Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 02, 2022	Dec. 03, 2021
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	$ 5,801	$ 5,800
Unrealized Gains	0	2
Unrealized Losses	(37)	(4)
Estimated Fair Value	5,764	5,798
Cash
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	595	750
Unrealized Gains	0	0
Unrealized Losses	0	0
Estimated Fair Value	595	750
Corporate Debt Securities, Cash Equivalents
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	21	5
Unrealized Gains	0	0
Unrealized Losses	0	0
Estimated Fair Value	21	5
Money Market Funds, Cash Equivalents
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	3,202	2,914
Unrealized Gains	0	0
Unrealized Losses	0	0
Estimated Fair Value	3,202	2,914
Bank Time Deposits, Cash Equivalents
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	25	175
Unrealized Gains	0	0
Unrealized Losses	0	0
Estimated Fair Value	25	175
US Government Agencies Debt Securities, Cash Equivalents
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	13
Unrealized Gains	0
Unrealized Losses	0
Estimated Fair Value	13
US Treasury Securities, Cash Equivalents
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	14
Unrealized Gains	0
Unrealized Losses	0
Estimated Fair Value	14
Total Cash Equivalents
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	3,275	3,094
Unrealized Gains	0	0
Unrealized Losses	0	0
Estimated Fair Value	3,275	3,094
Total Cash and Cash Equivalents
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	3,870	3,844
Unrealized Gains	0	0
Unrealized Losses	0	0
Estimated Fair Value	3,870	3,844
Asset-backed Securities, Short-term Investments
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	114	124
Unrealized Gains	0	0
Unrealized Losses	(2)	0
Estimated Fair Value	112	124
Corporate Debt Securities, Short-term Investments
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	1,322	1,426
Unrealized Gains	0	2
Unrealized Losses	(22)	(3)
Estimated Fair Value	1,300	1,425
Foreign Government Debt, Short-term Investments
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	5
Unrealized Gains	0
Unrealized Losses	0
Estimated Fair Value	5
Municipal Notes, Short-term Investments
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	23	28
Unrealized Gains	0	0
Unrealized Losses	0	0
Estimated Fair Value	23	28
US Government Agencies Debt Securities, Short-term Investments
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	19
Unrealized Gains	0
Unrealized Losses	0
Estimated Fair Value	19
US Treasury Securities, Short-term Investments
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	448	378
Unrealized Gains	0	0
Unrealized Losses	(13)	(1)
Estimated Fair Value	435	377
Total Short-term Investments
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	1,931	1,956
Unrealized Gains	0	2
Unrealized Losses	(37)	(4)
Estimated Fair Value	$ 1,894	$ 1,954

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