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Equity (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Dec. 03, 2015
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |
Schedule of Stockholders Equity [Table Text Block] | Changes in the components of equity were as follows:
|  | Quarter Ended December 3, 2015 |  | Quarter Ended December 4, 2014
|  | Attributable to Micron |  | Noncontrolling Interests |  | Total Equity |  | Attributable to Micron |  | Noncontrolling Interests |  | Total Equity
Beginning balance |  | $ | 12,302 |  |  | $ | 937 |  |  | $ | 13,239 |  |  | $ | 10,771 |  |  | $ | 802 |  |  | $ | 11,573 |
Net income |  | 206 |  |  | — |  |  | 206 |  |  | 1,003 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | 1,002 |
Other comprehensive income (loss) |  | (103 | ) |  | — |  |  | (103 | ) |  | (21 | ) |  | — |  |  | (21 | )
Comprehensive income (loss) |  | 103 |  |  | — |  |  | 103 |  |  | 982 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | 981 |
Contributions from noncontrolling interests |  | — |  |  | 37 |  |  | 37 |  |  | — |  |  | 20 |  |  | 20 |
Distributions to noncontrolling interests |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (6 | ) |  | (6 | )
Capital and other transactions attributable to Micron |  | (104 | ) |  | — |  |  | (104 | ) |  | (75 | ) |  | — |  |  | (75 | )
Ending balance |  | $ | 12,301 |  |  | $ | 974 |  |  | $ | 13,275 |  |  | $ | 11,678 |  |  | $ | 815 |  |  | $ | 12,493 |
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block] | Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) by component for the quarter ended December 3, 2015, were as follows:
|  | Cumulative Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments |  | Gains (Losses) on Derivative Instruments, Net |  | Gains (Losses) on Investments, Net |  | Pension Liability Adjustments |  | Total
Balance as of September 3, 2015 |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (5 | ) |  | $ | (3 | ) |  | $ | 21 |  |  | $ | 13 |
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications |  | (90 | ) |  | (4 | ) |  | (3 | ) |  | (8 | ) |  | (105 | )
Amount reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income |  | — |  |  | (1 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1 | )
Tax effects |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | 3 |
Other comprehensive income (loss) |  | (90 | ) |  | (4 | ) |  | (3 | ) |  | (6 | ) |  | (103 | )
Balance as of December 3, 2015 |  | $ | (90 | ) |  | $ | (9 | ) |  | $ | (6 | ) |  | $ | 15 |  |  | $ | (90 | )
Schedule of Noncontrolling Interests In Subsidiaries [Table Text Block] |
As of |  | December 3, 2015 |  | September 3, 2015
|  | Noncontrolling Interest Balance |  | Noncontrolling Interest Percentage |  | Noncontrolling Interest Balance |  | Noncontrolling Interest Percentage
IMFT(1) |  | $ | 866 |  |  | 49 | % |  | $ | 829 |  |  | 49 | %
MP Mask(1) |  | 93 |  |  | 50 | % |  | 93 |  |  | 50 | %
Other |  | 15 |  |  | Various |  |  | 15 |  |  | Various |
|  | $ | 974 |  |  |  |  | $ | 937 |  |  |
(1) | Entity is a variable interest entity.
IM Flash Technologies, LLC [Member] |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |
IMFT's distributions to and contributions from its shareholders | The following table presents IMFT's distributions to and contributions from its shareholders:
Quarter ended |  | December 3, 2015 |  | December 4, 2014
IMFT distributions to Micron |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 6 |
IMFT distributions to Intel |  | — |  |  | 6 |
Micron contributions to IMFT |  | 38 |  |  | 21 |
Intel contributions to IMFT |  | 37 |  |  | 20 |
Total IMFT and MP Mask assets and liabilities | The following table presents the assets and liabilities of IMFT included in our consolidated balance sheets:
As of |  | December 3, 2015 |  | September 3, 2015
Assets |  |  |  |
Cash and equivalents |  | $ | 140 |  |  | $ | 134 |
Receivables |  | 88 |  |  | 79 |
Inventories |  | 64 |  |  | 65 |
Other current assets |  | 6 |  |  | 7 |
Total current assets |  | 298 |  |  | 285 |
Property, plant, and equipment, net |  | 1,777 |  |  | 1,768 |
Other noncurrent assets |  | 53 |  |  | 49 |
Total assets |  | $ | 2,128 |  |  | $ | 2,102 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |  | $ | 139 |  |  | $ | 182 |
Deferred income |  | 10 |  |  | 9 |
Current debt |  | 20 |  |  | 22 |
Total current liabilities |  | 169 |  |  | 213 |
Long-term debt |  | 45 |  |  | 49 |
Other noncurrent liabilities |  | 96 |  |  | 100 |
Total liabilities |  | $ | 310 |  |  | $ | 362 |
Amounts exclude intercompany balances that were eliminated in our consolidated balance sheets.
MP Mask Technology Center LLC [Member] |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |
Total IMFT and MP Mask assets and liabilities | The assets and liabilities of MP Mask included in our consolidated balance sheets were as follows:
As of |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Current assets |  | $ | 23 |  |  | $ | 21 |
Noncurrent assets (primarily property, plant, and equipment) |  | 171 |  |  | 180 |
Current liabilities |  | 13 |  |  | 21 |
Amounts exclude intercompany balances that were eliminated in our consolidated balance sheets.

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