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Number of equal principal payments due from third parties.

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Maximum lending capacity under the short-term loan agreement without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be lent-out or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of deferred revenue as of balance sheet date. Deferred revenue represents collections of cash or other assets related to a revenue producing activity for which revenue has not yet been recognized. Generally, an entity records deferred revenue when it receives consideration from a customer before achieving certain criteria that must be met for revenue to be recognized in conformity with GAAP.

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Gain (loss) related to the termination of a contract between the parties. The termination may be due to many causes including early termination of a lease by a lessee, a breach of contract by one party, or a failure to perform.

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Amounts due from parties associated with the reporting entity as evidenced by a written promise to pay, due within 1 year (or 1 business cycle).

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The amount of property, by major property class, net of accumulated depreciation, subject to or available for lease as of the balance sheet date.

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Expenses recognized resulting from transactions (excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements) with related party.

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Purchases during the period (excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements) with related party.

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Amount of revenue, fees and commissions earned from transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiaries; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) an entity and trusts for the benefit of employees, for example, but not limited to, pension and profit-sharing trusts that are managed by or under the trusteeship of the entity's management; (d) an entity and its principal, owners, management, or members of their immediate families; and (e) affiliates.

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Equity Method Investments - 2 (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified			12 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Aug. 29, 2013 mm	May 03, 2013 Micron Technology Italia, Srl. [Member] mm	Aug. 29, 2013 Transform [Member]	Aug. 30, 2012 Transform [Member]	Sep. 01, 2011 Transform [Member]	Aug. 29, 2013 Aptina [Member]	Aug. 30, 2012 Aptina [Member]	Sep. 01, 2011 Aptina [Member]	May 22, 2013 Aptina [Member] Short-term interest free loan to Aptina [Member] integer	Aug. 29, 2013 Aptina [Member] Short-term interest free loan to Aptina [Member] Other current assets [Member]	Aug. 29, 2013 Tera Probe [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party purchases from Tera Probe											$ 13
Manufacturing facilities leased to Transform included in noncurrent assets				26
Deferred rent revenue on the fully-paid lease				26
Gain on lease termination			25
Revenues from transactions with related party				13	20	182	372	349
Cost of goods sold from transactions with related party						219	395	358
Diameter of Wafer Used in Production (in millimeters)	200	200
Maximum loan amount available to Aptina									45
Number of equals draws available under loan to Aptina									3
Number of equal return payments due under loan to Aptina									3
Outstanding balance of loan to Aptina										$ 45