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Micron Memory Japan, Inc. Micron Memory Japan, Inc. (Tables) - MMJ Acquisition [Member] | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 03, 2015
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block] | The valuation of assets acquired and liabilities assumed were as follows:
Assets acquired and liabilities assumed: |
Cash and equivalents | $ | 999 |
Receivables | 697 |
Inventories | 962 |
Restricted cash | 557 |
Other current assets | 142 |
Property, plant and equipment | 935 |
Equity method investment | 40 |
Intangible assets | 10 |
Deferred tax assets | 811 |
Other noncurrent assets | 66 |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | (409 | )
Current portion of long-term debt | (673 | )
Long-term debt | (1,461 | )
Other noncurrent liabilities | (75 | )
Total net assets acquired | 2,601 |
Noncontrolling interest in MMJ | 168 |
Consideration | 949 |
Preliminary gain on acquisition recognized in 2013 | 1,484 |
Adjustment for preliminary pre-petition liabilities | (33 | )
Final gain on acquisition | $ | 1,451 |
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block] | The following unaudited pro forma financial information presents the combined results of operations as if the MMJ Acquisition had occurred on September 2, 2011. The pro forma financial information includes the accounting effects of the business combination, including adjustments to the amortization of intangible assets; depreciation of property, plant, and equipment; interest expense; and elimination of intercompany activities. The historical results of operations of the MMJ Group for the eleven months ended May 31, 2013 included a gain of $1.69 billion for the forgiveness of debt related to liabilities subject to compromise upon approval of the plans of reorganization by the creditors and the Japan Court. No adjustments were made to the unaudited pro forma financial information for this item, consistent with the requirements for preparation of the pro forma financial information. The unaudited pro forma financial information below is not necessarily indicative of either future results of operations or results that might have been achieved had the MMJ Acquisition occurred on September 2, 2011.
For the year ended |  | 2013
Net sales |  | $ | 12,494 |
Net income |  | 3,825 |
Net income attributable to Micron |  | 3,770 |
Earnings per share: |  |
Basic |  | $ | 3.69 |
Diluted |  | 3.57 |
The unaudited pro forma financial information for 2013 includes our results for the year ended August 29, 2013, which includes one month of results from the MMJ Group following the closing of the MMJ Acquisition, and the results of the MMJ Group, including the adjustments described above, for the eleven months ended May 31, 2013.

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