Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended | |
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Dec. 03, 2015 |
Dec. 04, 2014 |
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| Earnings Per Share Reconciliation [Abstract] | ||
| Net income available to Micron shareholders – Basic | $ 206 | $ 1,003 |
| Dilutive effect related to equity method investment | 0 | (1) |
| Net income (loss) available to Micron shareholders – Diluted | $ 206 | $ 1,002 |
| Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding Reconciliation [Abstract] | ||
| Weighted-average common shares outstanding - Basic (in shares) | 1,035 | 1,070 |
| Dilutive effect of equity plans and convertible notes (in shares) | 50 | 125 |
| Weighted-average common shares outstanding - Diluted (in shares) | 1,085 | 1,195 |
| Earnings Per Share, Basic [Abstract] | ||
| Basic (in dollars per share) | $ 0.20 | $ 0.94 |
| Earnings Per Share, Diluted [Abstract] | ||
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | $ 0.19 | $ 0.84 |
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- Definition Amount of increase (decrease) to parent's proportion of equity method income (loss) and thereby parent's total net income (loss) used for calculating diluted earnings per share (EPS), resulting from the assumed exercise of investee's employees' stock options, restrictive stock units (RSUs), convertible preferred stock of an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP), and other dilutive convertible securities of an equity method investment. No definition available.
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- Definition The amount of net income (loss) for the period per each share of common stock or unit outstanding during the reporting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The amount of net income (loss) for the period available to each share of common stock or common unit outstanding during the reporting period and to each share or unit that would have been outstanding assuming the issuance of common shares or units for all dilutive potential common shares or units outstanding during the reporting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The portion of profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, which is attributable to the parent. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The portion of profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, which is attributable to the parent, and includes adjustments resulting from the assumption that dilutive convertible securities were converted, options or warrants were exercised, or that other shares were issued upon the satisfaction of certain conditions. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The sum of dilutive potential common shares or units used in the calculation of the diluted per-share or per-unit computation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The average number of shares or units issued and outstanding that are used in calculating diluted EPS or earnings per unit (EPU), determined based on the timing of issuance of shares or units in the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Number of [basic] shares or units, after adjustment for contingently issuable shares or units and other shares or units not deemed outstanding, determined by relating the portion of time within a reporting period that common shares or units have been outstanding to the total time in that period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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