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Segment Information (Details) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Jun. 01, 2017 USD ($) | Jun. 02, 2016 USD ($) | Jun. 01, 2017 USD ($) segment | Jun. 02, 2016 USD ($)
Segment Reporting, Disclosure of Entity's Reportable Segments [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Number of reportable segments | segment |  |  | 4 |
Net Sales |  |  |  |
Net sales | $ 5,566 | $ 2,898 | $ 14,184 | $ 9,182
Operating Income |  |  |  |
Stock-based compensation | (57) | (47) | (158) | (148)
Restructure and asset impairments | (12) | 0 | (45) | (16)
Other | 4 | 5 | 14 | (2)
Operating income (loss) | 1,963 | (27) | 3,366 | 200
Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Operating Income |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) | 2,071 | 31 | 3,686 | 384
Unallocated |  |  |  |
Operating Income |  |  |  |
Flow-through of Inotera inventory step up | (36) | 0 | (96) | 0
Stock-based compensation | (57) | (47) | (158) | (148)
Restructure and asset impairments | (12) | 0 | (45) | (16)
Other | (3) | (11) | (21) | (20)
Operating income (loss) | (108) | (58) | (320) | (184)
CNBU |  |  |  |
Net Sales |  |  |  |
Net sales | 2,389 | 1,090 | 5,776 | 3,282
CNBU | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Operating Income |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) | 1,219 | (42) | 2,159 | (35)
SBU |  |  |  |
Net Sales |  |  |  |
Net sales | 1,316 | 719 | 3,217 | 2,504
SBU | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Operating Income |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) | 276 | (49) | 302 | (66)
MBU |  |  |  |
Net Sales |  |  |  |
Net sales | 1,129 | 561 | 3,243 | 1,898
MBU | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Operating Income |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) | 304 | (6) | 563 | 132
EBU |  |  |  |
Net Sales |  |  |  |
Net sales | 700 | 487 | 1,868 | 1,426
EBU | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Operating Income |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) | 256 | 115 | 627 | 332
All Other |  |  |  |
Net Sales |  |  |  |
Net sales | 32 | 41 | 80 | 72
All Other | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Operating Income |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) | $ 16 | $ 13 | $ 35 | $ 21

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