Equity Method Investments (Details) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended			3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended			0 Months Ended							3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	May 29, 2014 USD ($)	May 30, 2013 USD ($)	May 29, 2014 USD ($)	May 30, 2013 USD ($)	Aug. 29, 2013 USD ($)	May 30, 2013 Nanya [Member] Collaborative Arrangement Process Design and Process Development [Member] USD ($)	May 29, 2014 Inotera [Member] USD ($)	May 30, 2013 Inotera [Member] USD ($)	May 29, 2014 Inotera [Member] USD ($)	May 30, 2013 Inotera [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Inotera [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Inotera [Member] USD ($)	Aug. 29, 2013 Inotera [Member] USD ($)	Aug. 28, 2014 Inotera [Member] Scenario, Forecast [Member] USD ($)	May 29, 2014 Inotera [Member] Inventories [Member] DRAM [Member] USD ($)	May 30, 2013 Inotera [Member] Inventories [Member] DRAM [Member] USD ($)	May 29, 2014 Inotera [Member] Inventories [Member] DRAM [Member] USD ($)	May 30, 2013 Inotera [Member] Inventories [Member] DRAM [Member] USD ($)	May 29, 2014 Inotera [Member] Nanya [Member]	May 15, 2014 Inotera [Member] Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] TWD	May 29, 2014 Inotera [Member] Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] USD ($)		May 29, 2014 Inotera [Member] Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] TWD		Aug. 29, 2013 Inotera [Member] Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] USD ($)		May 29, 2014 Tera Probe [Member] USD ($)	May 30, 2013 Tera Probe [Member] USD ($)	May 29, 2014 Tera Probe [Member] USD ($)	May 30, 2013 Tera Probe [Member] USD ($)	Aug. 29, 2013 Tera Probe [Member] USD ($)	Aug. 29, 2013 Tera Probe [Member] MMJ Acquisition [Member]	May 29, 2014 Other [Member] USD ($)	May 30, 2013 Other [Member] USD ($)	May 29, 2014 Other [Member] USD ($)	May 30, 2013 Other [Member] USD ($)	Aug. 29, 2013 Other [Member] USD ($)	Aug. 30, 2012 Other [Member] Aptina [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 04, 2014 Other [Member] Aptina [Member] Scenario, Forecast [Member] USD ($)
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investment Balance	$ 744		$ 744		$ 396																$ 689	[1]			$ 344	[1]	$ 44		$ 44		$ 40		$ 11		$ 11		$ 12	$ 0
Ownership Percentage (in hundredths)																					33.00%	[1]	33.00%	[1]	35.00%	[1]	40.00%		40.00%		40.00%
Inotera's carrying value which comprises most of the entity's maximum exposure to loss from unconsolidated VIEs																					689
Equity in net income (loss) of equity method investees, net of tax	135	(10)	355	(120)			134	(13)	349	(121)																	2	0	8	0			(1)	3	(2)	1
Equity [Abstract]
Number of shares issued by Inotera																				400,000,000
Issuance stock price per share																				31.50
Ownership percentage before transaction																				35.00%
Ownership percentage after transaction																				33.00%
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Previously Unissued Stock by Equity Investee														90
Percentage interest held by a third party (in hundredths)																			33.00%
Market value of equity interests							3,010		3,010																		37		37
Amount an equity method investment carrying value exceeds its quoted market value																											7		7
Inotera share price (NTD per share)	$ 28.58		$ 28.58																				42.30
Amount in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for cumulative translation adjustments on its investment							30		30				44
Equity Method Investment, Summarized Financial Information [Abstract]
Inotera current assets that exceed current liabilities												239
Percentage of Inotera's wafer production previously obligated to purchase (in hundredths)											50.00%
Initial term of the Inotera Supply Agreement (in years)																	P3Y
Purchases of DRAM products from Inotera															700	341	2,000	742
R&D expenses reduced by reimbursements from third party	349	226	1,013	664		(19)
Ownership percentage after stock transactions during period (in hundredths)																																40.00%
Difference between cost of Tera Probe investment and underlying equity																											28		28
Weighted-average period for remaining basis difference amortization (in years)																													6 years
Approximate consideration ON Semiconductor will pay to acquire Aptina																																							$ 400
Diluted ownership percentage held in Aptina (in hundredths)																																							27.00%

[1] Entity is a variable interest entity.