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Segment Information (Details) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 30, 2018 USD ($) | May 31, 2018 USD ($) | Mar. 01, 2018 USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Jun. 01, 2017 USD ($) | Mar. 02, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 01, 2016 USD ($) | Aug. 30, 2018 USD ($) segment | Aug. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Sep. 01, 2016 USD ($)
Reportable Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of reportable segments | segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | $ 1,228 |  |  |  | $ 1,228 |  |  |  | $ 1,228 | $ 1,228 |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | 8,440 | $ 7,797 | $ 7,351 | $ 6,803 | 6,138 | $ 5,566 | $ 4,648 | $ 3,970 | 30,391 | 20,322 | $ 12,399
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (198) | (215) | (191)
Restructure and asset impairments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (28) | (18) | (67)
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 57 | (1) | (61)
Operating income (loss) | 4,377 | $ 3,953 | $ 3,567 | $ 3,097 | 2,502 | $ 1,963 | $ 1,044 | $ 359 | 14,994 | 5,868 | 168
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense by segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,759 | 3,861 | 2,980
CNBU |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 832 |  |  |  | 832 |  |  |  | 832 | 832 |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15,252 | 8,624 | 4,529
MBU |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 198 |  |  |  | 198 |  |  |  | 198 | 198 |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,579 | 4,424 | 2,569
SBU |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 101 |  |  |  | 101 |  |  |  | 101 | 101 |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,022 | 4,514 | 3,262
EBU |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | $ 97 |  |  |  | $ 97 |  |  |  | 97 | 97 |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,479 | 2,695 | 1,939
All Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 59 | 65 | 100
Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15,243 | 6,232 | 450
Operating Segments | CNBU |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,773 | 3,755 | (25)
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense by segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,755 | 1,344 | 1,141
Operating Segments | MBU |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,033 | 927 | 97
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense by segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,077 | 926 | 580
Operating Segments | SBU |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 964 | 552 | (123)
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense by segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,295 | 1,083 | 844
Operating Segments | EBU |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,473 | 975 | 473
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense by segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 603 | 484 | 379
Operating Segments | All Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 23 | 28
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense by segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18 | 13 | 20
Unallocated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (198) | (215) | (191)
Restructure and asset impairments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (28) | (18) | (67)
Flow-through of Inotera inventory step up |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | (107) | 0
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (23) | (24) | (24)
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (249) | (364) | (282)
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense by segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 11 | $ 11 | $ 16

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