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Segment Information (Details) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Jun. 01, 2017 USD ($) | Mar. 02, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 01, 2016 USD ($) | Sep. 01, 2016 USD ($) | Jun. 02, 2016 USD ($) | Mar. 03, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 03, 2015 USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2017 USD ($) segment | Sep. 01, 2016 USD ($) | Sep. 03, 2015 USD ($)
Reportable Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of reportable segments | segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | $ 1,228 |  |  |  | $ 104 |  |  |  | $ 1,228 | $ 104 |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | 6,138 | $ 5,566 | $ 4,648 | $ 3,970 | 3,217 | $ 2,898 | $ 2,934 | $ 3,350 | 20,322 | 12,399 | $ 16,192
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (215) | (191) | (168)
Restructure and asset impairments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (18) | (67) | (3)
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17 | 6 | 45
Operating income (loss) | 2,502 | $ 1,963 | $ 1,044 | $ 359 | (32) | $ (27) | $ (5) | $ 232 | 5,868 | 168 | 2,998
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,861 | 2,980 | 2,667
CNBU |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 832 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 832 | 3 |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,624 | 4,529 | 6,725
SBU |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 101 |  |  |  | $ 101 |  |  |  | 101 | 101 |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,514 | 3,262 | 3,687
MBU |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 198 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 198 |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,424 | 2,569 | 3,692
EBU |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | $ 97 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 97 |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,695 | 1,939 | 1,999
All Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 65 | 100 | 89
Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,232 | 450 | 3,179
Operating Segments | CNBU |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,755 | (25) | 1,549
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,344 | 1,141 | 1,053
Operating Segments | SBU |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 552 | (123) | (39)
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,083 | 844 | 761
Operating Segments | MBU |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 927 | 97 | 1,166
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 926 | 580 | 512
Operating Segments | EBU |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 975 | 473 | 459
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 484 | 379 | 321
Operating Segments | All Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23 | 28 | 44
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13 | 20 | 9
Unallocated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (215) | (191) | (167)
Restructure and asset impairments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (18) | (67) | (3)
Flow-through of Inotera inventory step up |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (107) | 0 | 0
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (24) | (24) | (11)
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (364) | (282) | (181)
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 11 | $ 16 | $ 11

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