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Debt (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended																	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Debt (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	Aug. 28, 2011 Maximum [Member] Short-term Borrowing [Member]	Aug. 29, 2010 Maximum [Member] Short-term Borrowing [Member]	Aug. 28, 2011 Minimum [Member] Short-term Borrowing [Member]	Aug. 29, 2010 Minimum [Member] Short-term Borrowing [Member]	Aug. 28, 2011 Short-term Borrowing [Member]	Aug. 29, 2010 Short-term Borrowing [Member]	Apr. 30, 2003 0.92% Semi-Annual Promissory Notes Due April 2010 [Member]	Aug. 28, 2011 Yen TIBOR Plus Margin Term Loan Due June 2018 [Member]	Aug. 29, 2010 Yen TIBOR Plus Margin Term Loan Due June 2018 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2008 Yen TIBOR Plus Margin Term Loan Due June 2018 [Member]	Aug. 28, 2011 2.695% Promissory Notes Due October 2017 [Member]	Oct. 31, 2007 2.695% Promissory Notes Due October 2017 [Member]	Aug. 28, 2011 5.3% Senior Notes Due March 2012 [Member]	Feb. 28, 2007 5.3% Senior Notes Due March 2012 [Member]	Aug. 28, 2011 5.5% Senior Notes Due March 2017 [Member]	Feb. 28, 2007 5.5% Senior Notes Due March 2017 [Member]	Feb. 28, 2007 5.3% Senior Notes Due March 2012 and 5.5% Senior Notes Due March 2017 [Member]	Aug. 31, 1997 3.5% Zero Coupon Convertible Subordinated Notes Due August 2017	Aug. 28, 2011 3.5% Zero Coupon Convertible Subordinated Notes Due August 2017
Line of credit facility, current borrowing capacity					$ 391,000,000	$ 341,000,000
Line of credit facility, amount outstanding					0	26,000,000
Line of credit facility interest rate	4.39%	3.63%	0.58%	0.61%
Face amount of debt issued														900,000,000		1,100,000,000		900,000,000
Loan interest rate, fixed							0.92%				2.695%	2.695%	5.30%	5.30%	5.50%	5.50%
Loan interest rate, basis spread on variable rate								0.35%		0.35%
Loan interest rate, variable								0.79%	0.84%
Debt instrument, principal due date							April 2010	June 2018		June 2018	October 2017	October 2017	March 2012	March 15, 2012	March 2017	March 15, 2017		August 2017	August 2017
Debt instrument, unamortized discount														2,000,000		6,000,000
Yield to maturity percentage																		3.50%	3.50%
Redemption price Company option																	100.00%
Redemption price certain events																	101.00%
Gross proceeds to company																		450,000,000
Notes convertible to number of shares, maximum																			878,000
Conversion price																		$ 22.71
Amount of notes converted																			$ 862,000,000