Mandatory adjustment to shares available to grant on the effective date of a special cash dividend.

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The conversion rate at which each share of common stock bonus or unit issued under the plan is calculated in order to reduce the total number of authorized shares available under the plan.

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The number of Restricted Share Units Vested but Not Yet Delivered.

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Number of performance-based compensation awards outstanding at the end of the period.

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Number of performance-based compensation awards granted to executive officers upon achievement of the specified performance targets as approved by the Company's Board of Directors.

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The number of time-based compensation restricted stock units outstanding at the end of the period.

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The number of years of service completed by an employee with the Company at which accelerated vesting occurs.

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Represents the exercise price adjustment ratio of the NASDAQ opening price on December 6, 2012, the ex-dividend date, to the closing price on December 5, 2012.

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Represents the outstanding shares adjustment ratio of the NASDAQ closing price on December 5, 2012, to the NASDAQ opening price on December 6, 2012, the ex-dividend date.

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Unrecognized cost of unvested share-based compensation awards.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 718

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

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Weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation is expected to be recognized for equity-based compensation plans, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The number of non-vested equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that validly exist and are outstanding as of the balance sheet date.

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Number of additional shares authorized for issuance under an established share-based compensation plan.

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The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.

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Number of options outstanding, including both vested and non-vested options.

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Price of a single share of a number of saleable stocks of a company.

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Stock-Based Compensation Plans - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Sep. 01, 2013	Dec. 10, 2012	Sep. 02, 2012	Sep. 01, 2013 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)	Dec. 10, 2012 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)	Sep. 02, 2012 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)	Sep. 01, 2013 Fourth Restated 2002 Plan [Member]	Dec. 05, 2012 Closing [Member]	Dec. 06, 2012 Opening [Member]	Sep. 01, 2013 Employees [Member]	Sep. 01, 2013 Non Employee Directors [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period										5 years	3 years
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Number Of Years Of Service	25
Portion of each share issued counted towards limit of shares available							1.75
Additional number of shares authorized	16,000,000			9,143,000
Special Cash Dividend Shares Adjustment Ratio		1.0763
Share Price								$ 105.95	$ 98.44
Special Cash Dividend Exercise Price Adjustment Ratio		0.9291
Number of stock options outstanding	1,947,000	2,905,000	3,161,000
Number of RSUs outstanding		9,676,000		10,081,000		9,260,000
Time-based RSUs awards outstanding				9,355,000
Number of shares available to be granted as RSUs				11,174,000
Additional shares available to be granted		1,362,000			778,000
Performance-based RSUs awards outstanding				726,000
Outstanding performance-based RSUs awards to be granted				350,000
Unrecognized compensation cost				$ 504
Weighted-average recognition period				1 year 8 months
RSUs vested, but not yet delivered (shares)				3,100,000