2.4.0.82201201 - Disclosure - Business and Basis of Presentation (Policies)truefalsefalse1falsefalsefalseD2013Q3YTDhttp://www.sec.gov/CIK0000723125duration2012-08-31T00:00:002013-05-30T00:00:001true1us-gaap_PolicyTextBlockAbstractus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse02false2us-gaap_BasisOfAccountingPolicyPolicyTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America consistent in all material respects with those applied in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended August 30, 2012. In the opinion of our management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments necessary to present fairly our consolidated financial position and our consolidated results of operations, c</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">omprehensive income and cash flows.</font></div></div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaDisclosure of accounting policy for basis of accounting, or basis of presentation, used to prepare the financial statements (for example, US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, Other Comprehensive Basis of Accounting, IFRS).No definition available.false03false2us-gaap_PriorPeriodReclassificationAdjustmentDescriptionus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Certain reclassifications have been made to prior period amounts to conform to current period presentation, including restructure and asset impairment activities prior to the third quarter of 2013 that were previously reported in other operating (income) expense, net. In the second quarter of 2013, we reclassified gains and losses from changes in currency exchange rates in order to improve comparability with our industry peers. As a result of the reclassification, </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$59 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> of losses for the first quarter of 2013 and </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$1 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> and </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$14 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> of losses for the third quarter and first nine months of 2012, respectively, were reclassified from the amounts previously reported in other operating (income) expense, net to other non-operating income (expense), net. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaDisclosure of accounting policy for reclassifications that affects the comparability of the financial statements.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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