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Equity Method Investments (Details) (USD $)
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3 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | ||||||||||||||
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Nov. 29, 2012
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Dec. 01, 2011
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Aug. 30, 2012
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Nov. 29, 2012
Nanya Technology Corporation ('Nanya') [Member]
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Dec. 01, 2011
Nanya Technology Corporation ('Nanya') [Member]
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Nov. 29, 2012
Inotera [Member]
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Dec. 01, 2011
Inotera [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2012
Inotera [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2011
Inotera [Member]
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Aug. 30, 2012
Inotera [Member]
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Nov. 29, 2012
Inotera [Member]
Inventories [Member]
DRAM [Member]
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Dec. 01, 2011
Inotera [Member]
Inventories [Member]
DRAM [Member]
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Nov. 29, 2012
Inotera [Member]
Nanya Technology Corporation ('Nanya') [Member]
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Nov. 29, 2012
Other [Member]
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Dec. 01, 2011
Other [Member]
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Aug. 30, 2012
Other [Member]
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Nov. 29, 2012
Other [Member]
Aptina [Member]
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Mar. 04, 2010
Other [Member]
Transform [Member]
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Nov. 29, 2012
Other [Member]
Transform [Member]
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Nov. 29, 2012
Other [Member]
Transform [Member]
Origin Energy Limited [Member]
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Nov. 29, 2012
Primarily Inotera [Member]
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| Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Investment Balance | $ 343,000,000 | $ 389,000,000 | $ 326,000,000 | $ 370,000,000 | $ 17,000,000 | $ 19,000,000 | $ 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Ownership Percentage (in hundredths) | 39.70% | 39.70% | 30.20% | 50.00% | |||||||||||||||||
| Equity in net loss of equity method investees | (52,000,000) | (74,000,000) | (53,000,000) | (63,000,000) | 1,000,000 | (11,000,000) | |||||||||||||||
| Maximum exposure to loss related variable interest entities | 276,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Percentage interest held by a third party (in hundredths) | 26.30% | 50.00% | |||||||||||||||||||
| Inotera Amortization | 12,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity Method Investment, Summarized Financial Information [Abstract] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Inotera net loss | 410,000,000 | 737,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Inotera current liabilities that exceed current assets | 1,800,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Market value of equity interest in Inotera | 167,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity method investment net carrying value | 270,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Amount in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for cumulative translation adjustments on its investment | 56,000,000 | 49,000,000 | 56,000,000 | 49,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Percentage of Inotera's wafer production obligated to purchase (in hundredths) | 50.00% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Purchases of DRAM products from Inotera | 201,000,000 | 156,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Loss on our purchase commitment under Inotera supply agreement | 40,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reduction in research and development costs under cost sharing arrangement | 15,000,000 | 37,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Royalty revenue from Nanya for sales of DRAM products on process nodes of 50nm or higher | $ 2,000,000 | $ 3,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ownership percentage after stock transactions during period (in hundredths) | 50.00% | ||||||||||||||||||||