Equity (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 04, 2014

Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]

Schedule of Stockholders Equity [Table Text Block]

Changes in the components of equity were as follows:



	Quarter Ended December 4, 2014									Quarter Ended November 28, 2013
	Attributable to Micron			Noncontrolling Interests			Total Equity			Attributable to Micron			Noncontrolling Interests			Total Equity
Beginning balance	$	10,771		$	802		$	11,573		$	9,142		$	864		$	10,006

Net income (loss)	1,003			(1		)	1,002			358			23			381
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(21		)	—			(21		)	5			—			5
Comprehensive income (loss)	982			(1		)	981			363			23			386

Contribution from noncontrolling interests	—			20			20			—			49			49
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	—			(6		)	(6		)	—			(9		)	(9		)
Capital and other transactions attributable to Micron	(75		)	—			(75		)	(286		)	—			(286		)
Ending balance	$	11,678		$	815		$	12,493		$	9,219		$	927		$	10,146

Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]



	Cumulative Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments			Gains (Losses) on Derivative Instruments, Net			Gains (Losses) on Investments, Net		Pension Liability Adjustments			Total
Balance as of August 28, 2014	$	42		$	12		$	1	$	1		$	56
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	(24		)	(15		)	—		31			(8		)
Amount reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income	—			(2		)	—		(1		)	(3		)
Tax effects	—			1			—		(11		)	(10		)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(24		)	(16		)	—		19			(21		)
Balance as of December 4, 2014	$	18		$	(4	)	$	1	$	20		$	35

Schedule Of Noncontrolling Interests In Subsidiaries [Table Text Block]



	December 4, 2014				August 28, 2014
	Noncontrolling Interest Balance		Noncontrolling Interest Percentage		Noncontrolling Interest Balance		Noncontrolling Interest Percentage
IMFT⁽¹⁾	$	707	49	%	$	693	49	%
MP Mask⁽¹⁾	93		50	%	93		50	%
Other	15		Various		16		Various
	$	815			$	802


⁽¹⁾	Entity is a variable interest entity.

IM Flash Technologies, LLC [Member]

Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]

IM Flash's distributions to, and contributions from, shareholders

The following table presents IMFT's distributions to and contributions from its shareholders:



Quarter ended	December 4, 2014		November 28, 2013
IMFT distributions to Micron	$	6	$	—
IMFT distributions to Intel	6		—
Micron contributions to IMFT	21		51
Intel contributions to IMFT	20		49

Total IM Flash and MP Mask assets and liabilities

The following table presents the assets and liabilities of IMFT included in our consolidated balance sheets:



	December 4, 2014		August 28, 2014
Assets
Cash and equivalents	$	79	$	84
Receivables	77		73
Inventories	50		48
Other current assets	5		5
Total current assets	211		210
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,538		1,545
Other noncurrent assets	49		47
Total assets	$	1,798	$	1,802

Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	101	$	106
Deferred income	8		8
Current portion of long-term debt	21		21
Total current liabilities	130		135
Long-term debt	65		71
Other noncurrent liabilities	107		110
Total liabilities	$	302	$	316

Amounts exclude intercompany balances that were eliminated in our consolidated balance sheets.

MP Mask Technology Center LLC [Member]

Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]

Total IM Flash and MP Mask assets and liabilities

The following table presents the assets and liabilities of MP Mask included in our consolidated balance sheets:



	December 4, 2014		August 28, 2014
Current assets	$	23	$	24
Noncurrent assets (primarily property, plant and equipment)	202		203
Current liabilities	36		28
Noncurrent liabilities	6		14

Amounts exclude intercompany balances that were eliminated in our consolidated balance sheets.

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