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Fair Value Measurement (Financial Assets And Liabilities Measured At Fair Value On A Recurring Basis) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions
Aug. 28, 2011
Aug. 29, 2010
Aug. 30, 2009
Aug. 31, 2008
Cash and cash equivalents$ 4,009$ 3,214$ 3,157$ 2,619
Short-term investments1,6041,535  
Money Market Mutual Funds [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
    
Fair value of assets measured on recurring basis200[1]1,514[1]  
Money Market Mutual Funds [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
    
Fair value of assets measured on recurring basis0[1]0[1]  
U.S. Government and Agency Securities [Member]
    
Cash and cash equivalents73   
Short-term investments1,104   
U.S. Government and Agency Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
    
Fair value of assets measured on recurring basis0[2]0  
U.S. Government and Agency Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
    
Fair value of assets measured on recurring basis1,177[2]1,229  
Corporate Notes and Bonds [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
    
Fair value of assets measured on recurring basis00  
Corporate Notes and Bonds [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
    
Fair value of assets measured on recurring basis711  
FDIC Insured Corporate Bonds [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
    
Fair value of assets measured on recurring basis00  
FDIC Insured Corporate Bonds [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
    
Fair value of assets measured on recurring basis209139  
Asset and Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
    
Fair value of assets measured on recurring basis00  
Asset and Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
    
Fair value of assets measured on recurring basis1223  
Forward Foreign Exchange Contracts [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
    
Fair value of assets measured on recurring basis0[3]0[3]  
Fair value of liabilities measured on recurring basis0[3]0[3]  
Forward Foreign Exchange Contracts [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
    
Fair value of assets measured on recurring basis1[3]1[3]  
Fair value of liabilities measured on recurring basis(2)[3](3)[3]  
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
    
Fair value of assets measured on recurring basis2001,514  
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
    
Fair value of assets measured on recurring basis$ 1,404$ 1,400  
[1] Included in cash and cash equivalents in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
[2] $73 and $1,104 included in cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments, respectively, in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
[3] The asset and the liability values are included in deferred income taxes and other current assets and other current liabilities, respectively, in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. See Note 1 for additional information on derivative instruments.