Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Nov. 29, 2012	Aug. 30, 2012
Accounts payable	$ 825	$ 818
Salaries, wages and benefits	245	290
Related party payables	138	130
Customer advances	132	141
Income and other taxes	31	25
Other	213	237
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	1,584	1,641
Other Liabilities, Noncurrent [Abstract]
Other noncurrent liabilities	574	630
Foreign Currency Hedges [Member]
Other	10	3
Intel [Member]
Customer advances	130	139
Other	16	14
Intel [Member] | Customer advances [Member]
Other Liabilities, Noncurrent [Abstract]
Other noncurrent liabilities	94	120
Cost Of Hedge [Member] | Elpida Memory, Inc. and Rexchip Electronics Corporation [Member]
Other	52	51
Inotera [Member]
Related party payables	$ 138	$ 130