Earnings Per Share Earnings Per Share - Numonyx Acquisition (Details) (Numonyx Holdings B V [Member]) In Millions	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 01, 2011	May 07, 2010
Common stock [Member]
Business Acquisition, Equity Interests Issued or Issuable [Line Items]
Equity units issued for acquisition of Numonyx (in shares)		137.7
Shares held in escrow for indemnity obligations (in shares)		21.0
Shares held in escrow for indemnity obligations sold (in shares)	21.0
Restricted stock units [Member]
Business Acquisition, Equity Interests Issued or Issuable [Line Items]
Equity units issued for acquisition of Numonyx (in shares)		4.8