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General - Additional Information (Details) $ / shares in Units, € in Millions, $ in Millions |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Aug. 18, 2023 $ / shares | Jan. 31, 2021 Employee | Aug. 31, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Aug. 31, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares shares | May 31, 2023 USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2023 EUR (€) | Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) | Dec. 16, 2021 USD ($)
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross contract assets related to in-transit shipments |  |  | $ 688 |  | $ 686 |  |  |
Contract assets net of deferred unearned revenue |  |  | 466 |  | 484 |  |  |
Contract liabilities related to advance payments from customers |  |  | 21 |  | 19 |  |  |
Stock-based compensation |  |  | 56 | $ 68 |  |  |  |
Business realignment costs |  |  |  | 14 | 430 |  |  |
Number of employees left or voluntarily leaving | Employee |  | 5,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Business realignment costs, net of tax |  |  |  | $ 11 |  |  |  |
Business realignment costs per diluted share | $ / shares |  |  |  | $ 0.04 |  |  |  |
Business optimization costs |  |  | 105 | $ 24 |  |  |  |
Business optimization costs, net of tax |  |  | $ 81 | $ 19 |  |  |  |
Business optimization costs per diluted share | $ / shares |  |  | $ 0.32 | $ 0.07 |  |  |  |
Denominated debt as a net investment hedge | € |  |  |  |  |  | € 158 |  |
Suppliers approved to sell outstanding payment obligations |  |  | $ 74 |  | $ 76 |  |  |
Number of shares repurchased | shares |  |  | 2,000,000 | 0 |  |  |  |
Treasury stock acquired, average cost price per share | $ / shares |  |  | $ 256.41 |  |  |  |  |
Payments for repurchase of common stock |  |  | $ 500 | $ 0 |  |  |  |
Dividends payable, date declared | Aug. 18, 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends payable amount per share | $ / shares | $ 1.26 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends payable, date to be paid | Oct. 02, 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends payable, date of record | Sep. 11, 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
ASU 2022-04 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in accounting principle, accounting standards update, adopted |  |  | true |  |  | true |  |
Change in accounting principle, accounting standards update, adoption date |  |  | Jun. 01, 2023 |  |  | Jun. 01, 2023 |  |
Change in accounting principle, accounting standards update, immaterial effect |  |  | true |  |  | true |  |
2022 Repurchase Program |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock repurchase program number of shares authorized to be repurchased, amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5,000
Stock repurchase program number of shares authorized to be repurchased, remaining available amount |  |  | $ 2,100 |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repurchase on aggregate common stock |  |  | $ 500 |  |  |  | $ 500 |
Number of shares repurchased | shares |  |  | 2,000,000 |  |  |  |  |

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