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Income Taxes - Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 29, 2024 | Aug. 31, 2023 | Sep. 01, 2022
Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward |  |  |
Beginning unrecognized tax benefits | $ 744 | $ 731 | $ 660
Increases related to tax positions from prior years | 2 | 2 | 14
Increases related to prior year tax positions taken in current year | 20 | 27 | 0
Increases related to tax positions taken in current year | 54 | 17 | 80
Decreases related to tax positions from prior years | (89) | (33) | (23)
Decreases related to settlement with tax authorities | (15) | 0 | 0
Ending unrecognized tax benefits | 716 | $ 744 | $ 731
Unrecognized Tax Benefits that Would Impact Effective Tax Rate | $ 633 |  |
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |
Tax years under audit | 2018 2019 |  |
U.S. Federal |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |
Tax years open to examination | 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 |  |
State |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |
Tax years open to examination | 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 |  |
Foreign |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |
Tax years open to examination | 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 |  |

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