Income Taxes (Details 1) (USD $) In Millions	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 01, 2011	Sep. 02, 2010	Sep. 03, 2009
Income (loss) before taxes, net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests and equity in net income (loss) of equity method investees [Abstract]
Foreign	$ 294	$ 537	$ (427)
U.S.	257	1,383	(1,425)
Total income before income taxes	551	1,920	(1,852)
Current [Abstract]
Foreign	(89)	(24)	(12)
State	(1)	(4)	0
U.S. Federal	0	66	12
Total income tax (provision) benefit - current	(90)	38	0
Deferred [Abstract]
Foreign	(113)	(14)	(1)
U.S. Federal	0	(5)	0
Total income tax (provision) benefit - deferred	(113)	(19)	(1)
Income tax (provision) benefit	(203)	19	(1)
Income tax (provision) benefit, income tax reconciliation [Abstract]
U.S. federal income tax (provision) benefit at statutory rate	(193)	(672)	648
Foreign operations	(119)	135	(135)
Debt repurchase premium	(20)	0	0
State taxes, net of federal benefit	(5)	(22)	39
Change in valuation allowance	103	424	(572)
Tax credits	17	3	18
Gain on acquisition of Numonyx	0	153	0
Other	14	(2)	1
Income tax (provision) benefit	(203)	19	(1)
Tax credits included in state taxes	10	6	7
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss and credit carryforwards	1,581	1,336
Inventories	159	354
Accrued salaries, wages and benefits	99	124
Deferred income	55	92
Basis differences in investments in joint ventures	21	71
Property, plant and equipment	0	36
Other	50	55
Gross deferred tax assets	1,965	2,068
Less valuation allowance	(1,446)	(1,627)
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance	519	441
Deferred tax liabilities:
Debt discount	(138)	(92)
Unremitted earnings on certain subsidiaries	(117)	(97)
Property, plant and equipment	(107)	0
Product and process technology	(50)	(45)
Intangible assets	(24)	(33)
Other	(13)	(6)
Deferred tax liabilities	(449)	(273)
Net deferred tax assets	70	168
Reported as:
Current deferred tax assets (included in other current assets)	26	39
Noncurrent deferred tax assets (included in other noncurrent assets)	60	145
Noncurrent deferred tax liabilities (included in other noncurrent liabilities)	(16)	(16)
Net deferred tax assets	70	168
Changes in valuation allowance	(181)	(379)
Remaining undistributed earnings of non-U.S. subsidiaries which have been indefinitely reinvested	631
Numonyx Holdings B V [Member]
Reported as:
Changes in valuation allowance		$ 64