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Certain Concentrations (Details) - Revenue from Contract with Customer | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 03, 2020 | Aug. 29, 2019 | Aug. 30, 2018
Product Concentration Risk | Mobile |  |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage | 25.00% | 25.00% | 20.00%
Product Concentration Risk | Client and graphics |  |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage | 20.00% | 20.00% | 25.00%
Product Concentration Risk | Enterprise and cloud server |  |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage | 20.00% | 20.00% | 25.00%
Product Concentration Risk | SSDs and other storage |  |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage | 20.00% | 15.00% | 15.00%
Product Concentration Risk | Automotive, industrial, and consumer |  |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage | 15.00% | 15.00% | 10.00%
Customer Concentration Risk | Kingston |  |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage | 11.00% | 11.00% | 10.00%
Customer Concentration Risk | Huawei |  |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage |  | 12.00% |

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