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Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements - Additional Information (Details)	Aug. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Guarantor Obligations [Abstract]
Debt Guarantee	$ 18,600,000,000

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Guarantor Obligations [Abstract]

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Maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees before reduction for potential recoveries under recourse or collateralization provisions.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 460
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (b)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=115931803&loc=d3e12069-110248

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