Fully diluted ownership interest of an equity method investment.

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Consideration paid by an acquirer for an entity which is accounted for as an equity method investment.

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Total revenue from sale of goods and services to consolidated subsidiaries during the reporting period, in the normal course of business, reduced by sales returns and allowances, and sales discounts.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of an equity method investment.

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This item represents the carrying amount on the entity's balance sheet of its investment in common stock of an equity method investee. This is not an indicator of the fair value of the investment, rather it is the initial cost adjusted for the entity's share of earnings and losses of the investee, adjusted for any distributions (dividends) and other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses recognized.

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Maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees before reduction for potential recoveries under recourse or collateralization provisions.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Number of plaintiffs that have filed claims pertaining to a loss contingency.

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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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Schedule I Condensed Parent Company Other Disclosures (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended									0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Aug. 28, 2014	Aug. 29, 2013	Aug. 30, 2012	Aug. 28, 2014 Micron Technology, Inc. [Member]	Aug. 29, 2013 Micron Technology, Inc. [Member]	Aug. 30, 2012 Micron Technology, Inc. [Member]	Aug. 28, 2014 Micron Technology, Inc. [Member] Payment Guarantee of Subsidiary Debt [Member]	Aug. 28, 2014 Other [Member]	Aug. 29, 2013 Other [Member]	Aug. 15, 2014 Other [Member] Aptina [Member] Micron Technology, Inc. [Member]	Aug. 28, 2014 Other [Member] Aptina [Member] Micron Technology, Inc. [Member]	Mar. 01, 2012 Other [Member] Aptina [Member] Micron Technology, Inc. [Member]	Aug. 28, 2014 Other [Member] Transform [Member] Micron Technology, Inc. [Member]	Aug. 28, 2014 Securities Matter [Member] Former Shareholders of Elpida Memory, Inc [Member] Elpida Memories, Inc. now known as Micron Memory Japan, Inc. [Member] integer	Aug. 28, 2014 Line of Credit [Member] Micron Technology, Inc. [Member] Payment Guarantee of Subsidiary Debt [Member]	Aug. 28, 2014 Aptina [Member]	Aug. 29, 2013 Aptina [Member]	Aug. 30, 2012 Aptina [Member]	Aug. 28, 2014 Aptina [Member] Other [Member] Micron Technology, Inc. [Member]	Aug. 29, 2013 Aptina [Member] Other [Member] Micron Technology, Inc. [Member]	Aug. 30, 2012 Aptina [Member] Other [Member] Micron Technology, Inc. [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Maximum exposure from guarantees to subsidiaries							$ 610,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity															408,000,000
Number of plaintiffs														7
Net sales to subsidiaries				5,640,000,000	4,190,000,000	4,150,000,000
Ownership Percentage (in hundredths)													50.00%
Revenues from transactions with related party																43,000,000	182,000,000	372,000,000	43,000,000	182,000,000	372,000,000
Consideration ON Semiconductor paid to acquire Aptina										433,000,000
Gain from disposition of interest in Aptina	119,000,000	0	0								119,000,000
Diluted ownership interest held in Aptina (in hundredths)										27.00%
Equity method investments	$ 971,000,000	$ 396,000,000		$ 9,000,000	$ 12,000,000			$ 9,000,000	$ 12,000,000			$ 0