Statement Of Cash Flows
| Concept | 
                                    
                                        2023-09-01 to 2024-08-31  | 
                            
                                
                                    
                                        As at 2024-08-31  | 
                            
                                
                                    
                                        As at 2023-08-31  | 
                            
                                
                                    
                                        2022-09-01 to 2023-08-31  | 
                            
                                
                                    
                                        As at 2022-08-31  | 
                            
                        
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statement of cash flows | |||||
| Statement of cash flows | |||||
| Cash flows from operating activities | |||||
| Subtotal | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -373,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -1,453,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
| Interest and dividends received | 
                                        
                                             
                                                5,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                9,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
| Income taxes paid | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -187,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -192,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
| Interest paid | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -57,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -109,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -577,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -1,719,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
| Cash flows from operating activities | |||||
| Cash flows from operating activities | |||||
| Cash flows from facilities maintenance and investing activities | |||||
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -140,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -446,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
| Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment | 
                                        
                                             
                                                446,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                0
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
| Proceeds from sale of investment securities | 
                                        
                                             
                                                383,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
| Other, net | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -129,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -250,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
| Cash flows from investing activities | |||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | 
                                        
                                             
                                                823,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -460,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
| Cash flows from financing activities | |||||
| Repayments of long-term borrowings | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -1,788,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -1,808,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -2,772,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -2,556,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
| Other, net | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -68,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -22,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -2,526,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -4,736,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
| Cash and cash equivalents | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                955,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                             
                                                3,482,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                8,218,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     |