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Product Sales (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Aug. 30, 2018	May 31, 2018	Mar. 01, 2018	Nov. 30, 2017	Aug. 31, 2017	Jun. 01, 2017	Mar. 02, 2017	Dec. 01, 2016	Aug. 30, 2018	Aug. 31, 2017	Sep. 01, 2016
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 8,440	$ 7,797	$ 7,351	$ 6,803	$ 6,138	$ 5,566	$ 4,648	$ 3,970	$ 30,391	$ 20,322	$ 12,399
DRAM
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Net sales									21,232	12,963	7,207
Trade NAND
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Net sales									7,843	6,228	4,138
Non-Trade
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Net sales									554	553	501
Other
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Net sales									$ 762	$ 578	$ 553

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