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Product Sales (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2017	Jun. 01, 2017	Mar. 02, 2017	Dec. 01, 2016	Sep. 01, 2016	Jun. 02, 2016	Mar. 03, 2016	Dec. 03, 2015	Aug. 31, 2017	Sep. 01, 2016	Sep. 03, 2015
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 6,138	$ 5,566	$ 4,648	$ 3,970	$ 3,217	$ 2,898	$ 2,934	$ 3,350	$ 20,322	$ 12,399	$ 16,192
DRAM
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Net sales									12,963	7,207	10,339
Trade NAND
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Net sales									6,228	4,138	4,811
Non-Trade
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Net sales									553	501	463
Other
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Net sales									$ 578	$ 553	$ 579

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1)
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