Equity Method Investments (Details) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
		Jun. 04, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 04, 2014 USD ($)	May. 29, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 04, 2015 USD ($)	May. 29, 2014 USD ($)	Aug. 29, 2013	Jun. 04, 2015 ¥ / shares	Jun. 04, 2015 TWD / shares	Jun. 04, 2015 USD ($)	Aug. 28, 2014 USD ($)
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investment Balance										$ 1,324	$ 971
Equity in net income of equity method investees, net of tax		$ 68		$ 135	$ 400	$ 355
Inotera [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investment Balance	[1]									$ 1,273	$ 914
Ownership Percentage (in hundredths)	[1]									33.00%	33.00%
Equity in net income of equity method investees, net of tax		67		134	402	349
Market value of equity interests										$ 2,260
Equity Method Investment, Quoted Market Price Per Share | TWD / shares									TWD 32.40
Amount in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for cumulative translation adjustments on its investment										$ (2)	$ 44
Inotera [Member] | Inventories [Member] | DRAM [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Purchases of DRAM products from Inotera		533		700	1,890	2,000
Inotera [Member] | Nanya [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Percentage interest held by a third party (in hundredths)										33.00%
Inotera [Member] | Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Adjustment of Deferred Tax (Asset) Liability [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity in net income of equity method investees, net of tax					65
Inotera [Member] | Variable interest entity, not primary beneficiary [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Variable Interest Entity Entity Maximum Loss Exposure Amount From Investment Balance										$ 1,270
Tera Probe [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investment Balance										$ 35	$ 48
Ownership Percentage (in hundredths)										40.00%	40.00%
Equity in net income of equity method investees, net of tax		3		2	$ (3)	8
Market value of equity interests										$ 45
Equity Method Investment, Quoted Market Price Per Share | ¥ / shares								¥ 1,528
Tera Probe other-than-temporary Impairment			$ 10
Difference between cost of Tera Probe investment and underlying equity										29
Weighted-average period for remaining Tera Probe amortization (in years)					7 years
Tera Probe [Member] | MMJ Acquisition [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Cumulative Percentage Ownership after All Transactions							40.00%
Other [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investment Balance										$ 16	$ 9
Equity in net income of equity method investees, net of tax		$ (2)		$ (1)	$ 1	$ (2)

[1] (1) Entity is a variable interest entity.