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Equity Method Investments (Details) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Dec. 03, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 04, 2014 USD ($) | Aug. 29, 2013 | Dec. 03, 2015 TWD / shares | Dec. 03, 2015 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Sep. 03, 2015 USD ($)
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment Balance |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,351 |  | $ 1,379
Equity in net income (loss) of equity method investees, net of tax |  | $ 59 | $ 124 |  |  |  |  |
Inotera [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment Balance | [1] |  |  |  |  | $ 1,296 |  | $ 1,332
Ownership Percentage (in hundredths) | [1] |  |  |  |  | 33.00% |  | 33.00%
Equity in net income (loss) of equity method investees, net of tax |  | 52 | 129 |  |  |  |  |
Market value of equity interests |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,550 |  |
Quoted market price per share of investee stock | TWD / shares |  |  |  |  | TWD 23.70 |  |  |
Amount in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for cumulative translation adjustments on its investment |  |  |  |  |  | $ (77) |  | $ 13
Inotera [Member] | Inventories [Member] | DRAM [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchases of DRAM products from Inotera |  | 379 | 729 |  |  |  |  |
Inotera [Member] | Nanya and certain of its affilliates [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage interest held by a third party (in hundredths) |  |  |  |  |  | 32.00% |  |
Inotera [Member] | Variable interest entity, not primary beneficiary [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Inotera investment balance, substantailly all of max exposure to loss, unconsolidated VIEs |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,300 |  |
Tera Probe [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment Balance |  |  |  |  |  | $ 41 |  | $ 38
Ownership Percentage (in hundredths) |  |  |  |  |  | 40.00% |  | 40.00%
Equity in net income (loss) of equity method investees, net of tax |  | $ 3 | (7) |  |  |  |  |
Market value of equity interests |  |  |  |  |  | $ 38 | $ 31 |
Ownership percentage after stock transactions (in hundredths) |  |  |  | 40.00% |  |  |  |
Difference between cost of Tera Probe investment and underlying equity |  |  |  |  |  | 23 |  |
Weighted-average period for remaining Tera Probe amortization (in years) |  | 7 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment Balance |  |  |  |  |  | $ 14 |  | $ 9
Equity in net income (loss) of equity method investees, net of tax |  | $ 4 | $ 2 |  |  |  |  |
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