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Equity Method Investments (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Equity Method Investments (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 01, 2011	Sep. 02, 2010	Sep. 03, 2009	Mar. 04, 2010 Inotera [Member]	Dec. 03, 2009 Inotera [Member]	Dec. 04, 2008 Inotera [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Inotera [Member]	Sep. 01, 2011 Inotera [Member]	Sep. 02, 2010 Inotera [Member]	Sep. 03, 2009 Inotera [Member]	Sep. 01, 2011 MeiYa [Member]	Sep. 02, 2010 MeiYa [Member]	Sep. 03, 2009 MeiYa [Member]	Aug. 28, 2008 MeiYa [Member]	Sep. 01, 2011 Transform Solar Pty Limited ('Transform') [Member]	Sep. 02, 2010 Transform Solar Pty Limited ('Transform') [Member]	Sep. 03, 2009 Transform Solar Pty Limited ('Transform') [Member]	Sep. 01, 2011 Aptina [Member]	Sep. 02, 2010 Aptina [Member]	Sep. 03, 2009 Aptina [Member]	Sep. 01, 2011 Hynix Jv [Member]	Sep. 02, 2010 Hynix Jv [Member]	Sep. 03, 2009 Hynix Jv [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investment Balance	$ 483,000,000	$ 582,000,000						$ 388,000,000	$ 434,000,000		$ 1,000,000	$ 44,000,000			$ 87,000,000	$ 82,000,000		$ 7,000,000	$ 22,000,000
Ownership Percentage (in hundredths)								29.70%	29.90%		50.00%	50.00%			50.00%	50.00%		35.00%	35.00%
Income Loss From Equity Method Investments Before Amortization And Other								(154,000,000)	(56,000,000)	(166,000,000)
Equity Method Investments Amortization Of Difference Between Cost And Underlying Equity In Net Assets								48,000,000	55,000,000	38,000,000
Income Loss From Equity Method Investments Other Adjustments								(6,000,000)	(5,000,000)	(2,000,000)
Equity in net income (loss) of equity method investees, net of tax	(158,000,000)	(39,000,000)	(140,000,000)					(112,000,000)	(6,000,000)	(130,000,000)	0	1,000,000	(10,000,000)		(31,000,000)	(12,000,000)	0	(15,000,000)	(24,000,000)	0	0	2,000,000	0
Percentage interest held by a third party (in hundredths)								29.80%							50.00%
Ownership percentage after stock transactions during period (in hundredths)				29.90%	29.80%	35.50%								50.00%		50.00%
Equity Method Investment, Summarized Financial Information, Assets [Abstract]
Current assets	942,000,000	898,000,000
Noncurrent assets (primarily property, plant and equipment)	4,189,000,000	3,537,000,000
Equity Method Investment, Summarized Financial Information, Liabilities [Abstract]
Current liabilities	3,201,000,000	1,479,000,000
Noncurrent liabilities	173,000,000	900,000,000
Inotera's current liabilities that exceed current assets							2,300,000,000
Equity Method Investment, Summarized Financial Information, Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	1,839,000,000	1,927,000,000	670,000,000
Gross margin	(268,000,000)	73,000,000	(370,000,000)
Operating loss	(559,000,000)	(181,000,000)	(473,000,000)
Net loss	(594,000,000)	(237,000,000)	(553,000,000)				278,000,000
Variable Interest, Carrying Amount [Abstract]
Maximum exposure to loss related variable interest entities								325,000,000			1,000,000				90,000,000
Accumulated translation adjustment, net	65,000,000	2,000,000						65,000,000	7,000,000
Equity Method Investment Net Carrying Value								323,000,000
Payments to acquire equity method investments	31,000,000	165,000,000	408,000,000	138,000,000											30,000,000	26,000,000
Payments by third party to acquire interest in equity method investment of the entity				$ 138,000,000											$ 30,000,000	$ 26,000,000