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Schedule I Condensed Parent Company Balance Sheets (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions
Sep. 03, 2015
Aug. 28, 2014
Aug. 29, 2013
Aug. 30, 2012
Assets        
Cash and equivalents $ 2,287 $ 4,150 $ 2,880 $ 2,459
Short-term investments 1,234 384    
Receivables 2,507 2,906    
Finished goods 785 898    
Work in process 1,315 1,372    
Raw materials and supplies 240 185    
Other current assets 228 350    
Total current assets 8,596 10,245    
Long-term marketable investments [1] 2,113 819    
Property, plant and equipment, net 10,554 8,682    
Equity method investments 1,379 971    
Other noncurrent assets 455 415    
Total assets 24,143 22,416    
Liabilities and equity        
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 2,611 2,864    
Current debt 1,089 1,618    
Total current liabilities 3,905 4,791    
Long-term debt 6,252 4,893    
Other noncurrent liabilities 698 1,102    
Total liabilities $ 10,855 $ 10,786    
Commitments and contingencies    
Redeemable convertible notes $ 49 $ 68    
Micron shareholders' equity:        
Common stock, $0.10 par value, 3,000 shares authorized, 1,084 shares issued and outstanding (1,073 as of August 28, 2014) 108 107    
Total Micron shareholders' equity 12,302 10,760    
Total liabilities and equity $ 24,143 $ 22,416    
Common Stock, Number of Shares, Par Value and Other Disclosures [Abstract]        
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) $ 0.10 $ 0.10    
Common Stock, authorized shares (in shares) 3,000 3,000    
Common Stock, issued (in shares) 1,084 1,073    
Common Stock, outstanding (in shares) 1,084 1,073    
Micron Technology, Inc. [Member]        
Assets        
Cash and equivalents $ 721 $ 1,249 $ 1,202 $ 2,012
Short-term investments 479 384    
Receivables 133 114    
Notes and accounts receivable from subsidiaries 1,091 1,767    
Finished goods 77 84    
Work in process 321 228    
Raw materials and supplies 86 68    
Other current assets 82 215    
Total current assets 2,990 4,109    
Investment In subsidiaries 13,051 10,149    
Long-term marketable investments 932 819    
Noncurrent notes receivable from and prepaid expenses to subsidiaries 163 111    
Property, plant and equipment, net 1,679 1,519    
Equity method investments 0 9    
Other noncurrent assets 488 543    
Total assets 19,303 17,259    
Liabilities and equity        
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 677 766    
Short-term debt payable to subsidiaries 384 619    
Current debt 655 1,065    
Other current liabilities 8 30    
Total current liabilities 1,724 2,480    
Long-term debt 4,797 3,191    
Other noncurrent liabilities 431 760    
Total liabilities $ 6,952 $ 6,431    
Commitments and contingencies    
Redeemable convertible notes $ 49 $ 68    
Micron shareholders' equity:        
Common stock, $0.10 par value, 3,000 shares authorized, 1,084 shares issued and outstanding (1,073 as of August 28, 2014) 108 107    
Other equity 12,194 10,653    
Total Micron shareholders' equity 12,302 10,760    
Total liabilities and equity $ 19,303 $ 17,259    
Common Stock, Number of Shares, Par Value and Other Disclosures [Abstract]        
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) $ 0.10 $ 0.10    
Common Stock, authorized shares (in shares) 3,000 3,000    
Common Stock, issued (in shares) 1,084 1,073    
Common Stock, outstanding (in shares) 1,084 1,073    
[1] The maturities of our long-term marketable securities generally range from one to four years.