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IM Flash Agreements (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified |  |  | 1 Months Ended |  | 3 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended
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Mar. 01, 2012 | Sep. 01, 2011 | Apr. 06, 2012 Acquisition [Member] IM Flash Assets Acquired by the Parent [Member] | Apr. 06, 2012 Acquisition [Member] IM Flash Singapore LLP [Member] | Apr. 06, 2012 New Contract [Member] | Apr. 06, 2012 Cancellation of Contract [Member] | May 31, 2012 Cancellation of Contract [Member] Scenario, Forecast [Member] | Apr. 06, 2012 Issuance of Debt [Member] Senior Unsecured Promissory Note with Intel [Member] decimal
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Changes, Net [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minority Interest Decrease From Purchase Of Interest, Ownership Percentage (in hundredths) |  |  |  | 18.00% |  |  |  |
Distributions to Intel for the acquisition of its interest in IMFS and the assets of IMFT located at our Virginia wafer fabrication facility |  |  | $ 600 |  |  |  |  |
Intel's deposit to be applied to future purcahses of NAND Flash |  |  |  |  | 300 |  |  |
Percentage of a facility leased to IMFT terminated (in hundredths) |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |
Other Operating Income Expense Net [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss recognized from terminating IMFT's lease to use a portion of our Virginia fabrication facility |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17 |
Long-term Debt, by Current and Noncurrent [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Gross | $ 2,315 | $ 2,001 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 65
Number of approximately equal quarterly installment payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8
Variable rate on loan from Intel at Libor less points but not to be less than zero (in hundredths) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (0.50%)
Minimum interest rate applied to loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.00%

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