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Segment Information (Details) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 29, 2019 USD ($) | May 30, 2019 USD ($) | Feb. 28, 2019 USD ($) | Nov. 29, 2018 USD ($) | Aug. 30, 2018 USD ($) | May 31, 2018 USD ($) | Mar. 01, 2018 USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Aug. 29, 2019 USD ($) segment | Aug. 30, 2018 USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2017 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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | 4,870 | $ 4,788 | $ 5,835 | $ 7,913 | 8,440 | $ 7,797 | $ 7,351 | $ 6,803 | 23,406 | 30,391 | $ 20,322
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (243) | (198) | (215)
Restructure and asset impairments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29 | (28) | (18)
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (49) | 57 | (1)
Operating income (loss) | 650 | $ 1,010 | $ 1,957 | $ 3,759 | 4,377 | $ 3,953 | $ 3,567 | $ 3,097 | 7,376 | 14,994 | 5,868
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense by segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,424 | 4,759 | 3,861
CNBU |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 832 |  |  |  | 832 |  |  |  | 832 | 832 |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,968 | 15,252 | 8,624
MBU |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 198 |  |  |  | 198 |  |  |  | 198 | 198 |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,403 | 6,579 | 4,424
SBU |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 101 |  |  |  | 101 |  |  |  | 101 | 101 |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,826 | 5,022 | 4,514
EBU |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | $ 97 |  |  |  | $ 97 |  |  |  | 97 | 97 |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,137 | 3,479 | 2,695
All Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 72 | 59 | 65
Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,801 | 15,243 | 6,232
Operating Segments | CNBU |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,645 | 9,773 | 3,755
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense by segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,833 | 1,755 | 1,344
Operating Segments | MBU |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,606 | 3,033 | 927
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense by segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,235 | 1,077 | 926
Operating Segments | SBU |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (386) | 964 | 552
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense by segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,555 | 1,295 | 1,083
Operating Segments | EBU |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 923 | 1,473 | 975
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense by segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 748 | 603 | 484
Operating Segments | All Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13 | 0 | 23
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense by segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 27 | 18 | 13
Unallocated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (243) | (198) | (215)
Employee severance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (116) | 0 | 0
Start-up and preproduction costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (58) | 0 | 0
Restructure and asset impairments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32 | (28) | (18)
Flow-through of Inotera inventory step up |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | (107)
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (40) | (23) | (24)
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (425) | (249) | (364)
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense by segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 26 | $ 11 | $ 11

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