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Financing - Schedule of Debt - Interest Rates And Maturity (Details) | 8 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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May 06, 2023 | Aug. 27, 2022 | Jan. 27, 2023 | Jan. 17, 2023
2.875% Senior Notes due January 2023, effective interest rate 3.21% |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate percentage | 2.875% | 2.875% |  | 2.875%
Debt instrument maturity, month and year | 2023-01 | 2023-01 |  |
Effective interest rate | 3.21% | 3.21% |  |
3.125% Senior Notes due July 2023, effective interest rate 3.26% |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate percentage | 3.125% | 3.125% |  |
Debt instrument maturity, month and year | 2023-07 | 2023-07 |  |
Effective interest rate | 3.26% | 3.26% |  |
3.125% Senior Notes due April 2024, effective interest rate 3.32% |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate percentage | 3.125% | 3.125% |  |
Debt instrument maturity, month and year | 2024-04 | 2024-04 |  |
Effective interest rate | 3.32% | 3.32% |  |
3.250% Senior Notes due April 2025, effective interest rate 3.36% |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate percentage | 3.25% | 3.25% |  |
Debt instrument maturity, month and year | 2025-04 | 2025-04 |  |
Effective interest rate | 3.36% | 3.36% |  |
3.625% Senior Notes due April 2025, effective interest rate 3.78% |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate percentage | 3.625% | 3.625% |  |
Debt instrument maturity, month and year | 2025-04 | 2025-04 |  |
Effective interest rate | 3.78% | 3.78% |  |
3.125% Senior Notes due April 2026, effective interest rate 3.28% |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate percentage | 3.125% | 3.125% |  |
Debt instrument maturity, month and year | 2026-04 | 2026-04 |  |
Effective interest rate | 3.28% | 3.28% |  |
3.750% Senior Notes due June 2027, effective interest rate 3.83% |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate percentage | 3.75% | 3.75% |  |
Debt instrument maturity, month and year | 2027-06 | 2027-06 |  |
Effective interest rate | 3.83% | 3.83% |  |
4.500% Senior Notes due February 2028, effective interest rate 4.43% |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate percentage | 4.50% |  | 4.50% |
Debt instrument maturity, month and year | 2028-02 |  |  |
Effective interest rate | 4.43% |  |  |
3.750% Senior Notes due April 2029, effective interest rate 3.86% |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate percentage | 3.75% | 3.75% |  |
Debt instrument maturity, month and year | 2029-04 | 2029-04 |  |
Effective interest rate | 3.86% | 3.86% |  |
4.000% Senior Notes due April 2030, effective interest rate 4.09% |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate percentage | 4.00% | 4.00% |  |
Debt instrument maturity, month and year | 2030-04 | 2030-04 |  |
Effective interest rate | 4.09% | 4.09% |  |
1.650% Senior Notes due January 2031, effective interest rate 2.19% |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate percentage | 1.65% | 1.65% |  |
Debt instrument maturity, month and year | 2031-01 | 2031-01 |  |
Effective interest rate | 2.19% | 2.19% |  |
4.750% Senior Notes due August 2032, effective interest rate 4.76% |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate percentage | 4.75% | 4.75% |  |
Debt instrument maturity, month and year | 2032-08 | 2032-08 |  |
Effective interest rate | 4.76% | 4.76% |  |
4.750% Senior Notes due February 2033, effective interest rate 4.70% |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate percentage | 4.75% |  | 4.75% |
Debt instrument maturity, month and year | 2033-02 |  |  |
Effective interest rate | 4.70% |  |  |
Commercial paper, weighted average interest rate 5.14% and 2.43% at May 6, 2023 and August 27, 2022, respectively |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Weighted average interest rate of commercial paper | 5.14% | 2.43% |  |

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