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Equity Method Investments (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  | 6 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |  |
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Mar. 01, 2012 | Mar. 03, 2011 | Mar. 01, 2012 | Mar. 03, 2011 | Sep. 01, 2011 | Mar. 31, 2012 Inotera [Member] | Mar. 01, 2012 Inotera [Member] | Mar. 01, 2012 Inotera [Member] | Dec. 01, 2011 Inotera [Member] | Mar. 03, 2011 Inotera [Member] | Mar. 01, 2012 Inotera [Member] | Mar. 03, 2011 Inotera [Member] | Dec. 31, 2011 Inotera [Member] | Dec. 20, 2011 Inotera [Member] | Sep. 01, 2011 Inotera [Member] | Aug. 30, 2012 Inotera [Member] Scenario, Forecast [Member] | Mar. 01, 2012 Transform Solar Pty Limited ('Transform') [Member] | Mar. 03, 2011 Transform Solar Pty Limited ('Transform') [Member] | Mar. 01, 2012 Transform Solar Pty Limited ('Transform') [Member] | Mar. 03, 2011 Transform Solar Pty Limited ('Transform') [Member] | Sep. 02, 2010 Transform Solar Pty Limited ('Transform') [Member] | Sep. 01, 2011 Transform Solar Pty Limited ('Transform') [Member] | Mar. 01, 2012 Other [Member] | Mar. 03, 2011 Other [Member] | Mar. 01, 2012 Other [Member] | Mar. 03, 2011 Other [Member] | Sep. 01, 2011 Other [Member] | Mar. 01, 2012 Aptina [Member] | Mar. 01, 2012 Aptina [Member] Other [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment Balance | $ 335,000,000 |  | $ 335,000,000 |  | $ 483,000,000 |  | $ 259,000,000 | $ 259,000,000 |  |  | $ 259,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 388,000,000 |  | $ 75,000,000 |  | $ 75,000,000 |  |  | $ 87,000,000 | $ 1,000,000 |  | $ 1,000,000 |  | $ 8,000,000 | $ 0 |
Ownership Percentage (in hundredths) |  |  |  |  |  | 39.70% | 29.70% | 29.70% |  |  | 29.70% |  |  |  | 29.70% |  | 50.00% |  | 50.00% |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35.00%
Income Loss From Equity Method Investments Before Amortization And Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (64,000,000) |  | (45,000,000) | (136,000,000) | (71,000,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity Method Investments Amortization Of Difference Between Cost And Underlying Equity In Net Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,000,000 |  | 12,000,000 | 24,000,000 | 24,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Loss From Equity Method Investments Other Adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (4,000,000) |  | (2,000,000) | (7,000,000) | (2,000,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity in net income (loss) of equity method investees, net of tax | (73,000,000) | (48,000,000) | (147,000,000) | (74,000,000) |  |  |  | (56,000,000) |  | (35,000,000) | (119,000,000) | (49,000,000) |  |  |  |  | (15,000,000) | (9,000,000) | (22,000,000) | (16,000,000) |  |  | (2,000,000) | (4,000,000) | (6,000,000) | (9,000,000) |  |  |
Maximum exposure to loss related variable interest entities |  |  |  |  |  |  | 354,000,000 | 354,000,000 |  |  | 354,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 76,000,000 |  | 76,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of Inotera's wafer production obligated to purchase (in hundredths) |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Inotera amortization remaining to be recognized |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50,000,000 | 50,000,000 |  |  | 50,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Remaining Inotera amortization in 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity Method Investment, Summarized Financial Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Inotera net loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 737,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Inotera current liabilities that exceed current assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,200,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction, Due from (to) Related Party, Current [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount loaned to Inotera |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 133,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Inotera loan stated annual interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchases of DRAM products from Inotera |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 142,000,000 |  | 167,000,000 | 298,000,000 | 304,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on our purchase commitment under the Inotera Supply Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19,000,000 | 40,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Market value of equity interest in Inotera |  |  |  |  |  |  | 404,000,000 | 404,000,000 |  |  | 404,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity method investment net carrying value |  |  |  |  |  |  | 213,000,000 | 213,000,000 |  |  | 213,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for cumulative translation adjustments on its investment |  |  |  |  |  |  | 46,000,000 | 46,000,000 |  |  | 46,000,000 |  |  |  | 65,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reduction in research and development costs under cost sharing arrangement | 36,000,000 | 33,000,000 | 73,000,000 | 63,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Royalty revenue from Nanya for sales of stack DRAM products | 1,000,000 | 6,000,000 | 4,000,000 | 13,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage after stock transactions during period (in hundredths) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage interest held by a third party (in hundredths) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30.40% | 30.40% |  |  | 30.40% |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire equity method investments |  |  | 7,000,000 | 11,000,000 |  | 170,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,000,000 | 4,000,000 | 7,000,000 | 11,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments by third party to acquire interest in equity method investment of the entity. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,000,000 | $ 4,000,000 | $ 7,000,000 | $ 11,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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