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Earnings Per Share | 3 Months Ended
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Dec. 04, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |
Earnings Per Share | Earnings Per Share Antidilutive potential common shares that could dilute basic earnings per share in the future were 9 million and 38 million for the first quarters of 2015 and 2014, respectively.
Quarter Ended |  | December 4, 2014 |  | November 28, 2013
Net income available to Micron shareholders – Basic |  | $ | 1,003 |  |  | $ | 358 |
Dilutive effect related to equity method investment |  | (1 | ) |  | — |
Net income available to Micron shareholders – Diluted |  | $ | 1,002 |  |  | $ | 358 |
Weighted-average common shares outstanding – Basic |  | 1,070 |  |  | 1,046 |
Dilutive effect of equity plans and convertible notes |  | 125 |  |  | 150 |
Weighted-average common shares outstanding – Diluted |  | 1,195 |  |  | 1,196 |
Earnings per share: |  |  |  |
Basic |  | $ | 0.94 |  |  | $ | 0.34 |
Diluted |  | 0.84 |  |  | 0.30 |

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