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Quarterly Financial Data (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified |
1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 4 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||||||||||
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May 09, 2012
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May 06, 2012
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Feb. 12, 2012
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Nov. 20, 2011
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May 08, 2011
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Feb. 13, 2011
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Nov. 21, 2010
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Sep. 02, 2012
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Aug. 28, 2011
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Sep. 02, 2012
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Aug. 28, 2011
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Aug. 29, 2010
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| Quarterly Financial Data [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | $ 2,152 | $ 2,178 | $ 2,144 | [1] | $ 1,992 | $ 2,040 | $ 1,945 | $ 3,044 | $ 2,714 | $ 9,518 | $ 8,691 | $ 7,848 | |||
| Settlement of income tax audit in Mexico | 24 | ||||||||||||||
| Dividend declared per share | $ 0.275 | $ 0.275 | |||||||||||||
| Increase to merchandise costs for LIFO inventory adjustment | 49 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 21 | 87 | |||||||||
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Washington State
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| Selling, general and administrative | $ 17 | ||||||||||||||
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