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Segment Information (Details) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 01, 2016 USD ($) | Jun. 02, 2016 USD ($) | Mar. 03, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 03, 2015 USD ($) | Sep. 03, 2015 USD ($) | Jun. 04, 2015 USD ($) | Mar. 05, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 04, 2014 USD ($) | Sep. 01, 2016 USD ($) segment | Sep. 03, 2015 USD ($) | Aug. 28, 2014 USD ($)
Segment Reporting, Disclosure of Entity's Reportable Segments [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of reportable segments | segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Revenue for Reportable Segment [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | $ 3,217 | $ 2,898 | $ 2,934 | $ 3,350 | $ 3,600 | $ 3,853 | $ 4,166 | $ 4,573 | $ 12,399 | $ 16,192 | $ 16,358
Segment Reporting Information, Operating Income (Loss) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) | $ (32) | $ (27) | $ (5) | $ 232 | $ 427 | $ 631 | $ 855 | $ 1,085 | 168 | 2,998 | 3,087
Stock-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (191) | (168) | (115)
Restructure and asset impairments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (67) | (3) | (40)
Rambus settlement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | (233)
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 | 45 | (232)
Depreciation and Amortization [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense included in operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,980 | 2,667 | 2,103
CNBU |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Revenue for Reportable Segment [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,529 | 6,725 | 7,333
SBU |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Revenue for Reportable Segment [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,262 | 3,687 | 3,480
MBU |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Revenue for Reportable Segment [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,569 | 3,692 | 3,627
EBU |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Revenue for Reportable Segment [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,939 | 1,999 | 1,774
All Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Revenue for Reportable Segment [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100 | 89 | 144
Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Operating Income (Loss) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 450 | 3,179 | 3,716
Operating Segments | CNBU |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Operating Income (Loss) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (25) | 1,549 | 2,080
Depreciation and Amortization [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense included in operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,141 | 1,053 | 874
Operating Segments | SBU |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Operating Income (Loss) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (123) | (39) | 328
Depreciation and Amortization [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense included in operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 844 | 761 | 495
Operating Segments | MBU |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Operating Income (Loss) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 97 | 1,166 | 857
Depreciation and Amortization [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense included in operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 580 | 512 | 473
Operating Segments | EBU |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Operating Income (Loss) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 473 | 459 | 370
Depreciation and Amortization [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense included in operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 379 | 321 | 225
Operating Segments | All Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Operating Income (Loss) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 28 | 44 | 81
Depreciation and Amortization [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense included in operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20 | 9 | 13
Unallocated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Operating Income (Loss) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (282) | (181) | (629)
Flow-through of inventory step up |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | (153)
Stock-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (191) | (167) | (114)
Restructure and asset impairments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (67) | (3) | (40)
Rambus settlement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | (233)
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (24) | (11) | (89)
Depreciation and Amortization [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense included in operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 16 | $ 11 | $ 23

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