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Schedule II Valuation and Qualifying Accounts | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2017
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract] |
Schedule II Valuation and Qualifying Accounts | SCHEDULE II VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS (in millions) MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
| Balance at Beginning of Year |  | Business Acquisitions |  | Charged (Credited) to Income Tax Provision |  | Currency Translation and Charges to Other Accounts |  | Balance at End of Year
Deferred Tax Asset Valuation Allowance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Year ended August 31, 2017 | $ | 2,107 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (64 | ) |  | $ | 278 |  |  | $ | 2,321 |
Year ended September 1, 2016 | 2,051 |  |  | 10 |  |  | (63 | ) |  | 109 |  |  | 2,107 |
Year ended September 3, 2015 | 2,443 |  |  | — |  |  | (260 | ) |  | (132 | ) |  | 2,051 |
Amounts charged to other accounts for the year ended August 31, 2017 includes $325 million as a result of the adoption of ASU 2016-09. See "Part II – Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data – Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Recently Adopted Accounting Standards."

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