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Equity Method Investments - 2 (Details) (Tera Probe [Member], USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Mar. 05, 2015
Feb. 27, 2014
Mar. 05, 2015
Feb. 27, 2014
Tera Probe [Member]
       
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]        
Related party purchases from Tera Probe $ 22us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionPurchasesFromRelatedParty
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= mu_TeraProbeMember
$ 31us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionPurchasesFromRelatedParty
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= mu_TeraProbeMember
$ 47us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionPurchasesFromRelatedParty
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= mu_TeraProbeMember
$ 64us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionPurchasesFromRelatedParty
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= mu_TeraProbeMember