v2.4.1.9
Equity - Consolidated VIE assets and liabilities (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 04, 2014
Aug. 28, 2014
Nov. 28, 2013
Aug. 29, 2013
Assets        
Cash and equivalents $ 3,764us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 4,150us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 3,654us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 2,880us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Receivables 2,663us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent 2,906us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent    
Inventories 2,448us-gaap_InventoryNet 2,455us-gaap_InventoryNet    
Other current assets 331us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent 350us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent    
Total current assets 9,672us-gaap_AssetsCurrent 10,245us-gaap_AssetsCurrent    
Property, plant and equipment, net 9,132us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 8,682us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet    
Other noncurrent assets 446us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent 497us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent    
Total assets 22,542us-gaap_Assets 22,498us-gaap_Assets    
Liabilities        
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 2,965us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent 2,864us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent    
Deferred income 286us-gaap_DeferredRevenueCurrent 309us-gaap_DeferredRevenueCurrent    
Current debt 1,168us-gaap_DebtCurrent 1,638us-gaap_DebtCurrent    
Total current liabilities 4,419us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent 4,811us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent    
Long-term debt 4,608us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations 4,955us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations    
Other noncurrent liabilities 969us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent 1,102us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent    
Total liabilities 9,996us-gaap_Liabilities 10,868us-gaap_Liabilities    
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] | IM Flash Technologies, LLC [Member]        
Assets        
Cash and equivalents 79us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= mu_ImFlashTechnologiesLlcMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
[1] 84us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= mu_ImFlashTechnologiesLlcMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
[1]    
Receivables 77us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= mu_ImFlashTechnologiesLlcMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
[1] 73us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= mu_ImFlashTechnologiesLlcMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
[1]    
Inventories 50us-gaap_InventoryNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= mu_ImFlashTechnologiesLlcMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
[1] 48us-gaap_InventoryNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= mu_ImFlashTechnologiesLlcMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
[1]    
Other current assets 5us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= mu_ImFlashTechnologiesLlcMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
[1] 5us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= mu_ImFlashTechnologiesLlcMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
[1]    
Total current assets 211us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= mu_ImFlashTechnologiesLlcMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
[1] 210us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= mu_ImFlashTechnologiesLlcMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
[1]    
Property, plant and equipment, net 1,538us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= mu_ImFlashTechnologiesLlcMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
[1] 1,545us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= mu_ImFlashTechnologiesLlcMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
[1]    
Other noncurrent assets 49us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= mu_ImFlashTechnologiesLlcMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
[1] 47us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= mu_ImFlashTechnologiesLlcMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
[1]    
Total assets 1,798us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= mu_ImFlashTechnologiesLlcMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
[1] 1,802us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= mu_ImFlashTechnologiesLlcMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
[1]    
Liabilities        
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 101us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= mu_ImFlashTechnologiesLlcMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
[1] 106us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= mu_ImFlashTechnologiesLlcMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
[1]    
Deferred income 8us-gaap_DeferredRevenueCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= mu_ImFlashTechnologiesLlcMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
[1] 8us-gaap_DeferredRevenueCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= mu_ImFlashTechnologiesLlcMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
[1]    
Current debt 21us-gaap_DebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= mu_ImFlashTechnologiesLlcMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
[1] 21us-gaap_DebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= mu_ImFlashTechnologiesLlcMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
[1]    
Total current liabilities 130us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= mu_ImFlashTechnologiesLlcMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
[1] 135us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= mu_ImFlashTechnologiesLlcMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
[1]    
Long-term debt 65us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= mu_ImFlashTechnologiesLlcMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
[1] 71us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= mu_ImFlashTechnologiesLlcMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
[1]    
Other noncurrent liabilities 107us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= mu_ImFlashTechnologiesLlcMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
[1] 110us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= mu_ImFlashTechnologiesLlcMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
[1]    
Total liabilities 302us-gaap_Liabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= mu_ImFlashTechnologiesLlcMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
[1] 316us-gaap_Liabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= mu_ImFlashTechnologiesLlcMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
[1]    
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] | MP Mask Technology Center, LLC [Member]        
Assets        
Total current assets 23us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= mu_MpMaskTechnologyCenterLlcMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
[1] 24us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= mu_MpMaskTechnologyCenterLlcMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
[1]    
Noncurrent assets (primarily property, plant and equipment) 202us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= mu_MpMaskTechnologyCenterLlcMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
[1] 203us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= mu_MpMaskTechnologyCenterLlcMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
[1]    
Liabilities        
Total current liabilities 36us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= mu_MpMaskTechnologyCenterLlcMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
[1] 28us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= mu_MpMaskTechnologyCenterLlcMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
[1]    
Noncurrent Liabilities $ 6us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= mu_MpMaskTechnologyCenterLlcMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
[1] $ 14us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= mu_MpMaskTechnologyCenterLlcMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
[1]    
[1] Amounts exclude intercompany balances that were eliminated in our consolidated balance sheets.