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Equity - Noncontrolling Interest in Subsidiary (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |  | 2 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 4 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
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Oct. 31, 2019 | Oct. 30, 2019 | Feb. 27, 2020 | Nov. 28, 2019 | Feb. 28, 2019 | Mar. 06, 2020 | Feb. 27, 2020 | Feb. 28, 2019 | Aug. 29, 2019
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest Balance |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  | $ 0 |  | $ 889
Payments to Purchase Noncontrolling Interests |  |  |  |  |  |  | 744 | $ 0 |
Decrease in Noncontrolling Interest from Purchase of Interests in IMFT |  |  |  | $ 781 | $ 12 |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  | 4,797 |  | 5,835 |  | 9,941 | 13,748 |
Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Decrease in Noncontrolling Interest from Purchase of Interests in IMFT |  |  |  | $ 904 | 12 |  |  |  |
IM Flash Technologies, LLC | Intel |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | $ 158 |  |  | $ 172 |  |  | $ 347 |
IM Flash Technologies, LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest Balance |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  | $ 0 |  | $ 889
Noncontrolling Interest Percentage (in hundredths) |  |  | 0.00% |  |  |  | 0.00% |  | 49.00%
Payments to Noncontrolling Interests for Purchase of Minority Interest and Repayment of Debt | $ 1,250 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Purchase Noncontrolling Interests | 744 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Decrease in Noncontrolling Interest from Purchase of Interests in IMFT, Effect on APIC Before Tax | 160 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
IM Flash Technologies, LLC | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Joint Venture Agreement Terms, Intel percentage of lookback supply from MTU (IMFT) |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |
Joint Venture Agreement Terms, Supply Lookback Period |  |  |  |  |  | 6 months |  |  |
IM Flash Technologies, LLC | Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Decrease in Noncontrolling Interest from Purchase of Interests in IMFT | $ 904 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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