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Segment Information (Details) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Mar. 02, 2017 USD ($) | Mar. 03, 2016 USD ($) | Mar. 02, 2017 USD ($) segment | Mar. 03, 2016 USD ($)
Segment Reporting, Disclosure of Entity's Reportable Segments [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Number of reportable segments | segment |  |  | 4 |
Net Sales |  |  |  |
Net sales | $ 4,648 | $ 2,934 | $ 8,618 | $ 6,284
Operating Income |  |  |  |
Stock-based compensation | (55) | (55) | (101) | (101)
Restructure and asset impairments | (4) | (1) | (33) | (16)
Other | 4 | (5) | 10 | (7)
Operating income (loss) | 1,044 | (5) | 1,403 | 227
Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Operating Income |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) | 1,177 | 55 | 1,615 | 353
Unallocated |  |  |  |
Operating Income |  |  |  |
Flow-through of Inotera inventory step up | (60) | 0 | (60) | 0
Stock-based compensation | (55) | (55) | (101) | (101)
Restructure and asset impairments | (4) | (1) | (33) | (16)
Other | (14) | (4) | (18) | (9)
Operating income (loss) | (133) | (60) | (212) | (126)
CNBU |  |  |  |
Net Sales |  |  |  |
Net sales | 1,917 | 1,053 | 3,387 | 2,192
CNBU | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Operating Income |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) | 736 | (33) | 940 | 7
MBU |  |  |  |
Net Sales |  |  |  |
Net sales | 1,082 | 503 | 2,114 | 1,337
MBU | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Operating Income |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) | 170 | (10) | 259 | 138
SBU |  |  |  |
Net Sales |  |  |  |
Net sales | 1,041 | 901 | 1,901 | 1,785
SBU | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Operating Income |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) | 71 | (3) | 26 | (17)
EBU |  |  |  |
Net Sales |  |  |  |
Net sales | 590 | 460 | 1,168 | 939
EBU | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Operating Income |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) | 193 | 96 | 371 | 217
All Other |  |  |  |
Net Sales |  |  |  |
Net sales | 18 | 17 | 48 | 31
All Other | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Operating Income |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) | $ 7 | $ 5 | $ 19 | $ 8

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