Product Sales Product Sales (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep. 03, 2015 |
Jun. 04, 2015 |
Mar. 05, 2015 |
Dec. 04, 2014 |
Aug. 28, 2014 |
May. 29, 2014 |
Feb. 27, 2014 |
Nov. 28, 2013 |
Sep. 03, 2015 |
Aug. 28, 2014 |
Aug. 29, 2013 |
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| Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] | |||||||||||
| Net sales | $ 3,600 | $ 3,853 | $ 4,166 | $ 4,573 | $ 4,227 | $ 3,982 | $ 4,107 | $ 4,042 | $ 16,192 | $ 16,358 | $ 9,073 |
| DRAM [Member] | |||||||||||
| Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] | |||||||||||
| Net sales | 10,339 | 11,164 | 4,361 | ||||||||
| Non-Volatile Memory [Member] | |||||||||||
| Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] | |||||||||||
| Net sales | 5,274 | 4,468 | 3,589 | ||||||||
| Other [Member] | |||||||||||
| Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] | |||||||||||
| Net sales | $ 579 | $ 726 | $ 1,123 | ||||||||