term Debt					0		0			1,248,000,000
2024 Term Loans
Repayments of long-term debt			$ 1,190,000,000
Credit Facility | 2026 Revolving Credit Facility
Long-term Debt, by Current and Noncurrent [Abstract]
Total Long-term Debt					0		0
Revolving Credit Facility
Initial term of Revolving Credit Facility			5 years
Maximum Borrowing Capacity under the Revolving Credit Facility			$ 2,500,000,000
Available Borrowing Capacity under the Revolving Credit Facility					$ 2,500,000,000		$ 2,500,000,000
Credit Facility | 2026 Revolving Credit Facility | Maximum
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Covenant, Ratio Of Total Indebtedness To Adjusted EBITDA			325.00%
Credit Facility | 2026 Revolving Credit Facility | LIBOR | Maximum
Revolving Credit Facility
Margin on variable rate financing (in hundredths)			1.75%
Credit Facility | 2026 Revolving Credit Facility | LIBOR | Minimum
Revolving Credit Facility
Margin on variable rate financing (in hundredths)			1.00%
Convertible Debt | 2032D Notes
Long-term Debt, by Current and Noncurrent [Abstract]
Stated Rate (exact percentage)					3.125%		3.125%
Effective Rate (in ten thousandths)					6.33%		6.33%
Current Portion of Long-term Debt					$ 152,000,000		$ 152,000,000			131,000,000
Noncurrent Long-Term Debt					0		0			0
Total Long-term Debt					152,000,000		$ 152,000,000			131,000,000
2032D Convertible Senior Notes
Convertible Debt, Principal Amount Converted By Holder					$ 75,000,000
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Principal Amount Redeemed		$ 59,000,000
Conversion price per share					$ 9.98		$ 9.98
Conversion value of convertible notes					$ 1,070,000,000.00		$ 1,070,000,000.00
Aggregate principal amount					130,000,000		130,000,000
Conversion Value in Excess of Principal							938,000,000
Convertible Debt | 2032D Notes | Cash Settlement Election
2032D Convertible Senior Notes
Convertible Debt, Principal Amount Converted By Holder					7,000,000
Convertible Debt | 2032D Notes | Cash Settlement Election | Unsettled Debt Conversion
2032D Convertible Senior Notes
Convertible Debt, Principal Amount Converted By Holder					3,000,000
Increase (Decrease) in Carrying Value					22,000,000
Convertible Debt | 2032D Notes | Cash and Shares Settlement Election
2032D Convertible Senior Notes
Convertible Debt, Principal Amount Converted By Holder					68,000,000
Convertible Debt | 2032D Notes | Cash and Shares Settlement Election | Subsequent Event
2032D Convertible Senior Notes
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Conversion of Convertible Securities				5.9
MMJ Creditor Payments
Long-term Debt, by Current and Noncurrent [Abstract]
Current Portion of Long-term Debt					1,000,000		1,000,000			1,000,000
Noncurrent Long-Term Debt					0		0			0
Total Long-term Debt					$ 1,000,000		$ 1,000,000			$ 1,000,000
[1] On April 21, 2021, we entered into fixed-to-floating interest rate swaps on the 2027 Notes with an aggregate $900 million notional amount equal to the principal amount of the 2027 Notes. The resulting variable interest paid is at a rate equal to SOFR plus approximately 3.33%.

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