Equity - Consolidated VIE assets and liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Jun. 04, 2015	Aug. 28, 2014		May. 29, 2014	Aug. 29, 2013
Assets
Cash and equivalents		$ 3,694	$ 4,150		$ 4,062	$ 2,880
Receivables		2,530	2,906
Inventories		2,381	2,455
Other current assets		237	350
Total current assets		10,008	10,245
Property, plant and equipment, net		9,857	8,682
Other noncurrent assets		493	497
Total assets		25,136	22,498
Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		3,204	2,864
Deferred income		214	309
Current debt		1,148	1,638
Total current liabilities		4,566	4,811
Long-term debt		6,403	4,955
Other noncurrent liabilities		764	1,102
Total liabilities		11,733	10,868
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] | IM Flash Technologies, LLC [Member]
Assets
Cash and equivalents		238	84	[1]
Receivables	[1]	72	73
Inventories	[1]	56	48
Other current assets	[1]	4	5
Total current assets	[1]	370	210
Property, plant and equipment, net	[1]	1,686	1,545
Other noncurrent assets	[1]	48	47
Total assets	[1]	2,104	1,802
Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	[1]	253	106
Deferred income	[1]	9	8
Current debt	[1]	21	21
Total current liabilities	[1]	283	135
Long-term debt	[1]	54	71
Other noncurrent liabilities	[1]	103	110
Total liabilities	[1]	440	316
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] | MP Mask Technology Center, LLC [Member]
Assets
Total current assets	[1]	21	24
Noncurrent assets (primarily property, plant and equipment)	[1]	185	203
Liabilities
Total current liabilities	[1]	24	28
Noncurrent Liabilities	[1]	$ 0	$ 14

[1] Amounts exclude intercompany balances that were eliminated in our consolidated balance sheets.