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Segment and Other Information - Revenue by Product Type (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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May 30, 2019 | May 31, 2018 | May 30, 2019 | May 31, 2018
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | $ 4,788 | $ 7,797 | $ 18,536 | $ 21,951
Customer Concentration Risk | Revenue | Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Customer concentration, percentage |  |  | 13.00% |
DRAM |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 3,041 | 5,541 | $ 12,174 | 15,316
NAND |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 1,461 | 1,949 | 5,416 | 5,660
Other (primarily 3D XPoint memory and NOR) |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | $ 286 | $ 307 | $ 946 | $ 975

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