Administrative penalty on tax assessment.

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Percentage of administrative penalty.

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Percentage of import duty on incorrect product classification.

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Percentage of import duty on product classification.

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Percentage of recovery of import duty on product classification.

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Tax assessment amount.

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Amount of rent expense incurred for leased assets, including but not limited to, furniture and equipment, that is not directly or indirectly associated with the manufacture, sale or creation of a product or product line.

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Reflects the estimated amount of loss from the specified contingency as of the balance sheet date.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 450
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Details) BRL in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	May 26, 2017 USD ($)	May 27, 2016 USD ($)	May 26, 2017 USD ($)	May 27, 2016 USD ($)	May 26, 2017 BRL	Aug. 26, 2016 USD ($)	Aug. 26, 2016 BRL	Dec. 12, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 12, 2013 BRL	Feb. 23, 2012 USD ($)	Feb. 23, 2012 BRL
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Rental expense	$ 700,000	$ 600,000	$ 2,100,000	$ 1,700,000
Provision for any potential loss	0		0
SMART Brazil
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Tax assessment amount	$ 4,400,000		$ 4,400,000		BRL 14.2	$ 4,100,000	BRL 13.3	$ 1,100,000	BRL 3.6	$ 36,600,000	BRL 117.0
Incorrect product classification code, import duty										0.00%	0.00%
Percentage of recovery of import duty on product classification										8.00%	8.00%
Administrative penalty amount										$ 1,900,000	BRL 6.0
Percentage of administrative penalty								1.00%	1.00%
SMART Brazil \| DRAM
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Percentage of import duty on product classification								0.00%	0.00%
SMART Brazil \| Flash
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Percentage of import duty on product classification								0.00%	0.00%