Equity (Tables)

3 Months Ended

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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