Contingencies (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended					6 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	29 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Feb. 27, 2014	Feb. 28, 2013	Feb. 27, 2014	Feb. 28, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013 Rambus Settlement [Member]	Nov. 28, 2013 Rambus Settlement [Member]	Feb. 27, 2014 Rambus Settlement [Member]	Feb. 27, 2014 Patent Matters [Member] HSM Portfolio LLC and Technology Properties LLC [Member] integer	Feb. 27, 2014 Patent Matters [Member] HSM Portfolio LLC and Technology Properties LLC [Member] Elpida Company [Member] integer	Feb. 27, 2014 Patent Matters [Member] Board Of Trustees For The University Of Illinois [Member] integer	Mar. 10, 2014 Patent Matters [Member] Board Of Trustees For The University Of Illinois [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] Scenario, Forecast [Member] integer	Feb. 27, 2014 Patent Matters [Member] Semcon Tech, LLC [Member] integer	Feb. 27, 2014 Patent Matters [Member] Tessera, Inc. [Member] Elpida Company [Member] integer	Feb. 27, 2014 Antitrust Matters [Member] Rambus DRAM Complaint [Member]	Jun. 23, 2010 Antitrust Matters [Member] DRAM Purported Class Action Price-fixing Lawsuit [Member] integer	Jul. 31, 2006 Antitrust Matters [Member] DRAM Purported Class Action Price-fixing Lawsuit [Member] integer	Feb. 27, 2014 Antitrust Matters [Member] DRAM Purported Class Action Price-fixing Lawsuit [Member] integer	Nov. 29, 2012 Antitrust Matters [Member] DRAM Purported Class Action Price-fixing Lawsuit [Member]	Feb. 27, 2014 Securities Matter [Member] Former Shareholders of Elpida Memory, Inc [Member] Elpida Company [Member] integer	Feb. 27, 2014 Commercial Matters [Member] Qimonda AG Inotera Share Purchase Proceedings [Member] Inotera [Member]	Mar. 13, 2014 Commercial Matters [Member] Qimonda AG Inotera Share Purchase Proceedings [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] Scenario, Forecast [Member] Inotera [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Approximation of damages claimed														$ 3,900
Settlement agreement execution date							December 31, 2013										June 23, 2010
Patent License Agreement, Term of Agreement					7 years
Settlement Agreement, Maximum Quarterly Installment Payment					10
Settlement agreement number of years for installment payments (in years)					7 years										2 years
Settlement agreement amount					280										67
Rambus settlement	0	0	233	0		233
Number of other defendants								17
Allegedly number of patents infringed								4	2	3		1	4
Number Of Petitions Submitted For Inter-Partes Review										3
Number of patents found to be invalid by the Patent and Trademark Office											3
Number of lawsuits filed																	68
Approximate number of U.S. states and territories filing suit																40
Settlement agreement number of installment payments															3
Amount paid into an escrow account in connection with settlement																		67
Number of Plaintiffs																			7
Loss Contingency, Damages Awarded, Value																					1
Equity method investment carrying value of shares acquired from Qimonda																				312
Equity method investment quoted market value of shares acquired from Qimonda																				$ 1,002